Effect of Pile Yarn Properties and Abrasion Factor on Thermal and Sound Absorption Performance of Carpets

Abstract

Sustainability, recycling and using of recycled materials on manufacturing, have very significant environment affects. Carpet recycling is a very difficult process as many fibres consist of carpet structure all at once such as jute, acrylic, polypropylene, polyester. Hence, to contribute to sustainability, it has become even more important for carpets to be used for a long time. For this context, wilton type face to face carpets were produced by pile yarns with different filament fineness and texturing parameters, and these carpets were also exposed to an abrasion test. Afterwards, acoustical and thermal performances of abraded and non-abraded carpets were investigated. According to the findings of this experimental study, it was reached that carpets woven with pile yarns produced by 3.13 dpf filament fineness, ceramic disc type and 1-7-1 disc combination may be preferred, to prevent the decreasing thermal and sound absorption performances during long-term using of carpets.