How Does Ironing Work?

Ironing or smoothing is the function of applying a heated tool to get rid of wrinkles from washed clothes.

The most widespread tool used for the purpose of ironing is known as "irons". Ironing works via the method of loosening the bonds amid the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibres of the fabric. When the molecules are hot, the fibres are levelled by the heaviness of the iron, and maintain their shape as they cool down. Certain fabrics, like cotton, necessitate the application of water to release the intermolecular bonds.    

Initially irons use to have pans which were full of charcoal, and were used for the purpose of levelling fabrics in China during the 1st century BC. Contemporary irons usually have regulators to decide the amount of heat required for a particular fabric.