Annealing followed by rapid quenching is used to reduce the ctystallinity of poly propylene filaments. The effect of reduced feeder yarn crystallinity on the texturizability of the fibers is studied. The tension-annealed samples show a considerable increase in crimp rigidity values compared to the parent, unannealed samples, particularly when the contact time in the heater during texturing is low.
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