These results suggest that there appears to be a good correlation between the degree of lateral order, shrinkage, crystallinity, and crease recovery angle on the one hand and the dimensional deformation on the other. Deformation and, subsequently, the dimensional stability of fibers can thus be assumed quickly by observing in the SEM the shapes and distortions of simple overhand knots prepared from the fibers under standard tensions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWe wish to thank Dr. T. Radhakrishnan, director, ATIRA, for permission to publish this work.