Tensile Properties of Single Jersey and 1×1 Rib Knitted Fabrics Made from 100% Cotton and Cotton/Lycra Yarns

Table 5

Tensile properties of single jersey knitted fabrics.

Knitted fabrics made from	Test direction	Tensile properties	Specimens
			(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	Avg
100% cotton	Lengthwise	Max. breaking force in N	217	215	235	211	226	220.8
		Elongation (%) at break	130.8	116	112.4	119.2	117.2	119.12
	Widthwise	Max. breaking force in N	162	160	166	149	158	159
		Elongation (%) at break	139.4	139.2	131.2	132	134.4	135.24
Cotton/Lycra	Lengthwise	Max. breaking force in N	127	130	127	123	132	127.8
		Elongation (%) at break	222	215.2	219.2	228	213	219.48
	Widthwise	Max. breaking force in N	178	181	189	181	190	183.8
		Elongation (%) at break	194	194	202	193	208.4	198.28