AbstractAn investigation of the swelling behavior of open end and ring spun yarns in slack condition in 64.5 (w/w) aqueous zinc chloride and sodium hydroxide 22 (w/w) for different intervals ranging from 30 to 90 min is reported. The results show that the response of the yarns to the swelling agents is different in that the products treated with zinc chloride are found to possess higher strength and higher bending rigidities but low elongation. Swelling of yarns with sodium hydroxide has resulted in large increase in elongation. The other properties, namely, coefficient of friction and abrasion resistance, are found to be slightly higher than that of the yarns treated with sodium hydroxide. Degree of set of open end yarns is significantly higher than that of the ring spun yarns. Coefficient of friction and abrasion resistance of the zinc chloride treated yarn samples are found to be slightly higher than that of the sodium hydroxide treated samples.
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