Moisture in Textiles

Reference Section Fibres Percentages

Polyethylene 1.50 Polypropylene 2.00 Polycarbamide 2.00 Polyurethane:

Discontinuous fibre

Continuous filament

3.50

3.00 Vinylal 5.00

Fibres Percentages Trivinyl 3.00

Elastodiene 1.00 Elasthane 1.50

Textile Glass: [Continuous filament of a

diameter greater than 5μm]

2.00

Fibres Percentages [Continuous filament of a

diameter equal to or less than 5μm]

3.00

Metal fibre 2.00 Metallized fibre 2.00

Asbestos 2.00 Paper thread 13.75

* In the EEC Directive the following definitions are given: 1. Wool. Fibre of sheepʼs fleece

2. Alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere, mohair, angora, vicuna, yak, guanaco, preceded or not by the word ʻwoolʼ or ʻhairʼ. Hair of the following animals: alpaca, llama, camel, cashmere goat, angora goat, angora rabbit, vicuna, yak, guanaco.

3. Fur or hair with or without an indiction of the animal species [for example, bovine hair, goatʼs hair, horse hair]. Hair of various animals other than those mentioned under 1 & 2. *Note: Mohair fibre is from an angora goat, “angora” is from an angora rabbit.

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