Washability and Durability of Metal Fibre Textiles
topic
Metal fibre textile durability under domestic laundering is evaluated by measuring surface resistivity, EMI shielding effectiveness, and tensile properties before and after defined wash cycles at 40 to 60 degrees Celsius with standard detergent, assessing corrosion of metal fibres by scanning electron microscopy and EDX analysis of fibre surface chemistry changes that indicate oxidation or chloride attack causing resistivity increase.
Role
Quantifies the service life of electrically functional metal fibre textiles in consumer garment applications where repeated domestic laundering is the primary durability stress, identifying failure modes from metal fibre corrosion, fatigue fracture at weave interlacement points, and protective coating delamination that limit the wash life of conductive textile products below that of conventional textile garments.