Fiber Maturity by Vignesh Dhanabalan

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Maturity The state or quality of being fully grown or develope d.

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Maturity

The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.

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The faults of the immature fibres include:

• Breaking during processing,• Tendency to form neps.• Tendency to become entangled around particles of trash and leaf. • Adversely affecting yarn and fabric appearance. • Also dye to a lighter shade than the mature fibres.

M – Maturity ratioN – Average percentage of normal fiberD – Dead fiber 

Maturity of the fiber can be identified using airflow principle