What’s the common weave patterns of filter cloths and their features?
Plain weave, twill weave and satin weave are common weave patterns. Just as filter cloth materials, weave patterns are also critical for filter cloth performance. Filter cloths with different weave patterns have different strength, acid and alkali resistance, ease of cake release and resistance to building.
If you want to understand weave pattern, you must know what is warp and weft. Threads that run lengthwise in a cloth are called wrap. And threads that runs across the width of a cloth at right angles to the wrap are called weft.
Weave Pattern |
Technique |
Features |
Plain Weave (or Checkerboard Weave) |
A weft thread alternatively going over one wrap and then under one wrap thread. |
The most basic weave; average in strength, cake release and stability; high particle retention; and low resistance to blinding. |
Twill Weave |
It adds a diagonal rib into the weave. These diagonals are caused by moving the yarn intersection one weft thread higher on successive wrap yarns. |
Cake release is average; strength is improved; average resistance to blinding. |
Stain Weave (or Sateen Weave) |
Carrying the wrap yarn on the fabric surface over many weft yarns. Intersections between warp and weft are kept to a minimum. |
Very flexible; smooth surface; easily conforms to most curved surfaces; excellent cake release and resistance to blinding; and average particle retention. |