| abstract |
This invention relates to cut resistant fabrics and articles including gloves, and processes for making cut resistant articles, the fabrics and articles comprising a yarn comprising an intimate blend of staple fibers, the blend comprising 20 to 50 parts by weight of a fiber selected from the group of aliphatic polyamide fiber, polyolefin fiber, polyester fiber, and mixtures thereof; and 50 to 80 parts by weight of an aramid fiber mixture; based on the total weight of the aliphatic polyamide, polyolefin, polyester, and aramid fibers. The aramid fiber mixture comprises at least a first aramid fiber having a linear density of from 3.3 to 6 denier per filament (3.7 to 6.7 dtex per filament); and a second aramid fiber having a linear density of from 0.50 to 4.5 denier per filament (0.56 to 5.0 dtex per filament). The difference in filament linear density of the first aramid fiber to the second aramid fiber is 1 denier per filament (1.1 dtex per filament) or greater. |