Properties of down/kapok battings

On the basis of trial-producing down/kapok battings,the compressive and warmth retention properties of these battings are investigated in this paper.It′s showed that the usage of chemical fibers,such as fine-denier PET fibers,etc,could effectively improve the compressive resilience of battings.When kapok replaced down or down waste in the battings,the compressive resilience of battings would reduce slightly,however,it wasn′t distinct when the content was changed slightly.The usage of down could improve the warmth retention of battings,and kapok was less important than down in improving the warmth retention of battings,but more useful than other chemical fibers(PP,PET,etc).Down waste could reduce the warmth retention of battings,but not remarkable.