Department of Textile Engineering

UET Lahore, Faisalabad Campus

BSc. Textile Engineering

Assignment Title: Cotton properties

Submitted by:
Adeel Imtiaz (2020-TXE-18)
Submitted To:
Engr. Mrs. Wardah Anum
Subject Tile:
Yarn Preparatory Processes
Subject Code: TEX-202
Semester: 3rd

Submission Date: 21 September, 2021

 Cotton:
Cotton is the undisputed “king of fibers” in textile world. A soft white fibrous substance
which surrounds the seeds of the cotton plant and is made into textile fiber and thread for
sewing. Cotton is made from the natural fibers of cotton plants, which are from the
genus Gossypium.

Geography:[1]

Cotton grows in warm climates. Almost half of the world's cotton comes from

 China(cost: 17,600 to 18,400 RMB /ton)

 US(United State) (cost:0.92 USD per Ib)

Other leading cotton producing countries are

 Brazil(cost: 7.22 brazilin real per kg

 Pakistan (cost: RS /5000 per maund)
 Uzbekistan(cost: US$ 1,709.35)
 India(cost: RS /100 per /kg)
 Egypt (cost: 6447.119 %)
 Australia(cost:$300 to more than $600/bale)

Types of cotton:[2]
1. Pima Cotton:
2. Upland Cotton:
3. Egyptian Cotton:
4. Acala Cotton:
5. Extra-long staple cotton :
6. Sea Island cotton.
7. Levant cotton :

Properties of Cotton Fiber:

 Fiber Surface and Color: Lustrous/ Creamy White color

 Tensile Strength:
 Elongation:
 Elastic Properties:
 Specific Gravity:
 Effect of Moisture:
 Effect of Heat:
 Effect of Age:
Tenacity = 28~45 Gram/Tex
Not easily stretch Elongation at Break = 5-10 %
Rigid/ Less Flexibility
 At 2% Extension ------- 74% Recovery
 At 5% Extension ------- 45% Recovery
1.54
Moisture Regain = 8.
Excellent Resistance
Small loss of strength when stored
  Effect of Sunlight: Gradual loss of strength when exposure to sunlight, major
effect by Ultra-violet light
 Effect of Acids: Dissolved by hot dilute or cold concentrated
 Chemical composition: Cellulose = 94%
 Remaining Composition:
 Protein = 1-1.5%
 Pectin = 1%
 Mineral substances = 1%
 Wax = 0.5%
 Small amount of organic acids, sugars, pigments = 2%

Categorizes of Pakistani cotton:

 MNH-93 (Cotton of Punjab region)

 NAYYAB-78 (Cotton of Sindh region)
 Organic Cotton
 BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) Cotton

Properties of Pakistani cotton:[3]

 Length: 27.36 mm

 Uniformity: 6.3 %

 Short fiber Index(SFI): 8.5 %

 Strength: 31.9 g/tex

 Elongation: 3.45 %

 Mic(micronaire) value: 4.70 c

 Rd(reflectance) Value: 71.0

 Spinning consistency index 132

 Trash Count 48

 Color grade 41-2

Reference:
1. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-cotton#where-did-cotton-originate
2. https://www.textileadvisor.com/2018/10/various-types-of-cotton-and-
cotton.html
3. Google