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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2017.19.4.493

Breathability of Breathable Fabrics for Sportswear according to Measuring Method  

Kim, Hyun-Ah (Korea Research Institute for Fashion Industry)
Kim, Seung-Jin (Dept. of Fiber System Engineering, Yeungnam University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.19, no.4, 2017 , pp. 493-503 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated water vapor permeability of the 73 breathable fabrics for sports-wear according to the materials, finishing methods and fabric structural parameters. The water vapor permeability by KS K 0594 method of PET breathable fabric was superior than that of nylon one, in addition, water vapor permeability of coated or laminated breathable fabrics were higher than those of hot melt or dot laminated fabrics. The water vapor permeability of breathable fabric was dependent on the thickness, weight and density, which was consistent with measuring method. However, water vapor permeability according to materials and finishing method showed different results according to measuring method. The correlation coefficient of WVP of PET breathable fabrics between ISO and KS K measuring methods was -0.83 and the correlation coefficient of WVP of coated breathable fabrics was -0.72 and -0.71 for KS K and ASTM and -0.72 for KS K and ISO in hot melt laminated breathable fabrics. According to regression analysis, WVP of PET breathable fabric by both KSK and ISO measuring methods was highly dependent upon on the density and weight. In addition, WVP of hot melt laminated breathable fabric was highly dependent upon thickness, weight and density. Therefore, relevant measuring method for WVP of breathable fabrics has to be adopted to measure precise breathability.
Keywords
water vapor permeability; evaporative resistance; breathable fabric; hot melt; laminate; inverted cup method;
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