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Abstract
. Results show that mercerization improves those properties by virtue of higher degree of orientation and uniformity of cotton structure. When these fabrics were subjected to cross-linking treatment; there was a considerable loss in the tensile, tear strength and abrasion resistance. The good mercerized then cross-linked fabrics In this research, a study of the effect of good mercerization and cross-linking treatments on cotton fabrics structure and performance was made. The factors affecting enhancement of fabric mechanical properties were investigated. The results showed that the NaOH concentration and mercerizing time are the main factors of increasing the fabric breaking load, tear strength and abrasion resistance. There are optimum conditions of mercerization for every fabric structure and weight per unit area. When these fabrics were subjected to wrinkle resistance treatments, the best dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU) concentration was 80 g/lit in the presence of magnesium chloride as a catalyst at 16 g/lit, the curing temperature was 160 o C for 4 minutes retained accepted strength properties compared to the raw fabrics. To achieve the object of this research, mercerization and wrinkle resistant treatments were preformed on cotton fabrics having different fabric structures i.e. (plain 1/1 - plain extended from warp - twill 3/1 - sateen 5 move no. 3) for raw and bleached fabrics. Some dimensional properties were measured for those fabrics such as (width shrinkage, warp and weft density, and fabric weight per unit area) and some mechanical properties such as (breaking load, breaking elongation, crease recovery angle, tear strength and abrasion resistance) for all previous fabrics. Statistical analysis of the obtained results was done to identify the significant change of effect of mercerization and wrinkle resistant treatments on cotton fabrics structure and performance.