FABRIC TOUGHNESS AS AN INDICATION TO CLOTHING DURABILITY FOR SELECTED BLEND PET AND CELLULOSIC FIBER FABRICS

The performance of fabric is affected by chemical, physical and mechanical properties of its fibers and yarns. One mechanical property that is usually overseen is toughness which gives an important indication about the durability of the fabrics as it demonstrates the ability of the m aterial to withstand sudden shocks of a given energy. Toughness can be regarded as a combined result of tensile strength and elongation. This study was concerned with the effect of material type and toughness results ac hieved by fabrics made out of these f ibers. It was revealed that rayon has the most toughness, followed by cotton as it was found that fiber length played an important role in those results .