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Dierent properties of wool ber


is dened as bellow.
Physical properties of wool

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Strength: its stronger than silk. once wet wool

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looses regarding twenty fth of its strength. Longer

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of yarn.

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Resiliency: Wool is extremely resilient and involves

the bre the somebody are going to be the strength

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its original form once hanged once wrinkled or


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Stretchability: Wool is extremely elastic. its


regarding ten to half-hour stretched once dry and

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forty to ve hundredth once wet upon receiving


pressure upon drying it without delay regains its
original dimensions.
Shrink ability: Wool is resistant shrinkage. but long
exposure to wetness could cause shrinkage.

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E ect of friction: Friction can soften the wool bre


particularly once wet and so is advantageous in
maintaining sleek, soft texture of materials.
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Crimps: Wool bre is additional or less wavy and


has twists. This waviness is termed as crimp. Finer

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the wool the additional are going to be the crimps in


it. merino sheep wool has thirty crimps per in.
whereas coarse wool has one or 2.
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E ect of moisture: Wool is that the most
absorptive in nature. It will absorb up to ve

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hundredth of its weight and carry upto 2 hundredth


weight, while not giving the sensation of being wet.
Upon drying it losses wetness slowly preventing
speedy evaporation so avoiding chilling feel to the
user. It absorbs perspiration once violent exercise
and guards the body against fulminant amendment
in temperature.

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Heat conductivity: Wool bre may be a half may


be a poor conductor of warmth and so the materials

Structure and classication of wool

made up of the bre square measure thought of


most tted as winter wear.
Felting: Wool bres interlock and contract once
exposed to heat, moisture, and pressure. the size
like exterior of the bres contributes to felting. The
bres get softened in weak alkalic solutions as a
result of growth of scales at their free edges, with
friction and pressure they once more interlock to
create a felt. This property is employed in creating
felts for hats, shoes, oor-coverings and sound
proong functions.
Eect of heat: Low heat has no result however
robust heat weakens the bre and destroys the
color of the bre.

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Action of acids: Dilute acids have very little result
however either hot or focused acids weaken or
dissolve the wool bres.
Action of alkalis: Alkalis tend to create whereas
wool xanthous, robust solutions of washing soda
once heated destroys the bre hydroxide is
extremely injurious to the wool bre. but mineral
and ammonia havent any harmful inuence on

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Action of bleaching agents: robust bleaching


agents like salt have harmful eects on wool.,
permanganate, metal peroxide and peroxide but
will safely be used for bleaching and stain removal.
E ects of lepidopteran and mildew : Wool is
denitely broken by moths that is why throughout
storage of woolen clothes special case is required.
but mildews donot eects clothes.
Finishes given to wool: Felting, fulling,
lepidopteran proong, crabbing, decanting, london
shrinking, napping, singeing and steaming.
Wool blends: Wool polyster, wool acrylic, wool
nylon, silk and wool.

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