Research Article
Investigation on the Flammability and Washing Durability of Trevira CS and Its Blends with Cotton, Modal, and Acrylic Fabrics
Table 6
Characteristics of gray, finished, and washed knitted fabric samples.
| Sl. no | Fabric description | Fabric code | Courses per inch CPI | Wales per inch WPI | Areal density (g/m2) | LOI (%) |
| 1 | Trevira gray | F1 | 50 | 34 | 152 | 40 | 2 | Trevira finished | F2 | 52 | 34 | 168 | 50 | 3 | Trevira finished-10 washes | F3 | 54 | 36 | 176 | 43 | 4 | Trevira finished-20 washes | F4 | 56 | 38 | 184 | 43 | 5 | Trevira finished-30 washes | F5 | 58 | 40 | 192 | 42 | 6 | T/C gray | F6 | 46 | 34 | 158 | 23 | 7 | T/C finished | F7 | 47 | 36 | 171 | 50 | 8 | T/C finished-10 washes | F8 | 48 | 36 | 175 | 43 | 9 | T/C finished-20 washes | F9 | 48 | 38 | 183 | 42 | 10 | T/C finished-30 washes | F10 | 50 | 38 | 190 | 41 | 11 | T/M gray | F11 | 46 | 34 | 160 | 26 | 12 | T/M finished | F12 | 46 | 36 | 175 | 49 | 13 | T/M finished-10 washes | F13 | 48 | 36 | 179 | 45 | 14 | T/M finished-20 washes | F14 | 50 | 36 | 184 | 42 | 15 | T/M finished-30 washes | F15 | 50 | 38 | 191 | 40 | 16 | T/A gray | F16 | 46 | 36 | 146 | 32 | 17 | T/A finished | F17 | 46 | 36 | 160 | 45 | 18 | T/A finished-10 washes | F18 | 48 | 36 | 165 | 37 | 19 | T/A finished-20 washes | F19 | 50 | 38 | 174 | 36 | 20 | T/A finished-30 washes | F20 | 50 | 38 | 174 | 35 |
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LOI: 25–29: Below minimum; LOI: 30–34: Medium. LOI: 35–39: Good; LOI: 40 and above: very good.
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