Wool in 1960s: Woolmark
The behaviour of Wool is written as 1960s’s “Woolmark,” fixed by 15. An advert’s adjective is not a melting point. “Room temperature” alone is not a figure. Lead times track a few mills or plantations more than textbook chemistry.
Crimped keratin that traps still air — suiting, carpets and a quietly decent fire story among apparel fibres. Wool is one of 32 materials in this atlas, grouped under textiles: history, structure, measured properties, process routes, uses, safety and market — not a product catalogue.
Scores compare Wool with the rest of the atlas on strength, heat, fire behaviour, insulation, workability and circularity. They are editorial, not certificates. Seven chapters follow. Fire and insulation claims name test families (Euroclass, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F) rather than inventing a single safety number.
Wool (keratin protein) is a family of grades whose density ~1.31 g/cm³, heat band chars; does not melt-drip like PE, and fire letter better than commodity synthetics in many apparel tests. Wool is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry keratin protein, density ~1.31 g/cm³, heat band chars; does not melt-drip like PE.
“Woolmark” for Wool in 1960s carries 15. Praise without that figure is not a property.1960s
Figures to keep
- Year of the condition
- 1960s
- Property figure
- 15
- Material
- Wool
- Use line
- Woolmark
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