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

Table 6

Tensile properties of 1×1 rib 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	345	337	346	317	280	325
		Elongation (%) at break	57.2	50	55	51.2	45.6	51.8
	Widthwise	Max. breaking force in N	90	97	93	101	126	101.4
		Elongation (%) at break	317.6	328.8	264.4	316.4	259.6	297.36
Cotton/Lycra	Lengthwise	Max. breaking force in N	278	277	281	276	269	236.2
		Elongation (%) at break	146	118.8	113.2	124	120.6	124.52
	Widthwise	Max. breaking force in N	88	75	79	71	83	79.2
		Elongation (%) at break	521.2	602	658.8	721.2	588.4	618.32