Abstract: Use of a textured polyester filament yarn in a substrate for the manufacture of abrasives is disclosed. The substrate permits the manufacture of abrasives having a uniform and clean surface and a long running time. Coated abrasives incorporating the invention will not rapidly lose their binding agent grain layer during grinding and possess a high level of adhesion between substrate and adhesive. The particular yarn disclosed exhibits good absorbency for a binding agent for all, including fine, grains of abrasives.

Abstract: Filament yarns composed of multicomponent fibers of the matrix/segment type are produced and processed into textile fabrics by false-twist texturing the multicomponent fibres made up of segments of varying deniers to cause softening the matrix to bond the filaments together over short, medium or longer sections of the yarn. After conversion of the yarns into fabrics, the fabrics are subjected to a shrinking treatment. The fabrics so treated have a reduced tendency to crease or wrinkle, better crease recovery and better dyeing properties. The denier of the lower denier segments should be finer than 0.6 dtex and the denier of the high denier segments should be at least 1 dtex; the weight ratio of low to high denier segments in the yarn ranges from about 25:75 to about 75:25. The matrix is preferably made of polyamide 6 while the segments are polyethylene terephthalate. The cross-sectional shapes of the fibers may e.g.