Fibres Used In Textile Allie

Author : C. Ainsworth Mitchell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483845695
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Fibres Used in Textile and Allied Industries (Classic Reprint) written by C. Ainsworth Mitchell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fibres Used in Textile and Allied Industries Mineral Fibres. - Apart from finely spun glass, slag wool, and the metal threads used for embroidery and similar purposes, the only representatives Of this group are the different varieties of asbestos. The fibres Of asbestos are relatively long and often Of ex treme fineness, and are very soft and lustrous, though lacking in strength. For Spinning or weaving they are usually mixed with a vegetable fibre which is subsequently removed by ignition. Asbestos consists in the main of magnesium silicate and calcium silicate, with smaller quantities of other constituents. Animal fibres.-the animal fibres used in the textile and allied industries are either hairs from various animals, or the silk produced by the silkworm and the larvae Of other moths. Most of. The hair fibres woven into textile materials are derived from sheep, goats and camels, though the hair of many other. Animals is also used to a limited extent. Animal fibres may be distinguished from vegetable fibres: both by their appearance under the microscope, and by their different chemical composition. Whereas vegetable fibres consist principally of cellulose or a compound Of cellulose, animal fibres are composed in the main2 fibres used IN textile and allied industries. Of protein substances (which in the case of wool contain sulphur). Hence, on igniting the fibres they curl up and emit an Odour of burnt horn quite distinct from the odour Of burnt Wood given OH by burning vegetable fibres. Various chemical methods Of distinguishing between animal and vegetable fibres are described under the Sections dealing With wool, silk and cotton. For the differentiation Of the various animal fibres from one another reliance must be placed chiefly upon, the microscope. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.