Friday, November 21, 2008

Cold Drawing: Part 3

After the completion of spinning Nylon, the molecules are not aligned, making the Nylon yarn really thick. Cold drawing is the application of tension to allow the molecules to align, shrink the diameter, remove its elasticity, and increase its tensile strength. From the picture below, you can see the tension applied to the five wraps around the two pulleys that move in and out.

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