Filament

Ø  A filament is a fiber of indefinite length. For example nylon, polyester etc.

Ø  A filament is usually man made

Ø  Filament can be cut into staple lengths which are spun on their own or in mixtures with other staples.

Ø  Two types of filaments; nono filament and multifilament.

Ø  Monofilament is a strand containing a long continuous filament

Ø  Multi filament is a strand containing two or more filament.

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