Determination of Individual Fibers Tensile Properties: Relationships with Maturity and Fiber Length Distribution

The primary goal of this research is to determine the relationships between individual cotton fiber tensile properties and their length.

Fibers from 6 cotton samples were sorted according to their length groups using the array method (ASTM 1440). A minimum of one hundred fibers from each length group were subjected to a tensile strength test at two gauge lengths using the FAVIMAT.

Results show that, on average, long fibers have higher tensile strength than shorter fibers. It suggests that throughout mechanical processing, the least mature, weaker, cotton fibers may be broken into smaller segments.