A flame-retardant fabric may include a cellulosic fiber and a modacrylic fiber, the cellulosic fiber being a natural cellulose fiber containing a phosphorus compound, the modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound, the flame-retardant fabric including the modacrylic fiber containing the antimony compound in an amount of 14 to 54 wt %, antimony in an amount of not less than 1.7 wt %, and phosphorus in an amount of 0.3 to 1.5 wt % with respect to the total weight of the flame-retardant fabric, and the flame-retardant fabric having a weight per unit area of not less than 160 g/m.sup.2. The flame-retardant fabric can be produced by subjecting a fabric including a natural cellulose fiber and a modacrylic fiber containing an antimony compound to flame-retardant treatment with a phosphorus compound.

A flame resistant fabric containing a plurality of warp elements comprising flame resistant (FR) yarns extending in a warp direction and a plurality of filling elements comprising FR yarns extending in the fill direction transverse to the warp direction in interwoven relation to the warp elements. At least a portion of the FR yarns in the fill and/or warp direction comprise intermingled FR yarns. The intermingled FR yarns contain at least 2 plies, at least one of the plies contain staple fibers or continuous multifilaments and at least one of the plies contain FR fibers. The plies are intermingled together with a portion of the staple fibers or continuous multifilaments of the first ply entangled with the second ply.

A fabric for use in safety apparel is taught. The fabric comprises a first yarn comprising modacrylic run in a weft direction of said fabric and a second yarn comprising polyester run in a warp direction of said fabric. The fabric meets visibility requirements governed by CSA Z96 in Canada and by ANSI/ISEA 107 in the US and applicable international standards; and meets requirements for flame resistance governed in Canada by CAN/CGSB-155.20, CAN/CGSB 155.22, and CSA Z462; and in the US by NFPA 2112, NFPA 1971, NFPA 1975, NFPA 1977 and NFPA 70E and applicable international standards. A method of manufacturing a fabric is further taught, said method comprising the steps of running a first yarn in a weft direction, said first yarn comprising modacrylic and running a second yarn in a warp direction, said second yarn comprising polyester, wherein said method produces a fabric meeting visibility requirements and meeting requirements for flame resistance.

A flame resistant textile containing a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction. The warp yarns contain inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a phosphorous based FR chemistry and the weft yarns contain polyester yarns. the textile contains more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns and wherein the FR textile contain about 1500 ppm or less of the phosphorous based FR chemistry.

A woven flame-resistant fabric for garments, the warp and fill yarns being made up of at least about 30 wt. % inherently flame-resistant fibers. The fabric is woven from a plurality of warp yarn groups consecutively arranged across the width direction in a recurring pattern, each warp yarn group consisting of a plurality of adjacent consecutively arranged warp yarns. At least one warp yarn in each warp yarn group is woven with the fill yarns in a plain (1/1) weave and at least one warp yarn in each warp yarn group is woven in one or more non-plain weaves each selected from the group consisting of 1/2, 2/1, 2/2, 1/3, and 3/1. Approximately half of the warp yarns in the fabric are woven in a plain (1/1) weave and the remaining warp yarns in the fabric are woven in the one or more non-plain weaves, in an alternating fashion.

A graphene oxide/polypropylene heat-resistant high-strength composite profile and a preparation method thereof. The composite profile is a graphene oxide/polypropylene-based reinforced plain weave composite resin material, which is a heat-resistant high-strength composite profile prepared from a graphene oxide/polypropylene-based woven plain weave fabric and a fiber heat-insulating material which are made into a layered spacing structure composite flat net, and a resin composite material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparation of a graphene oxide/polypropylene-based woven plain weave fabric; preparation of a graphene oxide/polypropylene-based reinforced plain weave composite material; preparation of a multilayer graphene oxide/polypropylene-based reinforced plain weave composite material; and preparation of a resin composite material. The present invention has the advantages of convenient operation and excellent properties.

A knitted sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, knitted wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes knitted shrinkable yarn and knitted non-shrinkable yarn. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially constricted from a first, diametrically enlarged state to a second, diametrically shrunken state, wherein said shrinkable yarn and said non-shrinkable yarn are knit in alternating groups of courses with one another.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to composite yarns having a structure comprising a core component and sheath layer, wherein each of the core component and the sheath layer independently comprise a polymer and a disclosed cooling composition. In various further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to double covered yarns comprising an elastic core comprising an elastic core; a first yarn in contact with the elastic core, and wherein the first yarn comprises a disclosed yarn comprising a core component and a sheath layer; and a second yarn in contact with the first yarn, and wherein the second yarn comprises a yarn comprising a cellulosic fiber. In still further aspects, the present disclosure pertains to a fabric, such as a denim fabric. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A fabric having moisture management properties is disclosed. The fabric can also be made to be fire resistant. The fabric is particularly well suited for being used as an inner lining in protective garments. The fabric contains first yarns and second yarns. The first yarns extend in a first direction and the second yarns extend in the second direction. The yarns are woven together such that the first yarns form a pattern of shapes. The pattern of shapes concentrate the FR cellulose fibers and provide channels for carrying away moisture and improving the moisture management properties of the fabric.

The present invention relates to fabrics and/or garments/apparel that confer protection to a wearer by resisting break open, and/or by absorbing at least a portion of any incident energy. The fabrics/garments/apparel described herein comprise yarns prepared from blends of polymers and woven in stellar weave. The blend of fibers comprises flame retardant viscose fibers, meta aramid fibers, para aramid fibers, Nylon 66 fibers, and antistatic fibers in a predefined proportion. A process of manufacturing the fabric for wearable light weight protective apparel comprises processes of spinning, weaving, wet processing and garmenting carried out in a predefined manner.