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Olefin Fiber
A fiber made from a by-product of gasoline refining, consisting of one ingredient: propylene. Since propylene is widely available at a comparatively lower cost than nylon base ingredients, olefin is less expensive than nylon. Olefin does not accept water-based dyes or stains. Color is added in the manufacturing process in the form of pigment. Olefin is a lightweight fiber and can have good bulk and cover. However, the polymer base creates a soft fiber which has poor resiliency, a lower melting point and poor texture retention as compared to nylon. The carpet fiber is available as bulked continuous filament yarn. Only when budget is the main consideration, lower life expectancy is anticipated, and long-term appearance retention is not a priority, olefin can be considered.

Optimum Twist
The term used to describe the amount of twist that gives the maximum breaking strength or the maximum bulk of a carpet.

Ozone Fading
The fading of color from a dyed or pigmented fiber caused by atmospheric contaminants of ozone.

Abrasion Resistance to Axminster Back Coating to Bulking Cable Yarn to Cut Pile Dead Yarn to Dye Site End to Extrusion Face Weight to Fuzzing Gauge/Pitch to Grinning Hand to Hybrid Carpet Indoor Air Quality to ISO

J-Cut to Jute Knitting to Kuster Latex to Luster Matting to Multilevel Loop Pile Nap to Nylon—Type 6,6 Olefin Fiber to Ozone Fading No Terms Available- Q Random Sheared to Rows or Wires Sawtooth Crimp to Synthetic Fiber

Tensile Strength to Two-Ply Unitary to Urethane Velvet Carpet to Vinyl Warp to Woven Carpet Xenon Arc Lamp Yarn to Yarn Weight Zippering