Textile/Apparel Testing
Textile/Apparel testing.
The Textile Testing Department is dedicated to helping customers obtain the highest performance testing standards for their products. Please click on the rectangle to view specific testing procedures for our most requested tests. Should you require a test that is not on our listing, please contact us.
ABRASION / PILLING
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Abrasion
- ➤ Accelerotor
- ➤ Flex and Abrasion (Stoll)
- ➤ Inflated Diaphragm (Stoll)
- ➤ Martindale
- ➤ Taber
- ➤ Pilling
- ➤ Martindale
- ➤ Random Tumble
METHOD
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- ➤ AATCC 93
- ➤ ASTM D3885
- ➤ ASTM D3886
- ➤ ASTM D4966
- ➤ ASTM D3389
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- ➤ ASTM D4970
- ➤ ASTM D3512
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Antibacterial Finish Assessment, Qualitative
- ➤ Antibacterial Finish Assessment, Quantitative
- ➤ Antifungal Activity
- ➤ Resistance to Fungi
METHOD
- ➤ AATCC 147
- ➤ AATCC 100. ASTM E2149
- ➤ AATCC 30
- ➤ ASTM G21
COLORFASTNESS
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Bleach (Chlorine)
- ➤ Bleach (Non-Chlorine)
- ➤ Burnt Gas Fumes
- ➤ Crocking (Flat or Rotary)
- ➤ Dry Heat (Excluding Pressing)
- ➤ Dye Transfer in Storage
- ➤ Hot Pressing
- ➤ Laundering
- ➤ Light
- ➤ Perspiration (Acid and/or Alkaline)
- ➤ Water (Bleed Resistance)
- ➤ Water (Chlorinated Pool)
- ➤ Water (Sea)
- ➤ Phenolic Yellowing
METHOD
- ➤ AATCC 61/Clorox Method
- ➤ AATCC 172/Clorox Method
- ➤ AATCC 23
- ➤ AATCC 8/116
- ➤ AATCC 117
- ➤ AATCC 163
- ➤ AATCC 133
- ➤ AATCC 61/135/150
- ➤ AATCC 16, ASTM G151/G153/G154
- ➤ AATCC 15, FTM 191A-5680
- ➤ AATCC 107
- ➤ AATCC 162
- ➤ AATCC 106
- ➤ James H. Heals Phenolic Yellowing Test
FABRIC AND APPAREL CONSTRUCTION
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Thread/Stitch Count
- ➤ Thickness
- ➤ Thread Count)
- ➤ Weave Identification
- ➤ Weight
- ➤ Width
METHOD
- ➤ Microscopic Analysis
- ➤ ASTM D1777
- ➤ ASTM D3775/D3887
- ➤ Visual and/or Microscopic Analysis
- ➤ ASTM D3776
- ➤ ASTM D3774
FIBER / CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Extractions
- ➤ Alcohol
- ➤ Chloroform
- ➤ Hexane
- ➤ Water
- ➤ Fiber Content
- ➤ Qualitative
- ➤ Quantitative - % Reported
- ➤ Formaldehyde Content
- ➤ Melting Point
- ➤ Non-Fibrous Content
- ➤ pH
- ➤ Presence of Labile Sulfur
METHOD
- ➤ AATCC 97, ASTM D629/D2257, FTM
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- ➤
- ➤
- ➤ AATCC 20
- ➤ AATCC 20A
- ➤ AATCC 112
- ➤ ASTM D276
- ➤ ASTM D629
- ➤ AATCC 81, ASTM D2165
- ➤ FTM 191A-2020
FLAMMABILITYh
TEST DESCRIPTIOND
- ➤ Automotive Trim Materials
- ➤ Children's Sleepwear)
- ➤ Cloth (Vertical)
- ➤ Drapery / Upholstery Fabric
- ➤ NFPA
- ➤ Shipboard
- ➤ Wearing Apparel
METHOD
- ➤ FMVSS 302
- ➤ CPSC 16 CFR 1615/1616
- ➤ ASTM D6413/F1358, FTM 191A-5903
- ➤ CAL 117, NFPA 701
- ➤ Consult Lab
- ➤ IMO A.471, A.563/A.652/ A.6882
- ➤ CPSC 16 CFR 1610, CS 191-53
LAUNDERING / DRY CLEANING
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Accelerated
- ➤ Dry Cleaning
- ➤ Home / Hand Laundering
- ➤ Laundering Evaluations
- ➤ Color Change
- ➤ Crease Retention
- ➤ Pilling
- ➤ Shrinkage
- ➤ Skewness (Torque)
- ➤ Smoothness Appearance
- ➤ Smoothness of Seams
- ➤ Soil / Stain Release
METHOD
- ➤ AATCC 61
- ➤ Commercial
- ➤ AATCC 135/150
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- ➤ AATCC Gray Scale for Color Change
- ➤ AATCC 88C/143
- ➤ ASTM D3512 Photographic Standards
- ➤ AATCC 135/150/158
- ➤ AATCC 179
- ➤ AATCC 124/143
- ➤ AATCC 88B/143
- ➤ AATCC 130, AATCC Gray Scale for Staining, PTL Methods
MOISTURE MANAGEMENTb
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Absorption
- ➤ Oil
- ➤ Terry Fabrics
- ➤ Water
- ➤ Repellency
- ➤ Oil
- ➤ Water-Dynamic Tumble Jar
- ➤ Water-Spray Test
- ➤ Resistance
- ➤ Hydrostatic Pressure (High and Low)
- ➤ Impact Penetration
- ➤ Rain Test
METHOD
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- ➤ Consult Lab
- ➤ ASTM D4772
- ➤ AATCC 79, PTL 1090
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- ➤ AATCC 118
- ➤ AATCC 70
- ➤ AATCC 22
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- ➤ AATCC 127, ASTM D751
- ➤ AATCC 42
- ➤ AATCC 35, US Customs
PERFORMANCE TESTS
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Air Permeability
- ➤ Blocking
- ➤ Coefficient of Friction (Static & Kinetic)
- ➤ Component Testing-Buttons, Clasps, other-strength,
- ➤ corrosion, impact etc.
- ➤ Hook & Loop Fastener (Peel & Shear)
- ➤ Odor
- ➤ Resistance to Low Temperature (to - 40° F)
- ➤ Impact
- ➤ Mandrel Bend
- ➤ Roller Method
- ➤ Resistance of Materials to Pink Staining Organism
- ➤ Stiffness
- ➤ Cantilever Drape Flex
- ➤ Tinius Olsen
- ➤ Thermal Protective Performance
- ➤ Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF Rating)
- ➤ Wrinkle Recovery
METHOD
- ➤ ASTM D737, FTM 191-5450
- ➤ ASTM D751, FTM 191A-5872
- ➤ ASTM D1894
- ➤ ASTM and PTL Methods
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- ➤ ASTM D5170/5169
- ➤ SAE J1351, Consult Lab
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- ➤ ASTM D1790
- ➤ ASTM D751
- ➤ ASTM D751
- ➤ ASTM E1428
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- ➤ ASTM D1388/D5732
- ➤ ASTM D747
- ➤ ASTM F1060
- ➤ AATCC 183
- ➤ AATCC 128
STRENGTH AND DURABILITY
TEST DESCRIPTION
- ➤ Adhesion
- ➤ Bursting Strength
- ➤ Ball
- ➤ Mullen (Hydraulic Diaphragm)
- ➤ Puncture Resistance
- ➤ Seam Strength
- ➤ Snap Strength
- ➤ Stretch and Elongation
- ➤ Stretch Elastic Fabrics
- ➤ Stretch and Recovery
- ➤ Tear Strength
- ➤ Elmendorf
- ➤ Tongue
- ➤ Trapezoid
- ➤ Tensile Strength and/or Elongation
- ➤ Zipper Strength
METHOD
- ➤ ATM D751
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- ➤ ASTM D751/D3787
- ➤ ASTM D751/D3786
- ➤ ASTM D751/D4833, FTM 101C-2065.1
- ➤ ASTM D1683
- ➤ ASTM D4846
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- ➤ ASTM D4964/D5278
- ➤ ASTM D2594/D3107
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- ➤ ASTM D751/D1424
- ➤ ASTM D751/D2261
- ➤ ASTM D751/D4533/D5587/D5733
- ➤ ASTM D751/D882//D5034/D5035
- ➤ ASTM Methods, SFA Methods