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| 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 | |
| Fabric Defect Analysis | |
| Scanning Electron Micrographs | |
| Terry Towel Analysis | IS:7056 |
| Bonding Strength of Fabric | IS:7016 Part IV |
| Skewness Test or Bowness | ASTM D:3882 |
| Apparent Opening Size (Dry Sieving) | ASTM D:4751 |
| Pore Size (capillary ow method) | ASTM D:6767 |
| Water Permeability per pressure | ASTM D:4491 |
| Thermal Shrinkage | |
| Twist of yarn removed from the fabric | IS:832, ASTM D:1422 / 1423 |
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