Post on 14-Aug-2015
Maturity
The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.
The faults of the immature fibres include:
• Breaking during processing,• Tendency to form neps.• Tendency to become entangled around particles of trash and leaf. • Adversely affecting yarn and fabric appearance. • Also dye to a lighter shade than the mature fibres.
M – Maturity ratioN – Average percentage of normal fiberD – Dead fiber
Maturity of the fiber can be identified using airflow principle