(Pakistan Journal of Science and Industrial Research., 2015) Nabeel Amin; Mudassar Abbas
In this study, 100 % cotton fabric was used to check the impact on fabric crystallinity and tensile
strength at different processing stages. Desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerization and resin (only resin
& resin+softener) application were the processes performed on the fabric. X-Ray diffractometer and tensile
strength tester were used to determine the crystallinity index (CI) and tensile strength, respectively. Results
revealed that from scouring to mercerization crystallinity (CI) decreased while desizing and resin application
treatments showed no significant impact on the crystallinity (CI). In case of tensile strength, a decreasing
trend from desizing to resin application was observed.