Technical data

Process / butchers threads

The range includes cotton windings of 0.1 and 0.5 kg, grey 100% linen twine in 0.5 kg windings, and loops in packs of 10,000. Winding mass and billing unit are distinct: items sold by kilogram and by piece have separate SKUs. Food contact, oven use and smoking require confirmation for the specific product variant.

Discuss the specification

A raw-material property is not a finished-product test result

Material data supports preliminary selection. Product behaviour also depends on construction, diameter, finish and process conditions. Critical applications require tests and documentation for the exact variant.

MAL-PR-COT

Butcher's thread — 100% cotton

Data sheet PDF

Manufacturer-declared, document review pending · Specification and availability require confirmation.

Identification and construction

Construction: Twisted cord
Variant materials: Cotton
Diameter for specification: 1–3 mm
Component yarn count · Ne / Nm: To be confirmed; Ne in the cotton system or Nm.
Finished-product linear density · tex: Nominal value and tolerance to be confirmed.
Number of component yarns · PLY: Ply count and plying stages to be confirmed.
Twist · S/Z · TPM: Direction and turns per metre to be confirmed for each stage.
Colour: natural, to specification
Winding: spool, process winding, cut lengths

Finished-product performance

Breaking force: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Elongation: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Length per unit mass: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Operating temperature: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Food contact: Declared on Malkop website; compliance file pending review

Materials and application limits

Cotton

A natural cellulose fibre for processes where non-melting behaviour and a confirmed food-contact or useful-heat variant matter.

Heat: Oven or smoking use after variant confirmation
Flame: Does not melt; chars and may burn
Moisture absorption: High

Cotton does not melt, but it is not fire resistant.
Useful-heat suitability applies only to a variant confirmed for the process.
Food and candle uses require variant-specific documentation and testing.

Material evidence

Non-thermoplastic degradation and charring: Cotton does not have a thermoplastic melting point. It decomposes, chars and can burn; treatment and fibre history materially change the thermal pathway.Material-level hazard screening only. Do not convert decomposition data into a continuous-use temperature for a Malkop product.
Commercial moisture regain: 8.5% commercial regain reference. This is a defined trade value, not a measured equilibrium result for a specific Malkop lot.Commercial mass and directional comparison only.
Wet tenacity change in cited fibre sample: +27.6% for the cited cotton fibre sample. The paper's yarn results vary with yarn count and structure, so this value is not universal for yarn or cord.Fibre-level directional evidence. Test the exact yarn, cord, knot and conditioning state.
Cellulosic response to flame: Cellulosic textiles can char, flame and continue glowing. Non-melting does not mean flame resistant.Hazard communication only; not a classification of a Malkop product.

Documentation and parameter verification plan

Approval for a particular application requires an approved specification, tests and documents. This sheet is not a certificate.

ISO 139 — conditioning atmosphere, ISO 2060 — linear density, ISO 2061 — twist, where applicable, ISO 2062 or ASTM D2256 — breaking force and elongation, after scope check, Variant-specific oven/smoking process validation, Food-contact declaration and traceability dossier

TDS-MAL-PR-COT

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MAL-PR-LIN

Linen thread — process variant

Data sheet PDF

Manufacturer-declared, document review pending · Specification and availability require confirmation.

Identification and construction

Construction: Twisted cord
Variant materials: Linen
Diameter for specification: 1–3 mm
Component yarn count · Ne / Nm: To be confirmed; Ne in the cotton system or Nm.
Finished-product linear density · tex: Nominal value and tolerance to be confirmed.
Number of component yarns · PLY: Ply count and plying stages to be confirmed.
Twist · S/Z · TPM: Direction and turns per metre to be confirmed for each stage.
Colour: natural
Winding: spool, process winding

Finished-product performance

Breaking force: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Elongation: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Length per unit mass: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Operating temperature: To be confirmed for the exact variant
Food contact: Declared on Malkop website; compliance file pending review

Materials and application limits

Linen

A strong natural fibre with a stiffer handle. It does not melt, but may char and burn in a flame.

Heat: Oven or smoking use after variant confirmation
Flame: Does not melt; chars and may burn
Moisture absorption: High

Linen does not melt, but it is not fire resistant.
Food-contact and temperature applications require variant testing.

Material evidence

Humidity sensitivity and property variability: Flax properties vary with fibre source, processing, geometry and relative humidity. High humidity can reduce tensile performance in some conditions.Supports lot control and wet/dry product testing. It does not define one universal linen-cord value.
Cellulosic response to flame: Linen is cellulosic: it does not thermoplastically melt, but it can char and burn. It is not inherently fire resistant.Hazard communication only; not a classification of a Malkop product.

Documentation and parameter verification plan

Approval for a particular application requires an approved specification, tests and documents. This sheet is not a certificate.

TDS-MAL-PR-LIN

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Yarn count and twist

Ne / Nm, linear density in tex, ply count and S/Z twist with TPM describe different product characteristics. Finished-cord diameter is specified separately.

Textile designations and the Ne 6/3 example

NeEnglish cotton count: Number of 840-yard hanks per pound of yarn. Higher count means lower linear density, not diameter in mm.
NmMetric count: Metres of yarn per gram. Nm and Ne are different systems; Nm 6 is not the same as Ne 6.
tex / dtexLinear density: tex: grams per 1,000 m; dtex: grams per 10,000 m. 1 tex = 10 dtex. State whether the value applies to a component yarn or the finished product.
PLYNumber of component yarns: Number of yarns combined at a given plying stage. Specify each stage of a cabled construction separately; ply is not the number of individual fibres.
S / ZTwist direction: Direction of the twist. For plied yarns, distinguish the component-yarn twist from the final plying twist.
TPM · turns/mTwist level: Turns per metre. TPI means turns per inch; 1 TPI ≈ 39.37 TPM. S or Z alone does not specify the twist level.
N / cN/texBreaking force / tenacity: Force at break and force relative to linear density. Comparison requires consistent test methods and conditions.
%Elongation at break: Change in length at break. This is not the same as an elastic cord's working extension.

Designation example, not a MALKOP product specification

Ne 6/3: three Ne 6 singles, or 3 PLY. Each single is approximately 98.4 tex; the nominal total is approximately 295.3 tex before twist contraction. By comparison, Nm 6 is approximately 166.7 tex.

Conversions: tex ≈ 590.6 / Ne (cotton); tex = 1000 / Nm. Yarn count does not convert directly to cord diameter.

Terminology references: CottonWorks: Ne, tex, Nm, PLY ISO 2061 Safilin: Nm, PLY

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