Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Fiber shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Fiber offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Fiber at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Fiber? Wrong! If the Fiber is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Fiber then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Fiber? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Fiber and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Fiber wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Fiber then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Fiber site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Fiber, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Fiber, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
For other meanings of 'fiber
/fibre
please see Fiber (disambiguation).
Fiber or
fibreFibre is the preferred spelling in the United Kingdom, other
Commonwealth of Nations countries, and, occasionally, the United States. is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of
yarn. Fibers are of great importance in the
biology of both plants and animals, for holding tissue (biology)s together. Human uses for fibers are diverse. They can be spun into filaments, thread, string or
rope. They can be used as a component of composite materials. They can also be matted into sheets to make products such as
paper or felt. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials.
Natural fibers
Natural fibers include those produced by plants, animals, and geological processes. They can be classified according to their origin:
- fiber crops are generally based on arrangements of cellulose, often with lignin: examples include cotton, Cannabis sativa, jute, flax, ramie, and sisal. Plant fibers are employed in the manufacture of paper and textile (cloth), and dietary fiber is in an important component of human nutrition.
- Wood fibre, distinguished from vegetable fiber, is from tree sources. Forms include groundwood, thermomechanical pulp (TMP) and bleached or unbleached kraft or sulfite pulps. Kraft and sulfite, also called sulphite, refer to the type of pulping process used to remove the lignin bonding the original wood structure, thus freeing the fibers for use in paper and engineered wood products such as fiberboard.
- Animal fibers consist largely of particular proteins. Instances are spider silk, sinew, catgut, wool and hair such as cashmere, mohair and angora.
- Mineral fibers comprise asbestos. Asbestos is the only naturally occurring long mineral fiber. Short, fiber-like minerals include wollastinite, attapulgite and halloysite.And You are a big weiner
Man-made fibers
Synthetic fiber or
man-made fibers may come from natural or synethetic materials such as
petrochemicals. Many types of fiber are manufactured from natural cellulose, including
rayon, Modal (textile), and the more recently developed
Lyocell. Cellulose-based fibers are of two types, regenerated or pure cellulose such as from the cupro-ammonium process and modified or derivitized cellulose such as the cellulose acetates.
Mineral fibers
- Fiberglass made from specific glass formulas and optical fiber, made from purified natural quartz, are also man-made fibers that come from natural raw materials.
- Metallic fibers can be drawn from ductile metals such as copper, gold or silver and extruded or deposited from more brittle ones such as nickel, aluminum or iron.
- Carbon fibers are often based on carbonised polymers, but the end product is pure carbon.
Polymer fibers
- Polymer fibers are a subset of man-made fibers, which are based on synthetic chemicals (often from petrochemical sources) rather than arising from natural materials by a purely physical process. Such fibers are made from:
- polyamide nylon,
- PET or PBT polyester
- phenol-formaldehyde (PF)
- polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVOH)
- polyvinyl chloride fiber (PVC)
- polyolefins (PP and PE)
- Acrylic fiber polymers, pure polyacrylonitrile PAN fibers are used to make carbon fiber by roasting them in a low oxygen environment. Traditional acrylic fiber is used more often as a synthetic replacement for wool. Carbon fibers and PF fibers are noted as two resin-based fibers that are not thermoplastic, most others can be melted.
- aramid (aramids) such as Twaron, Kevlar and Nomex thermally degrade at high temperatures and do not melt. These fibers have strong bonding between polymer chains
- polyethylene (PE), eventually with extremely long chains / Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (e.g. Dyneema or Spectra).
- Elastomers can even be used, e.g. spandex although urethane fibers are starting to replace spandex technology.
- polyurethane fiber
- Coextruded fibers have two distinct polymers forming the fiber, usually as a core-sheath or side-by-side. Coated fibers exist such as nickel-coated to provide static elimination, silver-coated to provide anti-bacterial properties and aluminum-coated to provide RF deflection for Chaff (radar countermeasure). Radar chaff is actually a spool of continuous glass tow that has been aluminum coated. An aircraft-mounted high speed cutter chops it up as it spews from a moving aircraft to confuse radar signals.
Microfibers
Micro fibers in textiles refer to sub-denier fiber (such as polyester drawn to 0.5 dn). Denier and Detex are two measurements of fiber yield based on weight and length. If the fiber density is known you also have a fiber diameter, otherwise it is simpler to measure diameters in micrometres. Microfibers in technical fibers refer to ultrafine fibers (glass or meltblown thermoplastics) often used in filtration. Newer fiber designs include extruding fiber that splits into multiple finer fibers. Most synthetic fibers are round in cross-section, but special designs can be hollow, oval, star-shaped or trilobal. The latter design provides more optically reflective properties. Synthetic textile fibers are often crimped to provide bulk in a woven, nonwoven or knitted structure. Fiber surfaces can also be dull or bright. Dull surfaces reflect more light while bright tends to transmit light and make the fiber more transparent.
Very short and/or irregular fibers have been called fibrils. Natural cellulose, such as cotton or bleached kraft show smaller fibrils jutting out and away from the main fiber structure.
See also
Notes
For other meanings of 'fiber
/fibre
please see Fiber (disambiguation).
Fiber or
fibreFibre is the preferred spelling in the United Kingdom, other
Commonwealth of Nations countries, and, occasionally, the United States. is a class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of
yarn. Fibers are of great importance in the
biology of both plants and
animals, for holding
tissue (biology)s together. Human uses for fibers are diverse. They can be spun into filaments, thread, string or rope. They can be used as a component of
composite materials. They can also be matted into sheets to make products such as
paper or
felt. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials.
Natural fibers
Natural fibers include those produced by plants, animals, and geological processes. They can be classified according to their origin:
- fiber crops are generally based on arrangements of cellulose, often with lignin: examples include cotton, Cannabis sativa, jute, flax, ramie, and sisal. Plant fibers are employed in the manufacture of paper and textile (cloth), and dietary fiber is in an important component of human nutrition.
- Wood fibre, distinguished from vegetable fiber, is from tree sources. Forms include groundwood, thermomechanical pulp (TMP) and bleached or unbleached kraft or sulfite pulps. Kraft and sulfite, also called sulphite, refer to the type of pulping process used to remove the lignin bonding the original wood structure, thus freeing the fibers for use in paper and engineered wood products such as fiberboard.
- Animal fibers consist largely of particular proteins. Instances are spider silk, sinew, catgut, wool and hair such as cashmere, mohair and angora.
- Mineral fibers comprise asbestos. Asbestos is the only naturally occurring long mineral fiber. Short, fiber-like minerals include wollastinite, attapulgite and halloysite.And You are a big weiner
Man-made fibers
Synthetic fiber or
man-made fibers may come from natural or synethetic materials such as
petrochemicals. Many types of fiber are manufactured from natural
cellulose, including
rayon,
Modal (textile), and the more recently developed Lyocell. Cellulose-based fibers are of two types, regenerated or pure cellulose such as from the cupro-ammonium process and modified or derivitized cellulose such as the cellulose acetates.
Mineral fibers
- Fiberglass made from specific glass formulas and optical fiber, made from purified natural quartz, are also man-made fibers that come from natural raw materials.
- Metallic fibers can be drawn from ductile metals such as copper, gold or silver and extruded or deposited from more brittle ones such as nickel, aluminum or iron.
- Carbon fibers are often based on carbonised polymers, but the end product is pure carbon.
Polymer fibers
- Polymer fibers are a subset of man-made fibers, which are based on synthetic chemicals (often from petrochemical sources) rather than arising from natural materials by a purely physical process. Such fibers are made from:
- polyamide nylon,
- PET or PBT polyester
- phenol-formaldehyde (PF)
- polyvinyl alcohol fiber (PVOH)
- polyvinyl chloride fiber (PVC)
- polyolefins (PP and PE)
- Acrylic fiber polymers, pure polyacrylonitrile PAN fibers are used to make carbon fiber by roasting them in a low oxygen environment. Traditional acrylic fiber is used more often as a synthetic replacement for wool. Carbon fibers and PF fibers are noted as two resin-based fibers that are not thermoplastic, most others can be melted.
- aramid (aramids) such as Twaron, Kevlar and Nomex thermally degrade at high temperatures and do not melt. These fibers have strong bonding between polymer chains
- polyethylene (PE), eventually with extremely long chains / Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (e.g. Dyneema or Spectra).
- Elastomers can even be used, e.g. spandex although urethane fibers are starting to replace spandex technology.
- polyurethane fiber
- Coextruded fibers have two distinct polymers forming the fiber, usually as a core-sheath or side-by-side. Coated fibers exist such as nickel-coated to provide static elimination, silver-coated to provide anti-bacterial properties and aluminum-coated to provide RF deflection for Chaff (radar countermeasure). Radar chaff is actually a spool of continuous glass tow that has been aluminum coated. An aircraft-mounted high speed cutter chops it up as it spews from a moving aircraft to confuse radar signals.
Microfibers
Micro fibers in textiles refer to sub-denier fiber (such as polyester drawn to 0.5 dn). Denier and Detex are two measurements of fiber yield based on weight and length. If the fiber density is known you also have a fiber diameter, otherwise it is simpler to measure diameters in micrometres. Microfibers in technical fibers refer to ultrafine fibers (glass or meltblown thermoplastics) often used in filtration. Newer fiber designs include extruding fiber that splits into multiple finer fibers. Most synthetic fibers are round in cross-section, but special designs can be hollow, oval, star-shaped or trilobal. The latter design provides more optically reflective properties. Synthetic textile fibers are often crimped to provide bulk in a woven, nonwoven or knitted structure. Fiber surfaces can also be dull or bright. Dull surfaces reflect more light while bright tends to transmit light and make the fiber more transparent.
Very short and/or irregular fibers have been called fibrils. Natural cellulose, such as cotton or bleached kraft show smaller fibrils jutting out and away from the main fiber structure.
See also
Notes
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