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Belt-edge separation (tyres):
- separation of the plies of reinforcing fabric from the rubber matrix of a tyre, at the edge of the belt of reinforcement.
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Bias:
- the direction diagonally across a piece of fabric at 45º to the warp and weft.
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Bias belted tyres:
- tyres reinforced by layers of tyre cord fabric arranged alternately so that the main load bearing yarns lie at an angle of less than 90° to the plane in which the tyre rotates and yarns of adjacent layers cross each other.
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Bicomponent fabric:
- a fabric with two layers.
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Bi-component fibres:
- fibres spun from two different polymers. The most common types are made from polymers which have different melting points and are used for thermal bonding. Another variant is produced from polymers which have differing solubilities. In this case one polymer may later be dissolved out to leave ultra-fine filaments. An example is the production of suede-like fabrics. This process is also used to create crimping, in order to provide bulk or stretch.
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Bicomponent fibres and yarns:
- a yarn having two different continuous filament components (see also multicompartment fibres and yarns and multicomponent fibres and yarns).
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Bicomponent yarn:
- a yarn having two different continuous filament components.
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Bilaminate (fabric):
- a fabric formed by bonding two separate fabrics together.
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Binder:
- an adhesive material used to hold fibres together in a nonwoven structure.
Last referenced in: Trends and Developments in Chemicals for the Technical Textile Industry (Technical Textile Markets Issue 64)
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Binder (composite):
- a resinous adhesive which secures random fibres in chopped strand mat or continuous strand roving.
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