Physical properties of textile fibres / W. E. Morton & J. W. S. Hearle.

1 An introduction to fibre structure
1.1 General introduction
1.2 Methods of investigation of structure
1.3 Approaches to polymer fibre structure
etc.

2 Testing and sampling
2.1 Test procedures
2.2 Variability and sampling
2.3 Numerical and biased samples
etc.

3 Fibre fineness and transverse dimensions
3.1 Fibre dimensions
3.2 Terms and definitions
3.3 The technical significance of fibre fineness
etc.

4 Fibre lengh
4.1 Fibre lengths
4.2 Technical significance of fibre length
4.3 Length distributions and fibre diagrams
etc.

5 Fibre density
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Measurement
5.3 Results
etc.

6 Thermal properties
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Thermal parameters

7 Equilibrium absorption of water
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Definitions
7.3 Measurement of regain
etc.

8 Hearts of sorption
8.1 Definitions
8.2 Measurements
8.3 Results
etc.

9 Rate of absorption of moisture
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Diffusion of moisture
9.3 The interaction of moisture and heat
etc.

10 The retention of liquid water
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Centrifuging of wet fibres
10.3 Suction
etc.

11 Swelling
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Measurement of swelling
11.3 Results

12 Theories of moisture sorption
12.1 The general view
12.2 Quantitative theories of absorption
12.3 The relations between absorption, swelling and elastic properties
etc.

13 Tensile properties
13.1 General introduction
13.2 Factors determining the results of tensile experiments
13.3 Expressing the results: quantities and units
etc.

14 The effects variability
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Variability, specimen length and strength
14.3 Variability and other quantities
etc.

15 Elastic recovery
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Definitions
15.3 Experimental methods
etc.

16 Rheology
16.1 The study of time dependence
16.2 Creep
16.3 Stress relaxation
etc.

17. Directional effects
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Bending of fibres
17.3 Twisting of fibres and the shear modulus
etc.

Name index : p. 747-757 . _ Subject index : p. 758-776