Correlation analysis of the relationship between the structural parameters of fabrics and the parameters characterizing the geometric structure of the fabric surface

The geometric structure of the surface of textile materials has a very important functional, operational and aesthetic significance. Generally, the geometric structure of surface consists of three components: shape, waviness and roughness. Textile materials, such as woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or nonwovens, are flexible materials, and therefore, with some exceptions, the shape of their surface is not discussed or determined. It is assumed that their surface is mostly flat. Roughness is one of the surface quality features most often assessed using quantitative indicators, called surface roughness parameters. The aim of the presented research is to analyse the correlation between selected parameters characterizing the geometric structure of surface of the cotton woven fabrics and the structural parameters of the fabrics. Surface topography measurements were performed using the MicroSpy ® Profile profilometer from FRT the art of metrology ™. The correlation analysis was carried out using the TIBCO Statistica software, version 13.3. Obtained results showed that there is a correlation between the structural parameters and the surface geometry parameters of the fabrics. However, the strength of these relationships varies and sometimes is not too high.

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).