Assessment of durable press performance of cotton finished with modified DMDHEU and citric acid

Fashion and Textiles

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

Table 12 Physical properties for sets of runs with maximum DP rating using modified DMDHEU

No.	Modified DMDHEU (gpl)	MgCl₂ (% ow resin)	SS (gpl)	PE (gpl)	Curing temperature (°C)	Curing time (min)	TCRA	Tensile strength (% retention)		Tear strength (% retention)		Bending length (cm)		WI	AP (cm³/cm²/s)
No.	Modified DMDHEU (gpl)	MgCl₂ (% ow resin)	SS (gpl)	PE (gpl)	Curing temperature (°C)	Curing time (min)	TCRA	Warp	Weft	Warp	Weft	Warp	Weft	WI	AP (cm³/cm²/s)
UN							155	100	100	100	100	2.3	1.52	78.80	17.96
1	50	25	12.5	20	160	4	228	73.74	67.2	85.29	81.99	1.95	1.58	79.42	14.77
2	60	20	10	20	160	3	222	71.33	69.2	86.19	84	2.1	1.6	80.49	14.32
3	60	20	10	20	160	5	240	73.03	63.71	86.71	84.15	2.04	1.58	79.95	15.42
4	60	20	10	15	160	4	253	74.36	69.46	80.16	82.32	2	1.49	79.2	14.82
5	60	20	12.5	15	160	5	257	70.96	61.27	83.92	80.74	2.13	1.56	79.87	14.92
6	60	20	12.5	20	160	4	245	74.18	66.88	87.5	82.36	2.07	1.6	79.48	14.46
7	60	20	15	20	160	3	239	73.79	69.4	86.99	83.1	2	1.56	78.97	14.82
8	60	20	15	20	160	5	251	75.19	70.16	85.49	83.8	2.05	1.53	79.97	15.51
9	60	20	12.5	25	160	3	242	71.95	63.27	89	84.14	2.05	1.54	81.46	15.45
10	60	20	12.5	25	160	5	248	72.46	66.94	88.12	84.87	2.0	1.59	80.36	15.63
11	60	20	15	25	160	4	263	77.03	62.78	87.89	83.69	1.9	1.48	80.19	15.21
12	60	25	12.5	20	170	4	239	68.13	59.88	78.79	80.02	2.1	1.55	79.9	15.77
13	70	15	12.5	20	160	4	243	70.61	63.16	88.03	78.07	2.1	1.53	79.78	14.02
14	70	25	12.5	20	160	4	256	67.29	60.18	81.31	79.98	2.1	1.53	80.57	14.99
15	70	20	12.5	20	170	4	248	65.2	57.37	77.63	76.09	2.13	1.6	80.05	14.43

UN unfinished cotton, TCRA total crease recovery angle, WI whiteness index, AP air permeability