{"id":9116,"date":"2023-06-22T11:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dugarco.com\/?p=9116"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:37:04","slug":"elastane-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dugarco.com\/en\/elastane-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"What is elastane fabric? Properties, process and application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Elastane fabric<\/i><\/b><\/a> is widely known for its stretchability. This is a fabric that is widely used in everyday sportswear and accessories. So what is Elastane, what are its characteristics and what are its applications? <\/span><\/i>Dugarco<\/i><\/b><\/a> invites you to read the article below to get specific answers!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

1. What is elastane fabric?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Elastane is a lightweight synthetic fiber with excellent stretchability, used to make stretchy clothing such as sportswear. Elastane is made from polyurethane – A long-chain polymer is technically known as a polyether-polyurea copolymer. Elastane’s chemical composition makes it capable of stretching up to 600% of its original length.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Its elasticity is such that it can stretch 7 times its original size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The history of <\/span>elastane fabric<\/b> dates back to the second world war. At that time, rubber was very popular with people, so the demand for rubber skyrocketed and the price fluctuated so it was necessary to find an alternative. At this time, the person who was at the forefront of the search and made the breakthrough was Joseph Shiver, one of the textile scientists at the chemical company DuPont.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1959, by transforming Dacron into a stretchy fiber that retains its shape when subjected to high temperatures. Joseph perfected what he called the K-strand nearly 10 years after the search began. Later, this fiber was renamed Lycra by DuPont. By 1962, this yarn was becoming more and more widely known, so production was carried out on a large scale. At this time, the name Elastane was given as the common name for this fabric.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Characteristics of elastane fabric<\/b><\/h2>\n

Typical characteristics of<\/span> fabric elastane<\/span><\/i>:<\/span><\/p>\n