Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool
Although fibers of animal origin make up only a small part of the global textile fiber industry, sheep’s wool and also fibers of other species like alpaca, due to their unique properties, are an important and appreciated part of this industry. Our study involves the analysis of mechanical and physic...
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| author | Katarzyna Czyż Anna Wyrostek Jakub Smoliński Natalia Kondracka Maria Pietrzyńska |
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| description | Although fibers of animal origin make up only a small part of the global textile fiber industry, sheep’s wool and also fibers of other species like alpaca, due to their unique properties, are an important and appreciated part of this industry. Our study involves the analysis of mechanical and physical properties of fibers derived from Huacaya alpacas and Olkuska sheep. Additionally, the wool of Olkuska sheep lambs was also analyzed. Fibers belonging to ten individuals of each species were evaluated for their diameter, breaking force, elongation at break, tenacity and heat transfer rate. It was found that the diameter of alpaca fibers was lower than that of sheep fibers, while the fibers of lambs were thinnest. A dependence was observed between the breaking force and fiber diameter. The stress parameter analogically to breaking elongation showed significant and highly significant differences for analyzed fibers. The highest values were shown for sheep, followed by alpaca and lamb. The heat transfer rate was the highest in alpacas. The study demonstrated that fibers from both alpacas and sheep are suitable for yarn material. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ad14f1e1ce34a2e9ea6cda9ef622c0c2025-08-20T02:34:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2025-12-0122110.1080/15440478.2024.2436075Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep WoolKatarzyna Czyż0Anna Wyrostek1Jakub Smoliński2Natalia Kondracka3Maria Pietrzyńska4Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandInstitute of Animal Breeding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, PolandAlthough fibers of animal origin make up only a small part of the global textile fiber industry, sheep’s wool and also fibers of other species like alpaca, due to their unique properties, are an important and appreciated part of this industry. Our study involves the analysis of mechanical and physical properties of fibers derived from Huacaya alpacas and Olkuska sheep. Additionally, the wool of Olkuska sheep lambs was also analyzed. Fibers belonging to ten individuals of each species were evaluated for their diameter, breaking force, elongation at break, tenacity and heat transfer rate. It was found that the diameter of alpaca fibers was lower than that of sheep fibers, while the fibers of lambs were thinnest. A dependence was observed between the breaking force and fiber diameter. The stress parameter analogically to breaking elongation showed significant and highly significant differences for analyzed fibers. The highest values were shown for sheep, followed by alpaca and lamb. The heat transfer rate was the highest in alpacas. The study demonstrated that fibers from both alpacas and sheep are suitable for yarn material.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2024.2436075Woolnatural fibermechanical parametersalpacassheeplambs |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna Czyż Anna Wyrostek Jakub Smoliński Natalia Kondracka Maria Pietrzyńska Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool Journal of Natural Fibers Wool natural fiber mechanical parameters alpacas sheep lambs |
| title | Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool |
| title_full | Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool |
| title_fullStr | Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool |
| title_short | Selected Parameters of Huacaya Alpacas Fibers and Olkuska Sheep Wool |
| title_sort | selected parameters of huacaya alpacas fibers and olkuska sheep wool |
| topic | Wool natural fiber mechanical parameters alpacas sheep lambs |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15440478.2024.2436075 |
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