Effect of coating on the performance properties of protective gloves [Kaplamanin koruyucu eldivenlerin performans özelliklerine etkisi]

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of coating on the performance properties of protective gloves used for personal protective equipment. For this purpose, in the first stage ring spun para-aramid, meta-aramid and PES Trevira® yarns were produced and gloves were manufactured on a full-automatic glove knitting machine. In the second stage, gloves were dip coated with nitrile and liquid silicone and compared with their raw forms against mechanical risks such as abrasion, cut, puncture and tear. Also, the burning behaviors of the gloves were examined. As a result of the study, it has been found that coating had a major improvement on the abrasion, cut and puncture resistance of the gloves; however, coating of the gloves had a deteriorating effect on the tear resistance properties. Gloves manufactured with 59tex para-aramid yarns and coated with nitrile were found to be appropriate to use against mechanical risks and silicone coated of the same type had optimum properties for both mechanical risks and flame resistance.