TENSILE PROPERTIES OF SOME TECHNICAL CORE SPUN YARNS DEVELOPED FOR PROTECTIVE TEXTILES

Today high performance fibres with uniquely inherent properties are used for many technical areas such as resistance to heat and flame, chemicals, stabs and cuts; protective clothing and gloves for firefighters, military and industry. In this study, some technical core-spun yams, which can be used in the development of protective textiles were produced with various high performance fibres in three core-sheath ratios (19/81%, 37/63%, 56/44%) by using a modified ring spinning frame. Short staple para-aramid, meta-aramid and PES Trevira(R) (flame retardant) fibres were used as sheath and multi filament yarns of 110 dtex linear density (E-glass, PES Trevira(R), PA HT, PP, PES HT, Technora(R) T240 and Dyneema(R) SK75) as the core. The data obtained from tensile testing and the effects of sheath, core and core-sheath ratio on tensile properties were analysed statistically. The results revealed that the tensile properties of core-spun yarns show different tendencies with respect to the type of fibres in core, sheath and different core/sheath ratios. Higher tensile strength is noticed in core-spun yarns with para-aramid sheath fibres followed by PES Trevira(R) and meta-aramid, and vice-versa in case of elongation. Dyneema(R) and Technora(R) core-spun yams exhibit the highest and PES-Trevira(R) the lowest tensile strength values. Highest elongation values were observed for core-spun yams with PP filaments.