Effect of weave structure on the slicing cut resistance of woven fabrics. Issue 13 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Messiry, Magdi El; El-Tarfawy, Shaimaa
• Is Part Of: Textile research journal. Volume 90:Issue 13/14(2020)
• Page Start: 1477
• Page End: 1494
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: slicing force -- fabric design -- blade sharpness -- slicing angle; 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: 10.1177/0040517519894393
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5175

Abstract

Cutting processes using blades have found applications in many industries; for example, in garments, fiber–polymer composites, and high-performance fabric forming. In recent decades, the process of cutting the material using a robotic-controlled blade has raised concern about the value of the pressure and the cut force required for a certain type of woven fabric and the estimation of its value before the pressing and cutting process. A simple theoretical relation was established based on the fabric structure and yarn shear stress. The model formulation and experimental results to describe the basic theory of blade cutting fracture for woven fabric of different designs was derived. In this work, the experimental investigation of the effect of the fabric specifications, normal load, and the cutting speed on the cutting force was carried out, which indicates that the value of the specific cutting resistance of the fabric was found to be highly correlated with the fabric structure, warp and weft yarn count, Young's modulus of the fabric, and fractional cover factors ratio ζ .