Research Article

Analysis of Depth of Shade on Mercerized and Unmercerized Fabric among Different Woven Fabric Structures

Table 5

Comparative results of mercerized and unmercerized fabric.

Shade %Fabric structureDye at solutionDepth of shade of mercerized fabricDepth of shade of unmercerized fabric

A = 0.520 × 20 sheeting0.5%0.36%0.28%
30 × 30 sheeting0.5%0.17%0.14%
Herringbone0.5%0.31%0.16%

B = 1.520 × 20 sheeting1.5%1.08%0.91%
30 × 30 sheeting1.5%0.84%0.63%
Herringbone1.5%1.18%1.07%

C = 420 × 20 sheeting4%2.80%1.75%
30 × 30 sheeting4%2.1%1.64%
Herringbone4%3.1%1.87%