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Count" of Yarn Folded Yarns
Count" of Yarn Folded Yarns
In this system the count of yarn expresses the number of length units in
one weight unit.
Defination
Metric Count
Fibreglass Count
Asbestos Count-British
Asbestos Count-American
In this system the count of yarn expresses the number of weight units in
one length unit.
The system is used for Denier count, hemp & jute counts, Grex count. Tex
count, Etc
Name of System
Defination
Tex Count
Grex Count
Denier Count
Jute Count
Hemp Count
Flax Count
Linen Count
In silk count system the wt. unit as one dram and the length unit as 1000 yards.
Weight of yarn in Drams X 1000
Silk Count (Dram System) = ---------------------------------------------Length of yarn in yards
1 feet = 12 Inch
1 Inch = 2.54 cm
1 mm =0.03937 Inch
1 cm = 10 mm
1 meter=39.37 Inch
1 cm = 0.3937 cm
1 yard =3 feet
1000 meter = 1 km
1 km = 0.6214 mile
Weighs:
1 kg. = 1000 gm
1 centigram = 10 mg.
1 lbs. = 453.6gms.
1 lbs. = 0.4536 kg
1 lbs. =1.602 gm
Temperature:
1 F = -17.22 C
1 C = 274.15 K
1 F = 255.928 K
1 K = -457.87 F
1 C = 33.8 F
1 K = -272.15 C