Assignment on ‘’Crimp’’
Submitted to Submitted by
Md: Ahsan Habib Md: Abdul Alim sheikh
Lecturer, Dept: of Textile Engineering Batch:19-B
Sonargaon University Id:Tex-2001019007
Course Title:TTQC-II
Mb:01718661248
What is crimp and crimp % ?
Ans: Crimp:
Woven fabric made of two sets of yarns- warp yarn and weft
yarn. Warp and weft yarns are interfaced with each another
and
When warp and weft yarn interface in fabric they follow a wavy
path. This waviness of yarn is called Crimp.
Crimp % :
Crimp% is defined as the mean difference between the
straightened thread length and curved thread length while in
the fabric and is expressed as percentage.
Crimp percentage is a measured of this waviness in yarn is
called crimp%.
Fig: Digital Yarn Crimp Tester
Crimp and crimp% use for Shirley Crimp measure and machine picture
are below ---
Fig: Shirley Crimp tester
Fig: woven fabric warp and weft structure
** How to measure crimp%
1. At first we have to select the warp and weft way of the fabric. Then we
should select the test length of the warp crimp yarn.
2. According to test length we will cut the flap of fabric.
3. Now a single yarn is to remove from the flap of fabric carefully.
4. One end of the yarn is gripped in the fixed gripper of the m/c and the
other end is gripped in the other setting the test length.
5. Now the tension for the sample is found out from its count and it is set in
the m/c.
6. After that we will apply tension along the yarn length with hand by taking
a way the other end of yarn far from the first end.
7. As soon as the while mark on the tension bar is on the same line of its
both sides while mark, we will stop far away the other end.
8. The length of the yarn after applying tension is taken from the scale.
9. Now from this two lengths crimp percentage is calculated from the given
formula.
From those two values we can calculate the crimp percentage with the
following formula----
Here warp length p= 35cm
Warp straighten length L=36.7cm
Where, L=Straightened thread length
P=Distance between the end of the thread while in cloth
It can be in both warp and weft direction.
We know that warp Crimp (c) = L - P X 100%
= 36.7cm 35cm X 100%
35cm
= 4.86%
Weft Crimp,
Here weft length P=14cm
Weft Straighten L=14.8cm
We know that weft Crimp (C1) = L - P X 100%
P
= (14.8cm-14cm) X 100%
14
= 5.71%
Description: 1. The instrument consists of two clamps, one of which can
be slid along a scale and the other which is pivoted so as to apply tension to the
yarn.
2. The sample of yarn removed from the fabric is placed in the clamps with each
end a set distance into the clamp. This is because the length of yarn in the clamps
has to be allowed for in the measurement.
3. The right hand clamp can be moved along the scale and it has an engraved line
on it at which point the extended yarn length can be read.
4. The left hand clamp is balanced on a pivot with a pointer arm attached. On the
pointer arm is a weight which can be moved along the arm to charge the yarn
tension, the set tension being indicated on a scale behind it.
5. At zero tension the left hand clamp assembly is balanced and the pointer arm
lines up against a fixed mark. As the weight is moved along the arm the clamp
lines to rotate around the pivot, so applying a tension to the yarn.
Crimp Ampitude: In fabric geometry the term crimp amplitude is
used. Crimp amplitude refers to which threads are detected from the central
place of the fabric.
Crimp Ratio: Crimp ratio is the ratio of the yarn length to the fabric length
produced from that yarn.
