Yalan's New Functional Fabric—Yalan Superconducting Yarn X

In recent years, people have had higher and higher requirements for the comfort and functionality of textile fabrics. As people’s living standards continue to improve, consumers increasingly favor functional textiles. This fabric needs to be comfortable and should not cause discomfort when sweating during sleep. Therefore, new requirements for moisture absorption and sweat-wicking functions have been put forward for fabrics.

 

Yalan has superconducting yarn and other excellent characteristics. Through the cross-section design, we enhance the sweat-conducting channels of the fiber and greatly improve its moisture-absorbing and sweat-wicking abilities by utilizing the capillary effect.

 

 

• Moisture-wicking product: Yalan Superconducting Wire X

Through the cross-section design, the sweat-conducting channels of the fiber are enhanced, and the capillary effect is used to greatly improve the moisture-absorbing and sweat-wicking abilities of the fiber.

 

 

 

• Moisture-wicking product: Yalan Superconducting Wire X

 

1. Hygroscopicity test

 

Test conditions: 0.2 ml of water is dropped into the fabric, and the diffusion area is 30 seconds.

 

As can be seen from the figure, the Yalan superconducting wire X has greater hygroscopic diffusivity and can remove moisture faster.

 

2. Water absorption test

 

 

We can see from the figure that Yalan superconducting wire X has better water absorption.

 

3. Quick-drying test

 

Test conditions: saturated water-containing fabrics, natural drying time at room temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

As can be seen from the figure, the drying time of Yalan superconducting yarn X after absorbing water is shorter, reaching 1 times that of ordinary polyester.

 

• Moisture-wicking tips

General consumers find it confusing to understand the concepts of moisture absorption and perspiration in fabrics. In fact, these are two concepts, namely moisture absorption and moisture removal of fabrics.

 

Let’s talk about moisture absorption. For synthetic fibers, we use ordinary polyester as an example. In fact, it has low water absorption and poor moisture permeability, and it is easy to feel stuffy when used. Cotton is an example of a natural fiber that has good moisture-absorption properties and is comfortable to use. However, when people go out and the amount of sweat is relatively large, cotton fibers will swell due to moisture absorption and stick to the skin. At the same time, the water dissipation rate is also slow, causing a cold and wet feeling in the human body.

 

Therefore, for all fabrics, especially polyester products, treating them with hydrophilic additives in the finishing stage is a good way to improve hygroscopicity.

 

 

For some ordinary synthetic fiber fabrics, we use only hydrophilic additives for finishing, and then the claims of moisture absorption and “perspiration” actually lead us all into a misunderstanding.

 

Changing the shape of the spinneret hole during fiber production and creating many grooves in the longitudinal direction of the fiber can increase the specific surface area of the fiber. This improves the fiber’s moisture conductivity, wicking away perspiration through the wicking effect of these grooves. The new fabric of the Yalan Textile Group, Yalan Superconducting Filament X, has a unique cross-shaped fiber cross-section with four longitudinal grooves on the fiber surface. Its surface area is 20% larger than that of regular round shapes, so its perspiration performance is higher than that of regular polyester.