Fiber Properties A
What is the ability of a fiber to resist damage from rubbing or surface contact?
Abrasion resistance
What is the percentage of moisture a bone-dry fabric will absorb from the air when it's at standard temperature and relative humidity?
Absorbency or Moisture regain
What is is resistance to deleterious changes over time?
Aging resistance
What is is the ability to cause physical reactions such as skin redness?
Allergic potential
What term describes the effect of acids, alkalis, oxidizing agents, solvents, or other chemicals?
Chemical reactivity
What is the ability of fibers to cling together during spinning?
Cohesiveness
What is resistance to crushing?
Compressibility
What is the ability to conceal or protect?
Cover
What is delayed or gradual recovery from elongation or strain?
Creep
What is the weight of a fiber in grams per cubic centimeter?
Density
What is the ability to retain a give size and shape through use and care?
Dimensional stability
What is the manner in which a fabric falls or hangs over a three-dimension form?
Drape
What is the term for a fiber's receptivity to coloration by dyes; dye affinity?
Dyeability
What is the ability of a strained material to recover its original dimensions immediately after removal of stress?
Elasticity
What is the degree to which fibers will recover from strain?
Elastic Recovery
What is the ability to transfer electrical charges?
Electrical conductivity
What is the ability to be stretched, extended, or lengthened. Varies with conditions (wet/dry) and temperatures?
Elongation
What term describes how a fabric reacts to ignition sources?
Flammability
What term refers to the ability of fibers to mat together?
Feltability
What is the ability to bend repeatedly without breaking?
Flexibility
What is the way a fiber feels, tactile sensation: silky, harsh, soft, crisp, dry?
Hand
What is the ability to transfer heat through a fabric?
Heat conductivity
What is the ability to retain heat or insulate?
Heat retention
What is the ability to shrink, soften, or melt when exposed to heat?
Heat sensitivity
What term describes fibers with low affinity or attraction for water?
Hydrophobic