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Assignment On Lea Strength Tester
Assignment On Lea Strength Tester
A lea strength tester measures the strength of one lea yarn. One lea means 120 yards. Strength
is a measure of the steady force necessary to break a material and is measured in pound. The
m/c works in constant rate of extension. The Lea strength of yarn is one of the major
properties on which the suitability of yarn for its ultimate end use depends. It is the standard
method of measuring the strength of the yarn. The frictional forces rendered to the yarn in the
lea test reduce the sensitivity of the test to detect weak places in the yarn. A weak yarn can
also produce a low strength, but presence of an abnormally weak place in one of the treads
may not be detected.
Specimen Preparation:
To determine the CLSP first we have to make a lea of 120 yards .we make it by using
wrapping reel lea maker, it’s an electronic machine having a circular wheel with a diameter
of 1.5 yards. To make 120 yards we fix the machine to 80 revolutions, a lea is formed when it
complete 80 turns .This lea is then weighted on a weighing machine.
Machine Adjustment:
The machine adjustment includes the setting of lea strength tester that it should be on 0
moreover the Auto sorter should also be checked before measuring the count.
Features of Lea strength tester:
Tensile Testing Machine consists of lower stationary base
plate, a fixed cross tie on two supporting columns and a
movable crosshead using a lead screw and nut mechanism.
The Tensile Testing Machine has been designed in such
way that one testing space is suitable for extra-long test
sample, having long elongation.
The lea is mounted over the jaws and when in doing so, care should be taken to avoid the
formation of any twist in the lea and the grapping of threads on the jaws.
Then the bottom jaw is engaged with the screw mechanism and the motor is switched on. As
the bottom jaw descends, a load is imposed on the loops of yarn constituting the lea.
Because of the pull on the upper jaw, the pendulum arm is pulled which moves the pointer
over the dial. At one point, one or two strands break and then many will slip and at the stage,
there will not be any further movement of the pendulum. The pendulum will be prevented in
falling back suddenly by the pawl which engages with the teeth over the serrated quadrant. At
that place, the pointer also stops moving and indicates the maximum load on the dial. This
load is called the strength of the lea. The lower jaw is then brought up and the lea is removed
from the jaws.
Technical Specification:
For Checking Tensile Strength of Fabric / Yarn Lea
Digital Tensile Testing Machine – 500Kg with S Type Load Cell
Least Count - 0.1Kg
Traverse Speed - 300 & 100mm /min.
Max. Grip Separation –1000mm
Min. Grip Separation – 100mm
Power - 220V AC 50Hz.
Drive – 1H.P. Geared Motor
Safety Device – With Limit Switch to protect from Over Traverse.
Conclusion:
From this assignment we have learn about lea strength tester. We have got an overall
knowledge about lea strength of yarn.