DEPARTMENT OF TEXTILE ENGINEERING

Course No.: Tex 406

Course Title: Fabric Manufacturing-III Lab

Academic Semester: Spring 2012

Project Report on:

GSM Calculation Of Knitted Fabric

Submitted By:

Student No. Name of the student

190106158 Jubair Hosen Tamal

190106174 SM Aashikur Rahman

190106177 Sadiya Amrin

Supervised By:
Mr.Emdadul Haque

Associate Professor

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

February,2023

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Contents
GSM Calculation.....................................................................................................................................3
Objective.................................................................................................................................................3
Tools & Equipments...............................................................................................................................3
Working Procedure................................................................................................................................4
Table 1:Measurement of CPI(Courses Per Inch)....................................................................................4
Table 2:Measurement of WPI(Wales Per Inch).....................................................................................5
Table 3:Measurement Of Stitch Length.................................................................................................6
Calculation..............................................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................................7
Reference................................................................................................................................................7

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Chapter 01

GSM Calculation:
GSM, or gram per square meter, is the formal designation. In typical experiments, this func-
tions as the gauge parameter for woven fabrics. GSM is calculated by increasing the sample's
weight in grams by 1000 and dividing the outcome by the sample's area in centimeters per
square. Loop length affects how knitted fabric is controlled because GSM is its main meas-
urement. An electronic scale and a GSM blade can both be used to measure GSM..[1]

Chapter 02

Objective:
1/To measure the weight of the fabric

2/To measure the GSM of the given knitted fabric

Chapter 03

Tools & Equipments:

1/Weight balance

2/Counting glass

3/Scissor

4/Scale

5/Pencil

6/Eraser

7/Hatra Tester

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 Chapter 04

Working Procedure:
1/ A knitted cloth piece measuring 100 cm is first collected.

2/We collected 10 examples of 1 inch wide textiles using a counting glass.

3/By analyzing each of the 10 examples, we determined their individual CPI and WPI, then
calculated their average CPI and WPI.

4/Using the Hatera Scale, we measured the thread length of 100 loops in millimeters, and us-
ing all of the measurements, we were able to determine the GSM or Areal Density.

Chapter 05

Table 1:Measurement of CPI(Courses Per Inch)

Observation CPI Average CPI Course/Cm

1 42 41 16

2 40

3 41

4 41

5 42

6 41

7 42

8 40

9 41

10 40

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Table 2:Measurement of WPI(Wales Per Inch)
Observation WPI Average WPI Wales/Cm

1 30 31 12.20

2 32

3 31

4 30

5 30

6 31

7 32

8 30

9 32

10 30

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Table 3:Measurement Of Stitch Length
Observation Length Of 100 Length(cm) Average
Loops (mm)

1 305 30.5 30.2

2 300 30

3 300 30

4 305 30

5 300 30.5

6 305 30

7 305 30.5

8 300 30

9 300 30

10 305 30.5

Chapter 06

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Calculation:
Yarn Count,T = 19.91

Average CPI = 41

Course/Cm,C = 16

Average WPI = 31

Wales/Cm,W = 12.20

Stitch Length(Cm),L = 30.2

GSM or Areal Density = TLCW/10

= (19.91x30.2x16x12.20) / 10 = 11737.024

Chapter 07

Conclusion:
I would like to thank our respected teacher for the important instructions. I am also grateful to
our lab assistants for their kind help. This experiment helps me to know about the weight of
fabric per unit area that is very important for textile testing. I think this will be very helpful in
my future life.

Chapter 08

Reference:
1. Artilect.studio. [cited 2023 Feb 20]. Available from: https://www.artilect.stu-
dio/guides/what-is-gsm