| Fibre Testing | Standard |
|---|---|
| Moisture Content by Oven Drying | |
| Trash Content in Cotton Shirley Analyser or Trash Separator | IS:4871 |
| Fibre Maturity by Caustic Soda Method | IS:236 |
| AFIS Test (For Neps, Short Fibre %, etc.) | ASTM D:5866 |
| High Volume Instrument (HVI) Test | ASTM D:5867 |
| Mean Length and Distribution by Single Fibre Measurement (BISFA) [ISO:6989] cut length | ISO:6989 |
| Fibre Length of fibre removed from yarn | |
| Staple Length by Comb Sorter – Array Method: Manmade fibres | |
| Breaking Strength and Elongation at Break (Single Fibre) (Conditioned or Wet) | ISO:5079, ASTM D:1577 |
| Tenacity and Extension at Break (Single Fibre) (Conditioned or Wet) (Includes Charges for Denier) | ISO:5079, ASTM D:1577 |
| Arcs per Centimetre | ASTM D:3937 |
| Fibre Hollowness [by SEM] | |
| Denier of fibre | ASTM D:1577 |
| Shrinkage in Boiling Water | |
| Shrinkage in Hot Air | ASTM D:5104 |
| Percent Over length Fibre | ISO:6989 |
| Presence of Undrawn Fibres [by SEM] | |
| Fibre Diameter / Linear Density (Projection Microscope) per fibre type |
| Yarn Testing | Standard |
|---|---|
| Moisture Content by Oven Drying | |
| Yarn Number with CV% | IS:1315, ASTM D:1907, ASTM D:1059 |
| Lea Strength with CV% | IS:1671, ASTM D:1578 |
| CSP with CV% | IS:1671, ASTM D:1578 |
| RKM, Elongation and their CV% | IS:1315, ASTM D:1907, ASTM D:1059, IS:1670, ASTM D:2256 |
| Single Yarn Strength and Elongation with CV% (Flat Multifilament on Instron) | IS:1670, ASTM D:2256 |
| Strength of Yarn Removed from Fabric | IS:1670, ASTM D:2256 |
| Warp/Weft | |
| Loop Yarn Strength | |
| From yarn package | |
| Removed from fabric | |
| Single Yarn Twist | IS:832-1999, ASTM D:1422 |
| Resultant Ply Yarn Twist | IS:832-1999, ASTM D:1422 |
| Cords and Cables Twist | |
| Twist of filament yarn – HT | |
| Twist of yarn removed from the fabric | IS:832, ASTM D:1422 / 1423 |
| Single and Doubling Twist in Two Fold Yarn [or] Single yarn twist in two fold yarn | |
| Twist Balance | |
| Evenness of Yarn with Imperfections and Hairiness | ASTM D:1425, ISO:16549 |
| Identification – Yarn Type | ASTM D:1425, ISO:16549 |
| Carded or Combed (from woven fabric) | |
| Carded or Combed (from knitted fabric) | |
| Texturised or Non Texturised (one direction) | |
| Ring Spun or Rotor Spun (one direction) | |
| Shrinkage in Boiling Water or Dry Heat | ASTM D:2259 |
| Number of Filaments in Multifilament Yarn | |
| Length of Yarn on Spool | |
| Yarn Diameter on Projection Microscope | |
| Yarn Co-efficient of Friction (Yarn to Metal) | ASTM D:3108 |
| Winding on cone |
| Fabric Testing | Standard |
|---|---|
| Moisture Content by Oven Drying | |
| Length and Width | IS:1954, ASTM D:3774 |
| Mass per Unit Length | IS:1964, ASTM D:3801 |
| Mass per Unit Area | IS:1964, ASTM D:3801 |
| Thickness of Fabric | ASTM D:1777, ISO:9863 Part I, IS:7702 |
| Thread Density (Ends and Picks) | IS:1963, ASTM D:3775 |
| Yarn Number (Warp and Weft) | IS:3442, ASTM D:3883 |
| Crimp of Warp and Weft Yarn | IS:3492 |
| Type of Weave | |
| Percent of Texturised Yarn in Woven Fabric | |
| Spacing Between Threads (On Travelling Microscope) | |
| Breaking Load and Elongation | IS:1969, ASTM D:5034, ASTM D:5035, ISO:13934 Parts I & II |
| Tear Resistance of Woven Fabric by Falling Pendulum Method (Elmendorf) | IS:6489, ASTM D:1424, ISO:13937 Part I |
| Tear Resistance of Woven Fabric by Double Rip or Single Rip Method or Wing Rib Method or Trapezoidal Method | IS:7016 Part III, ASTM D:2261 |
| Diaphragm Bursting Strength of Fabric (Mullen) without distension | IS:1966 |
| Crease Recovery Test | IS:4681, ISO:2313 |
| Stiffness (Cantilever Test) – Bending Length | IS:6490, ASTM D:1388 |
| Flexural Rigidity | IS:6490, ASTM D:1388 |
| Drape Co-efficient | IS:8357 |
| Air Permeability Test | |
| Air Permeability Test | IS:11056, ASTM D:737 |
| Pilling Propensity | IS:10971, BS:11, ISO:12945 Part I |
| (i) Pill Box Tester – Up to 18,000 Cycles | |
| (ii) Martindale pilling – 1000 cycles | |
| (iii) Random Tumble Pilling – 30 min | ASTM D:3512 |
| (iv) Martindale Pilling | ASTM D:3512 |
| Abrasion Resistance Testing | |
| (i) Martindale Tester | ASTM D:4966, ISO:12947 Part II |
| (ii) Flat Abrasion / Flex Abrasion | IS:12673, ASTM D:3885 / 3886 |
| Seam Breaking Strength / Seam Slippage | ASTM D:434, ASTM D:1683 |
| Stretch & Set |