Investigation into the effects of yarn structure and yarn count on different types of core-spun yarns

Abstract

The scope of this research is to study the effect of yarn structure and yarn count on properties of types of core-spun yarns, including elastic core/T400, elastic core/Lycra, dual core, and tri-core yarns. Five types of yarn structures and three yarn counts were produced. Mechanical properties, yarn irregularity, imperfections, and hairiness were measured. Full-factorial analysis and Tukey tests were performed on the test results. It was concluded from factorial analysis that yarn count, yarn structure, and two-way interaction had a significant effect on yarn properties, except for yarn hairiness where the effect of yarn structure and two-way interaction was not significant. A Tukey pairwise comparison was used in this study to specify exactly the subgroups of yarn count and yarn structure that have a significant mean difference. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the dual-core yarns and tri-core yarns were performed to illustrate the structure of these yarns.