Investigation of friction coefficient of drapery fabrics treated with different ratio of flame retardant

As the security precautions with respect to new standards for the furnishing textiles in big platforms such as concert, theatre halls have increased, flame retardancy has become one of the vital required property for drapery fabrics. However, those kind of additional treatment processes may lead to some differences in fabric properties such as friction which should be considered for the consumers. This study aims to evaluate the influence of using different ratio of flame retardant chemicals (g/l) on friction coefficient of drapery fabrics. For this purpose, nine types of fabrics composed of three different weft density (9, 11, 13 threads/cm) were selected. The warp yarns were selected as 400/200 denier/filament while the weft yarns were selected as 800 /200 denier/filament textured micro polyester yarns. Three levels for flame retardant (0, 60 and 90 g/l) were determined as the finishing processes. After the dobby fabrics were woven and exposed to finishing treatments; Friction coefficient values were recorded with Labthink Param MXD-02. ANOVA tests were performed in order to evaluate the significant effect of weft density and flame retardant chemical ratio on friction properties of drapery fabrics. Additionally, SNK tests were conducted for the comparison of means of friction values of drapery fabrics produced at different weft density also of the samples treated with different flame retardant chemical ratio. Experimental results revealed that structural parameters and the finishing processes were influential factors on the surface frictional characteristics of the fabrics. It was clearly observed that surface friction coefficients of drapery fabrics decreased due to the flame retardant process.