Textile Testing
Softline can be divided in to three major fields:
ROUTINE TESTING CARRIED ON TEXTILE:
- Count of yarn from fabric
- Ends and picks per unit length in woven fabric
- Courses and Wales per unit length in knitted fabric
- Fabric width
- Weight per square unit
- Linear weight
- Crimp
- Type of weave
- Twist of yarn
- Cover Factor
- Tensile strength: Grab/Cut strip/Raveled strip
- Tear strength (Elmendorf, Single Rip)
- Bursting strength (Diaphragm / Ballburst)
- Pilling resistance:ICI pilling box /MartindaleTester/ Random pilling test
- Martindale Abrasion Resistance
- Seam Slippage/Seam strength
- Stretch & recovery
- Crease recovery angle
- Absorbency test (Water Drop method)
- Water repellency test (Spray Test)
- Qualitative
- Quantitatives
- Dimensional stability to washing of fabric
- Garment shrinkage
- Appearance after washing
- Change in skewness in fabrics/Side seam twist in garment after laundering
- Relaxation Shrinkage
- Shrinkage to dry heat
- Washing
- Crocking
- Perspiration / Saliva
- Dry Cleaning
- Chlorine Bleach
- Non Chlorine Bleach
- Sublimation
- Chlorinated Pool water
- Hot Pressing
- Organic Solvent
- Actual Laundering
- Light
- Water
- Water Spotting, Acid Spotting, Alkaline Spotting
- Sea water
- Chlorinated water
- Print durability
- Non chlorine bleach in home laundering (AATCC-172)
- Inclined plane flammability test (45 Degree)
- Vertical flammability test
- Fabric defect analysis
- Wash care instruction
- Water soluble matter
- Total size on the fabric
- Test for mercerization(Barium activity number)
- Identification of dye or print used on the fabric/Garment
- Yarn Count/Denier
- Count with CV%
- Lea Breaking Strength
- Lea Breaking Strength with CV%
- Single Yarn Breaking Strength
- Twist & Ply
- Number of filaments
- Count of WARP, WEFT & PILE Yarns
- Construction: WARP, WEFT & PILE
- Terry ratio : WARP to PILE length measurement
- Pile height
- Strength test for zippers as per ASTM D 2061
- Strength test for zippers as per BS 3084
- Durability of zippers for 500 strokes
- Peel bond strength
- Unsnapping of snap fasteners
- Button impact test
- Button attachment strength
- Stretch properties of stretch fabric / tape
- pH value
- Conductivity of water extract
- Azo free (Cleavable amines)
- Formaldehyde (Free & Released)
- Nickel and other heavy metals
- Residual Chlorine
- Ash
- Chloride Content
- Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Ni)
- Moisture
- Oil Content
- pH Value
- Sulphate Content
- Water Soluble Extract
- Bitumen in laminated
- Wool Content
- Barium Activity
- Scouring Loss
- Residual Starch Content
- Identification of dye
- Solvent extractable