Strength, fatigue and bagging properties of plated plain knitted fabrics containing different rates of elastane

Abstract

Purpose

Elastane yarns contribute significant elastic properties to all types of fabrics and these properties for very important for wears including tights, sportswear, under wear, casual wear, swimwear, corsetry, etc. in terms of appearance, comfort and duration of wear. The paper aims to discuss this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

It is investigated with this study strength, fatigue and bagging properties of plated plain knitted fabrics containing different rates of elastane.

Findings

The study showed that single jersey, not having elastane and having the lowest fabric tightness, has the lowest bursting strength, the highest fatigue loading values in high extensions, the lowest fatigue height values and the worst bagging behavior. On the contrary of single jersey, full elastane fabric has the exact opposite characteristics considering the fabric properties examined.

Originality/value

Fabric with 1×1 elastane and fabric with 2×1 elastane is similar, and these fabrics show bagging behavior better than single jersey and worse than full elastane fabric whereas the other properties of these fabrics are close to full elastane fabric.

Citation

Uyanik, S. and Kaynak, K.H. (2019), "Strength, fatigue and bagging properties of plated plain knitted fabrics containing different rates of elastane", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 741-754. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-10-2018-0129