Study On Test methods of abrasion resistance of fabrics

Most abrasion tests depend on applying energy to the fabrics and measuring their response to it. The manner of transferring the energy from machine to the fabric is different for different machines, but the basic principles are the same.

There are three types of abrasion in terms of occurrence; flat, edge and flex abrasion. Therefore different abrasion test methods have been described by the abrasion type, the test head movement or testing device setup. The differences among the procedures include the type of equipment, abradant (the material that rubs against the specimen), material used (including woven, nonwoven, and knit apparel fabrics, household fabrics, industrial fabrics, and floor coverings) and assessment method.

In all of the test methods, the tested specimen is rubbed in a particular manner against an abradant which may be a fabric, or a emery sheet for either a certain amount of time for a certain number of strokes or cycles . ASTM and ISO define several methods to quantify abrasion resistance of textile materials and introduce methods for the evaluation of abraded fabrics. However, there is not a linear relationship between successive measurements using any of these methods and progressive amounts of abrasion. In Table 1, these test methods and relevant test equipments are given.

Test methods of abrasion resistance of fabrics
Test Standard		Testing Device / Method
ASTM D 4966	Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Martindale Abrasion Tester
ASTM D 3884	Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Rotary Platform Double Head (RPDH)
ASTM D 3885	Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Flexing and Abrasion Method
ASTM D 3886	Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Inflated Diaphragm
ASTM D 4157	Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Oscillatory Cylinder Method
ASTM D 4158	Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics	Uniform Abrasion Method
AATCC-93 Test Method	Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics: Accelerator Method	Accelerator Method
ISO 12947-1	Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method Part 1: Martindale abrasion testing apparatus	Martindale Abrasion Tester
ISO 12947-2	Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown	Martindale Abrasion Tester
ISO 12947-3	Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method Part 3: Determination of mass loss	Martindale Abrasion Tester
ISO 12947-4	Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method Part 4: Assessment of appearance change	Martindale Abrasion Tester

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