Determination of the effect of Bekinox fibers on the fabrics specific surface electrical resistance

The object of research is antistatic fabrics containing Bekinox steel fibers. The aim of the work is to determine the minimum percentage of Bekinox fibers in a fabric which provides a required level of antistatic properties. The information received will be used for development of the method to design fabrics for special application. As a result of statistical processing of experimental data a mathematical model was developed that describes the dependence of the surface electrical resistance of fabric on the Bekinox steel fibers percentage in their structure in the range from 0 to 1 %. It was found that the deviation of the observed value of the electrical resistance of fabrics from the predicted one does not exceed 1 degree of order regardless of the location of antistatic yarns in their structure. Based on the analysis of the resulting model and the requirements for antistatic fabrics recommendations for their design have been developed.