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Record Nr.

UNINA9910416142103321

Titolo

Fibers for Technical Textiles / / edited by Sheraz Ahmad, Abher Rasheed, Yasir Nawab

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-49224-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 220 p. 64 illus., 54 illus. in color.)

Collana

Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, , 2364-3293

Disciplina

677

Soggetti

Ceramics

Glass

Composite materials

Engineering—Materials

Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials

Materials Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Fibers for Technical Textiles -- Chapter 3 - Classification of Technical Textiles -- Chapter 4 - Fibers for Protective Textiles -- Chapter 5 - Fibers for Sports Textiles -- Chapter 6 - Fibers for Automobiles -- Chapter 7 - Fibers for Geotextiles -- Chapter 8 - Fibers for Agro Textiles -- Chapter 9 - Fibers for Medical Textiles -- Chapter 10 - Fibers for Other Technical Textile applications.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the properties of fibres used in manufacturing technical textiles, highlighting the importance of material selection in terms of cost, end-user requirements and properties. It also discusses the classification of technical textiles, and describes the details of each category, such as the properties, applications, advantages and drawbacks. As such, it is a valuable resource for all those interested in advanced textiles.