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YARN STRETCH [4 records]

Record 1 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A thermoplastic continuous filament yarn which has been modified to afford high stretch to yarn-elongation and rapid recovery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Fil à élasticité conférée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
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Record 2 2001-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Yarn formed from or containing filaments of an elastomer. It must have the ability to return to its original length rapidly after repeated stretching to at least twice its original length.

OBS

Elastomeric fiber used in place of rubber ... offering the capacity for stretch and recovery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Modernisation et augmentation de la capacité d'une fabrique de fil élastomère [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-07-23

English

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

French

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

Texturation : Opération qui confère aux fils des propriétés d'élasticité, de gonflant et de douceur au toucher. Les fils texturés ont un fort gonflant qui donne une impression de chaleur au toucher.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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