Effect of Fabric Structure on the Wearability Property of CoolMax? Knitted Fabrics
In order to further investigate the influence of fabric structure on the wearing properties of CoolMax® knitted fabrics,CoolMax®(All Season series)yarn and Dryarn® covered spandex yarn were used as raw materials and three structures(weft flat knitted structure,1+2 false rib structure and split 1 structure)are selected for knitting on a SANTONI SM8-TOP2 single-sided seamless underwear machine.The breathability,moisture conductivity,warmth retention,moisture permeability and tensile recovery of the fabrics were tested,and then the performance differences among the three patterns were analyzed and compared.Finally,the wearability property was evaluated by using the grey near-optimal method.The results show that the air permeability of the three structures is not very different from each other,and all of them have good moisture conductivity and tensile regeneration,maintaining the original properties of CoolMax® fibers.The bifurcated Ⅰ structure has better warmth retention,weft flat knitted structure has better moisture permeability and the bifurcated Ⅰ structure has the best overall performance.The results of the study can provide some reference value for the design of the structure partition of CoolMax® winter sports underwear.