Physico-mechanical Quality of Changthangi Pashmina Fibre

Nazir A. Bumla; Sarfaraz A. Wani; Asif H. Sofi; DB Shakyawar; Ishrat Yaqoob; F. D. Sheikh

Authors

Nazir A. Bumla Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shuhama, Alastang,Srinagar- 190006 (J&K), India
Sarfaraz A. Wani Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shuhama, Alastang,Srinagar- 190006 (J&K), India
Asif H. Sofi Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shuhama, Alastang,Srinagar- 190006 (J&K), India
DB Shakyawar Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute Avikanagar, Jaipur Rajasthan-India
Ishrat Yaqoob Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shuhama, Alastang,Srinagar- 190006 (J&K), India
F. D. Sheikh Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir Shuhama, Alastang,Srinagar- 190006 (J&K), India

Keywords:

Pashmina, physico-mechanical parameters and quality

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the quality of Pashmina of Changthangi origin in terms of physico-mechanical properties. The parameters studied included undercoat percentage, fibre diameter (µ), fibre length (mm), tex (gwt/force), breaking load (gwt/tex), elongation percentage (%), tenacity (gm/tex) and compression properties. The undercoat percentage on w/w basis and N/N basis was 76.01±0.32 (%) and 87.52±1.12 (%) respectively, Fibre diameter and fibre length of fine and guard hairs was found 12.28±0.11 (µ) and 67.77±1.08 (µ) and 49.04±0.19 (mm) and 80.07±0.15 (mm) respectively. Among the mechanical properties, tex, breaking load, elongation, tenacity, compressibility and compression resiliency was found to be 0.33±0.17(g.wt/force), 3.0±0.01(gwt/tex), 30.33±1.23 (%) , 7.6±0.98 (gm/tex), 50.3±2.37 (%) and 45.10±1.32 (%) respectively.