European Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Yazarlar: Nilsen SÜNTER EROGLU, Suat CANOĞLU, Sevhan YÜKSELOĞLU

Konular:Mühendislik

Anahtar Kelimeler:Metal Yarn,Conductive Textiles,Electrical Conductivity,Smart Textiles,Stainless Steel Wire

Özet: In this study, various single-ply and double-ply woven and knitted fabrics consist of stainless steel wires with different densities were produced and later these fabrics were measured for their electrical properties, heating behaviour and potential usage areas. For the woven fabrics which have double-ply conductive yarns, it was observed that as the density of the conductive wire increases the current flow increases within the fabric and the heating temperature gets higher. On the other hand, for the knitted fabrics that contain single ply conductive yarns have shown better conductivity and lower heating ability than the ply knitted fabrics. It is also thought that, because of the conductive yarns of the knitted structure continuing uninterruptedly through the fabric itself and may behave as it is on the whole surface. However, when heating behaviour was examined, the knitted fabrics have shown less heat resistance than the woven fabrics. Because of that, it will be an advantage in the applications to be used for heating purposes, it is therefore suggested to use preferably double-ply conductive yarn as weft in the woven structures. Similarly, in electrical conductivity applications, the use of single ply conductive yarn within the knitted fabrics is predicted to provide positive results.

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