Research Article

Ultraviolet Protection by Fabric Engineering

Table 3

Tensile behaviour of different configured yarns.

Yarn sampleMax. tensile strength (cN/Tex) Strain (%)Initial modulus (cN/Tex)Boiling water shrinkage (%)

Intermingled 25.5316.24486.67.1
Textured yarn26.1217.97688.83.8
Flat 26.9215.05660.77.5
Twisted 27.2414.32591.61.8