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Types of Fabric Testing
Ramandeep Singh
B.Tech, Dept. of Textile Engineering
Giani Zail Singh Punjab Technical University Campus,
Bathinda, Punjab, India
Email: rmnsandhu3335@gmail.com
Ramandeep Singh
B.Tech, Dept. of Textile Engineering
Giani Zail Singh Punjab Technical University Campus,
Bathinda, Punjab, India
Email: rmnsandhu3335@gmail.com
Nature of test | Testing standard/ method | Sample size (metres of fabric) | Instrument |
Ends and picks | ASTM D 3775-03 & IS 1963-1981 | 1 | Pick Counter |
Count of yarn from fabric-warp and weft | ASTM D 1059-01 | 1 | Precision Balance |
Grab test | ASTM D 5034-95 Reapproved 2001 | 2 | Tensile Strength Tester |
Length of fabric | - | 5 | Measuring Scale |
Width of fabric | ASTM D 3774-96 | 1 | Measuring Scale |
Breaking strength (warp and weft directions) | ASTM D 5035-95 & IS 1969-1985 Reapproved 2001 | 2 | Tensile Strength Tester |
Weight per unit area or unit length of fabric | ASTM D 3776-96 & IS 1964-2001 Reapproved 2002 | 2 | Precision Balance |
Moisture content of fabric | ISO 6741-1 1989 | 2 | Mesdan Semi Automatic Moisture Tester |
Mean thickness | IS : 7702-1975 | 2 | Shirley Thickness Gauge |
Abrasion (flat/flex) | ASTM D 3885-1999 | 2 | |
Abrasion | - | 2 | Eureka Abrasion Tester |
ASTM D 1424-1996 Reapproved 2004 | 2 | Elmendorf Tearing Strength Tester | |
- | 1 | Air Permeability Tester | |
IS 1966-1975 | 2 | Bursting Strength Tester | |
Crimp | ASTM D 3883-2004 | 1 | Crimp Tester |
Crease recovery (dry/wet) | - | 1 | Shirley Crease Recovery Tester |
Nature of test | Testing standard/ method | Sample size (metres of fabric) | Instrument |
Fabric stiffness | BS 3356-1990 | 1 | Shirley Stiffness/ Blending Length Tester |
Fabric defects | - | 2 | - |
Pilling test | IS 10971-1993 | 1 | Pilling Tester |
Drape | BS 5058-1973 | 2 | Drape Tester |
- | 2 | - | |
Adhesive force | - | 2 | Tensile Strength Tester |
Strength of yarn taken out from fabric - warp and weft | - | 2 | Uster Tensorapid |
TPI of single yarn taken out from the fabric – warp and weft | - | 2 | Micro Processor Twist Tester |
TPI of single yarn taken out from the double yarn of fabric | - | 2 | Micro Processor Twist Tester |
Defect analysis | - | 1 | - |
1 Responses to "Different Types of Fabric Testing with Testing Method"
The bursting strength can be measured when the specific test piece is pressed by hydrostatic pressure continuously until the test piece has sudden burst. bursting strength tester