THERMAL COMFORT PROPERTIES OF KNIT-PLATED FABRIC MADE OF BALLISTIC NYLON WITH WOOL

摘要

Recently knitted fabrics structure was developed for protective garments. The new fabric made of ballistic nylon plated with wool called knit-plated was designed and evaluated for thermal and water-vapour resistance. Also, the moisture management properties were investigated to measure the enhancement of wool to the fabric. The surface properties of the fabric, including coefficient of friction and surface roughness, were measured. The results indicates that the ballistic nylon-wool achieved good thenval comfort as well as the wool provide an average accumulative one way water transport. Furthermore, the results reveal that the fabric has smooth surface in the next-to-skin side due to plated wool.