Experimental study on an effective method for the friction property of fabrics by the comprehensive handle evaluation system for fabrics and yarns system. Issue 8 (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sun, Fengxin; Gao, Ruiqiang; Hu, Xiaorui; Du, Zhaoqun; Yu, Weidong
• Is Part Of: Textile research journal. Volume 88:Issue 8(2018)
• Page Start: 882
• Page End: 891
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: friction property -- orthogonal experiment design -- smoothness/roughness handle -- comprehensive handle evaluation system for fabrics and yarns; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textiles et tissus -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0040517517690625
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5175

Abstract

The main topic investigated in this paper is the effective measurement of the fabric friction property by the comprehensive handle evaluation system for fabrics and yarns (CHES-FY). The optimal system parameters of the CHES-FY were determined using an orthogonal experiment design based on the correlations between four curve parameters from the pulling-out force – the displacement curve of the CHES-FY and the friction coefficient tested by the Kawabata evaluation system for fabric surface tester. The repeatability and stability of the CHES-FY under settings of optimal system parameters were also analyzed. Moreover, the four curve parameters were used to cluster the smoothness/roughness handle of fabrics objectively by the k -means cluster method, and the clustering results of the k -means cluster method were compared with those of the subjective cluster method. Analysis of the results showed that the selected optimal system parameters were a good combination, and the CHES-FY with the optimal system parameters provided an effective and reliable evaluation to the friction coefficient and smoothness/roughness handle of fabrics.