Lea Strength Tester | Determination of Cotton Yarn Strength and C.S.P.by Lea Strength Tester

Name of the Experiment: Determination of cotton yarn strength and C.S.P. by lea strength tester.

Theory:

Figure: The pendulum lever principle

C.S.P is the product of English count and strength of yarn in pound.

i.e. C.S.P = Strength of yarn in pound x Count in English system.
Again, english count is the no. of hanks in 840 yards length per 1 pound weight of yarn.
i.e. Count =( L*w)/(l*W)
Here, L = length of the sample & l = unit length of the system
W = wt. Of the sample & w = unit wt. of the system.
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. Assuming the specimen to be extensible and an

absence of any dynamic effects, we get from the figure:
Fr = Mgr = MgRsinq  

As the value of MgR and r are constant, therefore
According to the applied force the m/c dial gives us the
strength in lb on the basis of this q.

Apparatus:
1.Cotton yarn
2.Wrap reel
3.Lea strength tester
4.Electrical balance

M/c specification:

1. The Lea Strength Tester
2. Goodbrand & Co. Ltd.
3. Capacity: 100lb

Testing atmosphere:
Temperature – 29oC and relative humidity – 76%
Standard atmosphere: temperature – 20oC and relative humidity - 65%.

Sample:
Size - One lea cotton yarn (1 lea =120 yards).
No. of sample – 20.

Working procedure:
1.At first one lea cotton yarn is measured by wrap reel and in this way 20 samples are taken for testing.
2.Now, the first sample is fixed with the upper jaw J1 and the lower jaw J2.
3.The m/c is started and observed the dial until the sample is torn out.
4.When the sample is torn out the m/c is stopped and the reading is taken.
5.By this way the others’ reading are taken.
6.Then all the samples are weighted and counts are calculated.
7.C.S.P of the all samples are calculated.
8.At last average and CV% are calculated.

Data:

Reading	Yarn length (yds)	Yarn strength (lbs)	Sample Wt (gms)	Yarn Count (Ne)	C.S.P of the given sample	Avg C.S.P	SD%	CV%
1	120	86	2.6	24.9	2141.39	2397.16	99.9	4.16
2	120	93	2.63	24.64	2291.52
3	120	97.5	2.7	24	2340
4	120	95	2.62	24.73	2349.34
5	120	98.99	2.60	24.92	2466.83

Calculation:
Suppose for first sample, we find length = 120 yards and weight = 2.315gm.
Now we know, 1 lb = 453.6 gm.
Then Count = 24.9 » 25 Ne
And C.S.P = 24.9 X 86 = 2141.39
In this way others are calculated.
Here CV% = 4.16%

Result:
The strength of cotton yarn is 97 lb
and C.S.P is 2397.16
and the C.V% for C.S.P is 4.16%

Remark:
It is considered that fibres having C.S.P less than 1800 are bad or weak, between 1800-2200 are average and greater than 2200 are strong. From our experiment we see that our samples’ average C.S.P is 2397.16 which is greater than the std 2200 and CV% is 4.16. This is proved that there are many variations in this range but our supplied yarn has good strength. So finally we can say that these yarns have good strength fibres. But it may be vary because our testing atmosphere is not standard.