The former report showed the physical properties of the crepe for summer wear were the higher bending rigidity along the warps and the lower elasticity coefficient when stretched along the wefts, in comparison with those of the fabrics used for similar purposes. The experts of crepe regard those mechanical properties as important in evaluating the quality of crepe.
Therefore, it is impotant to control the mechanical properties which are deeply related with the crinkle shapes, in the manufacturing process. Under this consideration, the bending rigidity along the warps and the elasticity coefficient of the crepe when stretched along the wefts were calculated, based on the theory of anisotropic body in wavy shape. In this calculation, the thickness of crepe was corrected by the bending rigidity and elasticity coefficient of plain woven fabrics. In the experiment of natural and pique crinkle crepes, the calculated values of the bending rigidity accord comparatively with measured values . As for the elasticity coefficients, the caluculated values were generally higher than the measured ones, though both values showed the same tendencies, And the relations between the shrinkage values and thickness values were propertional . In those circumstances, it is possible that the mechanical properties are controlled in the finishing process with treatment of a change of the crepe width.
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