The fatigue recovery of crimped fiber, were measured as follows:-
1) The fiber was stretched in the air to remain for 1 minute at 5% load of its tensile strength.
2) The stretch was then released and the fiber was left either in the air or in distilled water at 20°C for 1 to 1, 200 minutes,
3) For the second time, the fiber was stretched as in (1) to the extent of 5% load of its tensile strength.
The test was aimed:-
1) To calculate from the first and second stress-strain curves the crimp contents.
2) To ascertain the influences of the time allowed after the first stretching either in the air or in distilled water and to determine the percentages of crimp recovery by the ratio between the first and second examinations of crimp contents.
The results of the tests made on various kinds of fibers, it have shown that:-
a) The crimp recovery is more deterred when the fiber is left in distilled water than in the air.
b) And that the highest recovery will result on wool staple when it is left in the air, but Amiran fiber can be the highest when it is left in distiled water.
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