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New Type creora®, H-350

High Performance and Retention

Introduction manufacturing process, items requiring chlorine-

® resistance (e.g., swimwear, denim, etc.), items
creora H-350 is a new-concept elastic yarn only
requiring ultra elasticity, and items which have
from Hyosung, and a product that has significantly
severe post-processing or multi-stage processing.
improved the weakness of the current elastic yarn.
Generally, with Spandex, it has been very hard to
overcome the limit of the dyeing and finishing The Benefits
processing and the high rate of loss due to the low creora® H-350 is able to perform well in products
endurance of heat and the high chemical sensitivity, exposed to high external damage because of its
unlike other synthetic fibers. stable put-up formation and high modulus. Moreover,
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creora H-350 is suitable for Hyosung's principle of it has low fabric loss rate during the dyeing and
‘Customer Satisfaction’ and was developed to finishing process because of the high heat stability
provide new value to customers, while keeping the and can maintain elasticity to the fabric at an
problems of using the current elastic yarn to the adequate level even after processing with re-dyeing
minimum. and third time dyeing.
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Customers of Hyosung can try to develop new Customers using creora H-350 can effectively
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products more easily by using creora H-350 and control risk derived from stretch fabric of light weight
will be able to make the fabric more light weight, mix which has difficulty with current elastic yarn,
the variety of fibers recently required in textile innerwear requiring particular colors, and items
markets and perform the multiple stages of dyeing demanding multiple dyeing and finishing processes
and finishing processes. due to blending of various yarns.

The Product Significant Features

creora® H-350 is chemically a polyether-based Robust Processing : It is suitable for the purpose
polymer and a high performance product with BRT of the covered & core spun and is able to provide
luster. It is of the highest power level in comparison superior processing performance supported by the
to other type of products of Hyosung and has good stable supply of the yarn and the strong resistance
runnability because of its stable put-up formation. against the exterior impact.
These properties can allow high resistance to ®
Thermal Stability : creora H-350 has strong
covering, core spinning, knitting and weaving, and resistance against damage prompted by hydrolyzing
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other external damage. creora H-350 has a higher and heat. Figure 1 shows the rate of maintaining the
endurance than any other general products against power of spandex after heat treatment. This property
heat and chlorine because of its chemical properties. results in the low degradation of elasticity even in a
dyeing environment of high temperature and high
Applications pressure and allows it to keep a good elasticity even
creora® H-350 can be used for all applications that in the multiple stages of dyeing and finishing
require a fine denier yarn. Circular knitting (bare, processing, re-dyeing and third time dyeing.
covered or core spun) and weaving (covered or core Resistance of chlorine : creora® H-350 has an
spun) are the most suitable applications of this outstanding resistance to chlorine, and it keeps its
product. In the functional area, its proprietary resistance even when it is exposed to chlorine in the
characteristics can be distinguished in the process of the textile manufacturing and final use. In

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particular, it can provide differentiated and good dyed best at 135℃ with some special dyes. But
product property because it has an excellent temperatures above 125℃ are not recommended
elasticity and resistance to chlorine. Figure 2 shows for elastic fabrics with elastic yarn, due to its limited
the high rate of power retention after being exposed durability against heat.
to chlorine solution. So, the dyeing and finishing processing face limits in
their conditions.
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In order to check the thermal stability of creora H-
350, we experimented with the identical circular
Power retention %

knitted fabric to see the change in the weight of the

finished fabric as the temperature of the dyeing
changes. The following figure 3 shows the weight of
the fabric, that were knitted and dyed with three
different elastic yarns in the same conditions,
according to the temperature of dyeing process,
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Fabric with creora H-350 shows a higher
creora Competing Competing
fabric weight than the ordinary elastic yarn
H-350 Brand 1 Brand 2 in the same dyeing conditions.
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Figure 1. Comparing the power retention % after the Fabric with creora H-350 shows little
heat treatment change in the weight of the fabric
according to the changing temperature.

H-350
Strength retention %

competing brand A
Fabric weight [g]

competing brand B

creora Competing Regular

H-350 Brand 1 creora 125℃ 130℃ 135℃ 140℃

Figure 2. Comparing the power retention % after Figure 3. The change of the fabric weight according
chlorine solution exposed to the change of the dyeing temperature: dyeing for
40 minutes after the preset for 1 minute at the
Typical Properties temperature of 185℃
20, 30, 40, 70 Denier
Yarn Size
22, 33, 44, 77 dtex Figure 4 shows the change of the fabric's weight
Luster Bright after it went through the dyeing and finishing
Tenacity at Break 1.35 g/d (44 dtex) process of the second dyeing, third dyeing in the
Elongation at Break 480 % (44dtex) same dyeing conditions. It can be found that the
200% Modulus 8.9 g (44dtex) reduction of the weight is less according to the
Yarn Lengths increase of the number of times of dyeing compared
125 km (44dtex) to general elastic yarn.
(500g) ®
So, if you use creora H-350, the loss of the fabric
can be kept at a minimum, which can be caused in
Product Test Results
items that require a mixture of different fibers or
Generally elastic yarn has difficulty in processing a
difficult colors.
blended fabric with polyester. In many cases the ®
Fabric with creora H-350 shows relatively
suitable temperature for the dyeing is 130℃ to get
small changes in the weight of the fabric
satisfactory polyester dyed. In some cases, it can be
according to the increase in the number of

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 times of dyeing. It is recommended to avoid temperatures that
exceed 195℃ to obtain the appropriate elasticity.
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H-350 Generally the textile that contains creora H-350 has
competing brand A no problem in applying any commercial dyes (acid,
Fabric weight [g]

competing brand B
reactive, dispersed, direct dyeing), but care may be
required for some dyes of Azo types. Moreover,
chemicals including chlorine or unsaturated fatty
acid should be avoided because they can cause
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yellowing or degradation of creora H-350.

Packaging
1st dyeing 2nd dyeing 3rd dyeing Denier(dtex) Size Put-up Yarn Length
20 (22) 500g 58T 260km
Figure 4. The change in the weight according to the 30 (33) 500g 58T 170km
number of times of dyeing: dyeing for 40 minutes 40 (44) 500g 58T 125km
after the preset for 1 minute at the temperature of 70 (77) 500g 58T 70km
185℃. 58T = 58mm narrow tube

Dyeing and Finishing

The heat-setting can be carried out for creora® H-
350 for one minute or so at the temperature of 190℃.

For more Information on creora®, refer to “www.creora.com” or belows

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pursuant to this subject. We intend to provide a useful guide to customers when they use creora with the help of
this material and present information that can be helpful for their businesses. This publication is subject to revision
when necessary and Hyosung does not assume any responsibility or obligation pertinent to this information. A
preliminary test is required prior to the application as the details about the equipment, process condition and the
chemicals, which can be different in terms of the result and the effect. This publication is not for any specific
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