Core crosslinking has been shown to enhance abrasion resistance; the extent of improvement depends on the method employed to remove the surface resin. To better understand the relationship between types of crosslinking and abrasion resistance and other physical properties, resin-treated fabrics were produced by pad-dry-cure, core crosslinking, and skin crosslinking techniques. At comparable bound-resin levels the core-crosslinked fabrics, especially those produced by treatment with ammonia gas, exhibit higher abrasion resistance and tear and tensile strength, with little sacrifice in crease recovery or tensile recovery, than do the pad-dry-cure and skin-crosslinked fabrics.
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