Project Materials II
Group 5
The group
Project manager: Rafika Ilkince
Technical manager: Mareike Mesdag
Product manager: Eva Baptist
Quality manager: Danaé Willemztijn
Sustainable manager: Jenny Vogelaar
Product: Longsleeve T-shirt for men
Materials longsleeve T-shirt for men
The fabrics are 100% cottonThe yarns are 100% polyesterThe labels are 100% polyester
Quality tests
Fire testMicroscopic imageVapor test3 different colour testsCalculate gaugeCalculate yarn numberResearch EU standardsResearch ISO standards
Results
Construction: knitted single jersey
Raw material: 100% cotton
Colouring: reactive, dye and printing
Weight: 16,77
Thickness: 0,13 mm
Yarn number: 128 tex
Gauge: 40
Spinning method: ring spun yarn
Sustainability research
cotton & polyester
For the sustainability research we used the following tools:
Nike Making appMade-By benchmarkHigg index
Conclusions:
Eventhough the cotton scores 95% on the Higg index. H&M has the vision to change it before 2040. In 2030 they want to make use of 100% recycled materials and other sustainable sourced materials.
Looking at the outcomes from the Nike making APP and Made-By benchmark Polyester doesn’t quite has the outcome as we thought it would be. It is one some points so much better than the used cotton in our product.
The two main points are the chemistry and energy use. These are the points which need to change to make polyester a less of an impact material on the environment.