Physical Properties of the Functional Bamboo Charcoal/Stainless Steel Core-Sheath Yarns and Knitted Fabrics

[[abstract]]In this study, bamboo charcoal/stainless steel (B/S) core-sheath yarns were made of stainless steel wires and bamboo charcoal polyester textured yarn using a rotor twister machine. The speed of rotor twister was from 7000 to 11000 rpm and the wrapped amount varied from 2 to 7 turns/cm. The tenacity of 3.08 g/d was obtained when the speed of rotor twister was 8000 rpm and wrapped amount was 4.0 turns/cm. The tensile strain of 24.9% was yielded when the speed of the rotor twister was 7000 rpm and the wrapped amount was 5.0 turns/cm. The laminated amount of the knitted fabrics varied from 1 to 6 layers. The far infrared ray emissivity of the knitted fabrics was 0.934 when the laminated amount was 2 layers and wrapped amount was 6 turns/cm. Finally, the optimum anion density of the knitted fabrics was 610 ions/cm3