Physical properties of the fabrics.
| Specimen | Absorbency (seconds) | Tensile strength (lbf) | Tearing strength (lbf) | CRA (W + F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warp | Weft | Warp | Weft | |||
| Uncoated | 6 | 53.5 | 42.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 120 |
| M1 | 8 | 56.5 | 49.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 116 |
| M2 | 9 | 55.1 | 48.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 128 |
| M3 | 10 | 56.5 | 49.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 134 |
| M4 | 11 | 64.5 | 40.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 141 |