3D Woven Fabric
Abstract
3D fabrics are the focus of rapid development due to their versatile physical, structural attributes and application scopes. These fabrics can be produced in various architectures which offers a great deal of opportunity to modify the weight, aesthetics, properties and cost of the various products. 3D fabrics have wide methods in terms of manufacturing. This paper will discuss about various manufacturing techniques for 3D fabric and their potential end uses in the market.
Introduction
Three dimensionally woven textiles are not only beautiful, they also have the potential to change the way aircraft and other complex structures are built. Different authors define 3D fabrics in different ways. Greenwood 3D fabrics are those fabrics which have substantial measurement in three dimensions as compared to the conventional fabrics, which will have measurement in two dimensions only. According to Khokar 3D fabric is defined as a single-fabric system the constituent yarns of which are supposedly disposed in a three mutually perpendicular plane relationship; this definition doesn't consider multilayer and some other type of fabrics to be of 3D type. Hearle gives definition of 3D fabrics as 3D fabrics are thick planar sheets or shaped solid forms with multiple layers of yarns, hollow structures and thin 3D shells.
The authors are associated with Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology, Panipat.
