Frictional properties of yarns are related not only with the frictional property of fibers but also with the structure of the yarn. This paper aims to divide experimentally the apparent value of frictional coefficients into those two factors. For this nurpose the frictional coefficient between a yarn and a stell rod is measured. The steel rod of 0.5mm thick crossing at right angles to the yarn axis moves on the yarn surface at a constant speed.
The assumption was made that :
μ=μ
A+μ
Bwhere,
μ : the frictional coefficient,
μ
A : the component related only with the surface contact between the steel and the fiber, that is, the frictional coefficient between the rod and the fiber.
μ
B : the component related with the other effects including the effect of yarn deformation during the displacement of the rod.
μ
Ais measured directly by the friction measurement between the rod and the fiber.A new apparatus is used to determine μ
B. A stell rod rotates on the yarn surface without slippage to pick up the component of the force which induces the μ
Bcomponent. It is confirmed that the sum of the μ
Aand the μ
Bwhich are separately measured agrees well with the apparent value of μ. And the result shows that the μ
Boccupies more than 60% of μ and this percentage becomes greater when the yarn is deformable against the lateral compression.
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