Facile fabrication and comparative exploration of high cut resistant woven and knitted composite fabrics using Kevlar and polyethyleneopen access
- Authors
- Memon, Anam Ali; Peerzada, Mazhar H.; Sahito, Iftikhar Ali; Abbassi, Sadaf; Jeong, Sung Hoon
- Issue Date
- Feb-2018
- Publisher
- SPRINGEROPEN
- Keywords
- Cut resistance; Kevlar; Polyethylene; Composite fabric; Protective fabrics
- Citation
- FASHION AND TEXTILES, v.5
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- FASHION AND TEXTILES
- Volume
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/3166
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40691-017-0122-0
- ISSN
- 2198-0802
- Abstract
- Composite materials offer a number of distinct advantages in a wide range of low and high technology engineering applications. Considering the fact, in this study, a facile fabrication method of highly cut resistant composite fabrics using Kevlar and polyethylene is reported. 100% Kevlar, 100% Polyethylene and 50% Kevlar/50% Polyethylene composite fabrics are fabricated by weaving and knitting techniques. These fabrics were tested for cut index, abrasion, and puncture resistance for comparative exploration. Owing to higher mechanical strength and greater number of interlacements; the woven fabrics demonstrated twice cut resistance in contrast to knitted fabrics. The surface morphology of deformed samples investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) also proved that the woven fabrics of all types offered much resistance towards cutting than the knitted fabrics. Moreover, it is found that greater thickness of fabrics leads to intensification of the cut resistance. Furthermore, the effect of fiber type on cut resistant property of the fabrics was also measured and it was found that the composite fabric exhibited double cut resistance than 100% Kevlar and 100% Polyethylene fabrics. The 50% Kevlar/50% Polyethylene composite woven fabric resisted up to 35 consecutive strokes of sharp steel cutter whereas the knitted fabric completely torn apart at 20 strokes only. Thus, the as synthesized 50% Kevlar/50% Polyethylene composite woven fabric exhibiting superior cut resistance property offer a judicious choice for the preparation of efficient cut resistant fabric for industrial and domestic applications.
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