List of Fabric Tests
TESTS AATCC ASTM-D FTM
- COLORFASTNESS TO LAUNDERING AATCC 61 FTM 5610, 5614
- COLORFASTNESS TO DRY CLEANING AATCC 132 FTM 5620, 5621, 5622
- COLORFASTNESS TO PERSPIRATION AATCC 15 FTM 5680
- COLORFASTNESS TO CROCKING AATCC 8 FTM 5651
- COLORFASTNESS TO HEAT AATCC 117 FTM 5640, 5642
- COLORFASTNESS TO LIGHT AATCC 16 FTM 5660
- COLORFASTNESS TO WATER AATCC 107 FTM 5630
- COLORFASTNESS TO POOL WATER AATCC 162
- COLORFASTNESS TO SEA WATER AATCC 106 FTM 5632
- COLORFASTNESS TO PH AATCC 81 FTM 2811
- NONFIBROUS MATERIAL AATCC 97 FTM 2611
- MOISTURE CONTENT HOT
AIR CIRCULATING OVEN ASTM-D 2654 FTM 2600
- BLEND LEVEL ACID BURN
- THREAD COUNT â YARNS PER INCH ASTM-D 3775 FTM 5050
- WEIGHT OZS. / SQ. YARD ASTM-D 3774 FTM 5040
- THICKNESS FTM ASTM-D 1777 FTM 5030
- BURSTING STRENGTH ASTM-D 3787 FTM 5120, 5122
- TENSILE STRENGTH ASTM-D 1682 FTM 5100 Grab Method
- ELMENDORF TEAR ASTM-D 1424 FTM 5132
- TONGUE TEAR ASTM-D 2261 FTM 5134
- TRAPEZOID ASTM-D 2262 FTM 5136
- ELONGATION ASTM-D 1682 FTM 5100
- STIFFNESS ASTM-D 1388 FTM 5202
- DRAPE STIFFNESS
- CRIMP IN TERRY YARNS ASTM-D 3883
FLAME TEST
- CFR 1610
- NFPA SMALL SCALE
- CALIF. TITLE 19
- MVSS 302
- FTM 5903
- CFR 1615 AND 1616
- ASTM-D-6413
DIMENTIONAL STABILITY
- HOME WASH AATCC 135, 150
- COMMERCIAL WASH AATCC 96, 158 FTM 5556, 5558, 5580
- HIGH TEMP. BLOCKING FTM 5872
- LOW TEMP. RESISTANCE FTM 5874
- WYZENBEEK ABRASION ASTM-D 4157
WATER RESISTANCE
- DYNAMIC TUMBLE JAR AATCC 70 FTM 5500
- SPRAY RATING AATCC 22 FTM 5526
- WICKING AATCC 197 OR per spec. ASTM-D per spec. FTM per spec.
- HYDROSTATIC RESISTANCE AATCC 127 FTM 5512, 5514
APPEARANCE
- RETENTION OF CREASES IN
FABRIC AFTER REPEATED
HOME LAUNDERINGS AATCC 88C
- APPEARANCE OF APPAREL
AND OTHER TEXTILE END
PRODUCTS AFTER REPEATED
HOME LAUNDERINGS AATCC 143
- APPEARANCE OF SEAMS
IN DURABLE PRESS ITEMS
AFTER REPEATED HOME
LAUNDERINGS AATCC 88B
Analysis
Fiber Identification
Fiber Content
Moisture Content
Non Fibrous Materials
Alkali Solubility
pH Determinations
Oil Extractions
Fabric Construction
Size & Weight Determinations
Thickness
Yarn Size
Yarn Count
Count
Flame Tests
Federal Test Method 5903 & 5905
California Title 19
NFPA 701 Large & Small
MVSS 302
Flammable Fabric Act 1610 & 1615
Shrinkage Tests
Laundering
Dry Cleaning
Cloth (Cotton, Wool, Synthetics)
Garments
Socks
Color Fastness Tests
Light (Xenon & Carbon Arc)
Weather (Xenon & Carbon Arc)
Laundering
Dry Cleaning
Bleaching
Crocking
Perspiration
Heat
Water
Strength Tests
Ball Burst Methods
Grab & Strip Methods
Tear Test (Tongue, Trapezoid, Pendulum)
Steam Efficiency
Stiffness (Cantilever Bending)
Crease Resistance (Cold Press Recovery)
Others
Flammability
Hydrostatic High & Low
Adhesion of Seams
Heat Aging
Yarn Slippage
Resistance Test (Water, Chlorine, Leaching High & Low Temp)
Stoll Flex
Wyzenbeek
Fabric Tests Category Summary:
