Litrax FIVE - cooling yarn

Litrax 5 Alpine cooling yarn

General Description

The LITRAX.5 Yarn Series is based on PA (Nylon) and offers unprecedented cooling effects on body. The yarn is enriched by cooling mineral composites that have a lasting cool effect on skin of approximately -1.7°C. The effect is almost permanent as it works on the natural coolness of the minerals.

Features  100% PA 6 cooling Refreshing Soft and pleasant feel In combination with LITRAX.8 active carbon: UV protection de-odorizing sweat absorption dry body

Litrax FIVE L5 – Alpine cooling yarn

 Product & Fabric Comments

• Preferably use over 50% of LITRAX-5 ALPINE yarn in fabrics to preserve its effectiveness, preferably 80-100% at the skin side.

• If possible do not combine LITRAX-5 ALPINE with Polyester at same side as it leads to a loss of functional effectiveness.

• Nylon or rayon-based (viscose) yarns are best choices when combining with LITRAX-5 ALPINE yarn.

• When weaving yarn, relax the pulling power, don't use too much yarn oil.

• The composition of fabric from round weaving:
  Generally suggested garments with LITRAX-5 ALPINE are 
  - polo shirts
  - moisture absorbing and quick dry shirts
  - also bird-eye and pique (PK) will give good results because bird-eye and PK have holes for convection. For now, there are no trials in using LITRAX-5 ALPINE for woven applications.

• Recommended composition percentages:
  If you can use 100% LITRAX-5 yarn for one side, that is the best choice we can recommend. Make sure, LITRAX-5 can touch the skin. If you want to make polo shirts, we suggest outside either LITRAX-8 active carbon rayon-polyester blended yarn
  (containing pyrolized LITRAX L8 active carbon composites for quick dry and sweat work out) in Ne30 or Ne40 quality, or LITRAX-8 filament yarn.

• Composition of a moisture absorbing shirt:
  You may use the moisture absorbing polyester-based yarn LITRAX L8 active carbon with 150D or 100D at the outside, and on the inside a standard LITRAX-5 70D/48F filament yarn.

• Possible composition in woven fabrics:
  Normally, woven is plain, we suggest to use LITRAX-8 rayon-polyester blended LITRAX L8 active carbon yarn, Ne30 on the outside, and a LITRAX-8 polyester 150D or 75D moisture absorbing yarn interwoven with LITRAX-5 70D/48F on the inside.

For specific textile application questions, please contact us.