Tow 1258473 225789844 2008-07-15T12:20:30Z JAnDbot 1725149 robot Adding: [[cs:Koudel]], [[de:Werg]], [[ru:Пакля]] {{Otheruses|TOW}} In the [[composites]] [[industry]], a '''tow''' is an untwisted [[bundle]] of continuous [[Filament (textiles)|filament]]s, and it refers to [[wiktionary:human-made|human-made]] [[fiber]]s, particularly [[carbon fiber]]s (also called graphite). Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain, e.g. a 12K tow contains about 12,000 fibers. In the [[textile industry]], a '''tow''' (rhymes with how, unless referring to [[cellulose acetate]] which sounds like toe) is a coarse, broken fiber such as [[flax]], [[hemp]], or [[jute]].<ref>[http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org/history/glossary.htm Glossary of Colonial Terms], History Online</ref> Flax tows are often used as [[upholstery]] stuffing, and tows in general are frequently cut up to produce staple fibers. == Notes == <references /> {{Spinning}} [[Category:Fibers]] [[Category:Spinning]] {{tech-stub}} [[cs:Koudel]] [[de:Werg]] [[fr:Étoupe]] [[no:Stry]] [[ru:Пакля]] [[scn:Stuppa]]