Handbook of Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres (2nd Ed.)
The Textile Institute Book Series

Coordinator: Bunsell A. R.

Language: English

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Handbook of Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres, Second Edition introduces tensile properties and failure and testing of fibers, also examining tensile properties and the failure of natural fibers, such as cotton, hemp, flax, agave, wool and silk. Next, the book discusses the tensile properties and failure of synthetic fibers, ranging from polyamide, polyester, polyethylene and carbon fibers. Chapters provide a general background of the fiber, including its manufacture, microstructure, factors that affect tensile properties and methods to improve tensile failure. With its distinguished editor and international contributors, this book is an important reference for fiber scientists, textile technologists, engineers and academics.

1. Introduction to the science of fibers 2. Testing and characterization of fibers

Part One Animal fibres 3. Properties of wool 4. Physical, chemical, and tensile properties of cashmere, mohair, alpaca, and other rare animal fibers 5. Silk: fibers, films, and compositesdtypes, processing, structure, and mechanics 6. Engineering properties of spider silk

Part Two Plant fibres 7. Tensile properties of cotton fibers: importance, research, and limitations 8. Tensile properties of flax fibers 9. Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibers

Part Three Regenerated fibres 10. Regenerated cellulosic fibers 11. Structure and behavior of collagen fibers 12. The chemistry, manufacture, and tensile behavior of polyamide fibers 13. Tensile failure of polyester fibers 14. Tensile properties of polypropylene fibers 15. Polyacrylonitrile fibers 16. Tensile fatigue of thermoplastic fibers

Part Four High performance reinforcing synthetic fibres 17. Liquid crystalline organic fibers and their mechanical behavior 18. The manufacture, properties, and applications of high-strength, high-modulus polyethylene fibers 19. The structure and properties of glass fibers 20. Basalt fibers 21. The properties of carbon fibers 22. Small-diameter silicon carbide fibers 23. Continuous oxide fibers 24. Fibers made by chemical vapor deposition

Academics and professionals engaged in research into textile science and technology, particularly fibre scientists and laboratory technicians in textile testing facilities
Dr Anthony Bunsell is Research Professor responsible for studies in the fields of fibre reinforcements and fibre composites at the Materials Centre of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is also Professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He has authored more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and has produced fifteen books on materials science, composites and fibres. He has received a number of rewards for his research and was the first person to be made life Fellow of the French Association for Composite Materials (AMAC) and is only one of very few recipients of the title World Fellow of the International Committee on Composite Materials.
  • Offers up-to-date coverage of new and advanced materials for the fiber and textile industries
  • Reviews structure-property relationships of high-performance natural, synthetic polymer and inorganic fibers
  • Offers a range of perspectives on the tensile properties of fibers from an international team of authors with diverse expertise in academic research and in textile development and manufacture