Evaluation of Combined Effect of Mercerized and Dyed Yarns on Physical Properties of Plain Single Jersey Knitted Fabrics

Table 2

Effect of NaOH conc. on yarn properties.

Type of test	value of NaOH conc.
B-Force after mercerization	0.358
B-Force after bleaching	0.007
B-Force after vat dyeing	0.000
B-Force after reactive dyeing	0.013
Elongation after mercerization	0.000
Elongation after bleaching	0.000
Elongation after vat dyeing	0.000
Elongation after reactive dyeing	0.000
Abrasion resistance after mercerization	0.000
Abrasion resistance after bleaching	0.000
Abrasion resistance after vat dyeing	0.004
Abrasion resistance after reactive dyeing	0.147