Coats Astra
 

 

 
 
 

COATS ASTRA is Coats Bangladesh's premium spun polyester thread, produced to our international specifications from high tenacity stabilized fibre exclusive to Coats plc. An advance low friction lubricant and uniform construction provide exceptional sewing performance in high speed and critical sewing operation.
  


 

 
The Coats Astra Advantage

  • Coats Astra has been engineered to give highest possible productivity.

  • High tenacity fibre ensures greater strength.

  • Preset fibre is used for least shrinkage.

  • The yarn is spun and twisted on state-of-art machinery by our own mill in China.

  • To ensure superior evenness and to virtually eliminate knots, all yarn is electronically reduces breakages.

  • We use silicon based lubrication developed by the Coats Research Centre.

  • The patented lubrication for Coats Astra dramatically improves the ability to withstand needle heat and breakages in high speed and difficult sewing.

  • The best dye materials are used to give an excellent colour standard.

  • We at Coats ensure- the best quality thread is provided to our valued customers.

Coats Astra Services

  • Coats Astra offers a wide range of threads for quality conscious customers.

  • Coats Astra offers an extensive range of 1000 Plus shades displayed on our shade card. In addition, there is a fast and accurate computerized dye-to-match service.

  • Priority Colour Matching is available for the Coats Astra customers for precise stitchtested colour matching for perfect thread-to-fabric matching.

  • We provide our Coats Astra customers the fastest service lead time called Fast Track Service Support System to meet the urgent requirements of our Coats Astra Customers.

  • Free Technical advice from Coats Technical Team including information on the latest sewing technology.

  • Like all products manufactured and marketed by the Coats Viyella Group and it's subsidiary in Bangladesh, Coats Bangladesh Ltd., Coats Astra also offers the guaranteed standard of length, strength, colour, dyeing quality and sewability.

Specification & Application

METRIC
TICKET		 COTTON
COUNT		 HK
EQUIVALENT		 TEX MAKE
UP		 APPLICATIONS
180
130		 60's/2
50's/2		 602
502		 18
24		 5,000 m
4,000 m

Fine fabric-Sewing overedging, general, seaming of lingerie
shirts and blouses.
120
110
075		 60's/3
40's/2
40's/3		 603
402
403		 27
27
40		 2,500 m
4,000 m
3,000 m

Medium fabric - General seaming of shirts, blouses, trousers, slacks, jackets, outwear dresses, lingerie, underwear, knitwear, quilts.
060
050
030
024
020
010		 30's/3
20's/2
20's/3
20's/4
12's/3
20's/9		 303
604
606
-
T-22
T-10		 60
60
80
105
150
270		 2,500 m
3,000 m
2,000 m
2,000 m
1,500 m
   500 m

Heavy fabric - cotton twill, TC, corduroy, gloves, tent, industrial
workwear.
 
TICKET
NUMBER		 AVERAGE
STRENGTH (CN)		 AVERAGE
ELONGATION (%)		 SHRINKAGE
(Dry at 150 C)		 FASTNESS
(WASHING)
(RUBBING)

180
120
130
110
075
060
050
030
024
020
010

 635
808
1044
1032
1480
2300
2250
3465
4255
6338
7052		 15.4
17.5
17.5
17.0
17.0
17.3
17.6
18.2
18.6
20.5
21.5		 0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6		 ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
ISO 4
 

Thermal Properties

  • Melts at 508 - 526 F (250 - 260 C)
    Softens at 454 - 490 F (220 - 240 C)
  • Shrinkage less than 1% at 328 F (150 C)

Applications may vary considerably in the use of thread. Therefore it is vital that the customer himself ensures that the colour fastness as well as the other physical properties, such as contrast stitching performance, of the thread fully meet his requirements under intended conditions before use.
 
For requirements beyond test conditions please contact Coats Bangladesh prior to placing your order.
 
For bleach fast articles, please use our commercially bleach fast range of Coats Astra Rugged.
 
Coats Bangladesh declines any responsibility for eventual consequential damage resulting from the product having been exposed to and/or used in applications beyond standard test conditions.
 

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