Nadeem Uzair

(BET-FA10-039)

M Rizwan

(BET-FA10-014)

Mohsin Sarwer

(BET-FA10-019)

Shahbaz Sharef

(BET-FA10-009)

Research Area
Research Objectives
Material & Methods
Results and discussion
Conclusion

 Effect of repeated laundry wash on mechanical

properties of denim fabric.

Research objective
The main objective of this research project is to study

the effect of wash on the tear, tensile strength and

stiffness of denim fabric.

Material
Detergent

Denim fabric
Washing machine

 Determination of stiffness: (ASTM D1388-08)

Determination of tensile strength (ASTM D5035-95)

Determination of tear strength (ASTM D 1424-09

Sr. No.

Direction

Before
wash

After 2
wash

After 4
wash

After 6
wash

After 8
wash

After 10
wash

(kg)
96

(kg)
89

(kg)
80

(kg)
72

(kg)
64

87

80

70

61

50

Warp

(kg)
103

weft

92

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

After 10 wash

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

warp

1550

1430

1350

weft

1410

1310

1220

1260

1110

1130

1010

1000

910

Sr. No.

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

cm

cm

cm

cm

cm

After 10
wash
cm

warp

2.52

2.44

2.14

2.08

2.04

1.80

weft

2.32

2.20

1.179

1.66

1.55

1.40

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

After 10 wash

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

Warp

114

106

99

91

84

77

weft

105

95

88

80

74

66

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

After 10 wash

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

warp

2480

2220

2000

1850

1650

1470

weft

1680

1580

1455

1355

1250

1155

Sr. No.

direction

Before wash

After 2
wash

cm

After 4 wash
cm

After 6 wash After 8 wash

cm

After 10
wash

cm

cm

cm

Warp

2.80

2.72

2.47

2.27

2.18

2.09

Weft

2.47

2.3

2.11

2.02

1.98

1.89

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

After 10 wash

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

(kg)

warp

130

122

114

105

95

84

weft

120

110

100

92

83

73

Direction

Before wash

After 2 wash

After 4 wash

After 6 wash

After 8 wash

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

(gm)

After 10
wash
(gm)

warp

5600

5140

weft

5400

4940

4680
4480

4230
4020

3790

3330

3620

3210

Type

Warp (cm)

Weft(cm)

Light

1.49

1.18

Medium

1.8

1.4

Hard

2.09

1.89

Type

Warp(kg)

Weft(kg)

Light

64

50

Medium

77

66

Hard

84

73

Type

Warp(gm)

Weft(gm)

Light

1000

910

Medium

1470

1155

Hard

3330

3210

 As comparing the result it is found that the Stiffness, Tensile strength,

Tear strength decreases after detergent wash because the mechanical

action of washing machine damages the fabric to some extentBleach in
detergent such as sodium hypo chlorite and chlorine containing
bleaches can rapidly destroy cloths. And as result the stiffness, tear
strength and tensile strength after wash has been decreases.
Enzyme used in detergent also decreases the tensile strength, tear
strength and decrease stiffness.
Heat used in drying the garment also decreases the stiffness, tensile
strength and tear strength due to losing of fiber and yarn
entanglement.
The above result shows that the time of washing is directly
proportional to the decrease of tear strength, tear strength and
stiffness. Because more the cloths are in the washing machine more the
agitator and bleach will destroy the properties of fabric.

 As washing of any clothing depend upon the six factors like time of

washing, temperature of water, level of water, amount of detergent ,

water cycle, mechanical action. In this project we analyzed the effect of
repeated washing on denim stiffness, tensile strength, tear strength
which gradually decrease after each washing because of finishing
removes from the surface of water. Also mechanical action play role in
decreasing the stiffness, tensile strength, tear strength because of
pressure apply on the fabric during agitation which generally weaken
the fibers and fabric strength decrease.
Further we analyzed the denim stiffness, tensile strength, tear strength
by keeping one factor of washing variable and five other factors
constant like we have to change the temperature and constant other
five factors and analyzed the stiffness, tensile strength, tear strength by
varying the temperature because some fabric are very sensitive to high
temperature and proper temperature of water is very important factor
for that types of fabrics.