Abstract:

In the paper, the results of fatigue investigations on smooth and flame yarns are presented. The investigations were performed for yarns of the following types 25, 30, 40 and 50 tex, i.e. for thin yarns as well as for relatively thick ones made in spinning mills. An assessment of fatigue life was made based upon statistically analysed Wöhler curves. Aiming for a more complex presentation of changes over time taking place due to variable loading, we performed an assessment of the simultaneous influence of linear mass changes for smooth and flame cotton yarns as well as coefficients of the real loading cycle on the fatigue life of adequate yarns (represented by the number of loading/fatigue cycles). A statistical approach to the identification of characteristics of fatigue life was utilised. Experimental data were approximated via linear-square polynomials. Additionally, factor analysis was performed, which has not been considered till now, in relation to the fatigue phenomena modelling. Due to the wide and comprehensive plan of experiments as well as the number of trails and specimens utilised, such investigations are rarely described in references. Within the framework of the experiment program, a consecutive series of planned tests: 4 x 8 based upon 32 variants for 20 tests were taken into consideration for smooth yarns of every variant as well as an adequate number of tests performed separately for cotton flame yarns. This allowed us to make versatile statistical analyses and reliable identification of needed quantities and parameters. Utilisation of a pre-designed (planned) experiment allows for assessment of the average behaviour of a product in a real technological process, while methods considering characteristics in dependence on one variable are too simple for showing the ongoing changes. They could not fully represent the behaviour of an artifact/product in service conditions.