Abrasion Behaviour of Wool-Viscose Hand Tufted Carpets using Response Surface Methodology

Abstract

The effect of viscose blend in pile yarn, pile height and pile density on abrasion resistance of hand tufted carpets has been studied. The interaction between the process variables has been analyzed by using response surface methodology based on the Box-Behnken design of experiment. Overall, higher percentage (%) of viscose in the blend, lower pile height and lower pile density yield the minimum abrasion loss for the hand tufted carpets.