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POOR MOISTURE CONTENT CONTROL [2 records]

Record 1 2002-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defects (Textiles)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Défauts (Textiles)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A crimped, rippled, wavy or pebbled place in a fabric showing distortion of the texture.

OBS

This defect is caused during compressive shrinking by over-feeding in which the shrinkage imposed on the fabric is greater than that compatible with the construction, or by poor moisture content control.

OBS

cockling, corrugation, sanforize roughness: Terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Déformation du grain du tissu par effet de gaufrage, cloquage, etc.

OBS

Ce défaut est consécutif au tassement par suralimentation lorsque le rétrécissement imposé au tissu est supérieur à celui compatible avec sa construction ou par une insuffisance de contrôle de l'humidité.

OBS

gaufrage, gondolage, inégalité de sanforisage : Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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