PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

  • COUNT OF WARP & WEFT (WOVEN FABRIC)
  • COUNT OF YARN (KNITTED FABRIC)
  • COUNT AFTER REMOVAL OF ADDED MATTER
  • ENDS AND PICKS
  • WALES AND COURSES
  • WIDTH
  • WEIGHT PER UNIT AREA
  • WEIGHT/ LINEAR METRE
  • TWIST PER YARN
  • COVER FACTOR
  • CRIMP OR TAKE UP OF YARN
  • TYPE OF WEAVE
  • BOWING / SKEWING
  • FABRIC THICKNESS
  • LOOP LENGTH

STRENGTH PARAMETERS

    TENSILE STRENGTH :     SEAM PERFORMANCE :
       
      GRAB       SLIPPAGE
      CUT STRIP       STRENGTH
      RAVELLED STRIP       IN GARMENT
         SEAM BURSTING STRENGTH
       
    TEAR STRENGTH :     BURSTING STRENGTH :
       
      ELMENDORF       SINGLE RIP METHOD
      HYDRAULIC       BALL BURSTING
       

PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS

    PILLING RESISTANCE :     ABSORBENCY TEST :
       
      ICI PILLING BOX       WATER DROP METHOD
      MARTINDALE TESTER UPTO       WICKING HEIGHT
       
    RANDOM TUMBLER PER:     WHITENESS INDEX :
       
      30 MINUTE TEST       COMPARISON AGAINST STANDARD
      60 MINUTE TEST       EACH ADDITIONAL SAMPLE
      120 MINUTE TEST   
       
    ABRASION RESISTANCE :     WATER REPELLENCY :
       
      UPTO 10000 RUBS       SPRAY TEST
      UPTO 20000 RUBS       FLAMMABILITY ( AS RECEIVED AND AFTER DRYCLEANING / WASHING )
      UPTO 30000 RUBS       ELECTROSTATIC CLINGING OF FABRICS
      CREASE RECOVERY ANGLE   
       
    COLOUR DIFFERENCE ( dE)
   
      COMPARISION AGAINST STANDARD
      EACH ADDITIONAL SAMPLE
      ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT
      TRANSMISSION OR BLOCKING OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
      AGEING FOR EVALUATION OF STRENGTH / SMELL / APPEARANCE
      OIL REPELLENCY
       

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AND RELATED PARAMETERS

    DIMENSIONAL STABILITY OF FABRIC / GARMENT ( LENGTH & WIDTH )
   
      30° C/ 40° C ( SINGLE WASH )
      50° C / 60° C ( SINGLE WASH )
      AT 95° C ( SINGLE WASH )
      HAND WASH
      GARMENT (POINT TO POINT MEASUREMENT) SINGLE WASH
      APPEARANCE EVALUATION AFTER LAUNDERING ( SINGLE WASH )
      APPEARANCE WITH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY ( SINGLE WASH )
      FOR APPEARANCE, EACH ADDITIONAL WASH
      CHANGE IN SKEWNESS IN FABRIC OR SIDE SEAM TWIST IN GARMENT AFTER LAUNDERING WITH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
      HOME LAUNDERING PACKAGE ( APPEARANCE, COLOURFASTNESS, SKEW, DIMENSIONAL STABILITY )
      DIMENSIONAL STABILITY TO DRY HEAT
      RELAXATION SHRINKAGE (IS - 2977 )
      DIMENSIONAL STABILITY TO DRY CLEANING – FABRIC
      DIMENSIONAL STABILITY TO DRY CLEANING – GARMENT
      APPEARANCE AFTER DRY CLEANING WITH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY – FABRIC
      APPEARANCE AFTER DRY CLEANING WITH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY – GARMENT
      EACH ADDITIONAL DRY CLEANING FABRIC / GARMENT
      CARE LABEL RECOMMENDATION
      CARE LABEL VERIFICATION
       

COLOUR FASTNESS PARAMETERS

    CROCKING :
   
      DRY OR WET
      DRY AND WET
      SWEAT RUBBING
       
    COLOURFASTNESS TO WASHING
       
      30° C / 40° C       NON CHLORINE BLEACH IN HOME LAUNDERING ( AATCC 172 )
      50° C / 60° C       ACTUAL LAUNDERING ( SINGLE CYCLE )
      70° C / 80° C       HOT PRESSING
      AT 95°C       DRY HEAT
      AT 95° C ( FOUR HOURS)       SEA WATER
      WASHING WITH OXIDATIVE BLEACH       CHLORINATED POOL WATER
      PERSPIRATION       PRINT DURABILITY
      SALIVA       ACID SPOTTING
      WATER       ALKALINE SPOTTING
      DRY CLEANING       WATER SPOTTING
      CHLORINE BLEACH       ORGANIC SOLVENT
      NON CHLORINE BLEACH       SUBLIMATION
      MERCERIZATION   
       
    LIGHT ( XENON ARC LAMP )
       
      UPTO 20 AFU / BLUE WOOL GRADE 4       LIGHT ( MBTL METHOD)
      UPTO 40 AFU / BLUE WOOL GRADE 5       MIGRATION ON PVC
      UPTO 60 AFU / BLUE WOOL GRADE 6       PHENOLIC YELLOWING
      EACH ADDITIONAL 10 FADING UNITS       DYE TRANFER ON STORAGE
      MERCERIZATION   
       

COMPOSITION & OTHER ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS

    BLEND COMPOSTION
   
      2 COMPONENTS
      EACH ADDITIONAL COMPONENT
      LINEN / FLAX PERCENTAGE
      FIBRE LABEL RECOMMENDATION
      FABRIC DEFECT ANALYSIS
      IDENTIFICATION OF CLASS OF DYE OR PRINT (PER COLOUR)
      TEST FOR MERCERISATION (BARIUM ACTIVITY NUMBER)
      TOTAL SIZE ON THE FABRIC
      WATER SOLUBLE MATTER
      ASH CONTENT
      WAX CONTENT
      TOTAL EXTRACTABLE CONTENT (AATCC 97)
       

YARN TEST PARAMETERS

   
      YARN COUNT / DENIER
      COUNT WITH CV %
      LEA BREAKING STRENGTH
      LEA BREAKING STRENGTH WITH CV%
      CSP
      SINGLE YARN BREAKING STRENGTH
      RKM
      TWIST & PLY ( PER YARN )
      NUMBER OF FILAMENTS
      OIL CONTENT ( 3 HOURS SOUHLET EXTRACTION )
      CSP
       
    BLEND COMPOSTION
   
      2 COMPONENTS
      EACH ADDITIONAL COMPONENT
      LINEN / FLAX PERCENTAGE
      OPINION ABOUT CARDED / COMBED / TEXTURISED YARN
      OPINION ABOUT RING / OPENEND SPUN YARN
      VISUAL ASSESSMENT ( EILAMENT / YARN )
       

TOWEL TEST PARAMETERS

   
      COUNT OF WARP , WEFT & PILE YARNS
      CONSTRUCTION : WARP, WEFT & PILE
      TERRY RATIO : WARP TO PILE LENGTH MEASUREMENT
      PILE HEIGTH
      ABSORBENCY (WATER DROP METHOD)
       

ECO PARAMETERS

      pH VALUE       RESIDUAL CHLORINE CONTENT
      BANNED AMINES       PCP/TCP/TeCP
      FREE FORMALDEHYDE       QUALITATIVE TEST FOR PVC (BEILSTEIN METHOD )
      RELEASED FORMALDEHYDE       SENSORY TEST FOR ODOUR
      OTHER ECO PARAMETERS   
       

ZIPPER/BUTTONS/BUCKLES/SNAPS/LACE/VELCRO/ELASTIC TAPE

      STRENGTH TEST FOR ZIPPERS AS PER ASTM D 2061       PEEL BOND STRENGTH
      CHAIN CROSS WISE STRENGTH       SNAP / BUTTON ATTACHMENT STRENGTH
      ELEMENT SLIPPAGE       SECURITY OF HANDLES, EMBELISHMENTS
      TOP STOP HOLDING       STRETCH PROPERTIES OF STRETCH FABRIC /
      BUTTON STOP HOLDING       APPEARANCE AFTER LAUNDERING
      SLIDER PULL, PULL OFF       COLOURFASTNESS TO DRY CLEANING
      HOLDING STRENGTH OF SLIDER LOCK       COLOURFASTNESS TO WASHING
      TEST AS PER 3084       DIMENSIONAL STABILITY TO WASHING
      DURABILITY OF ZIPPER       UNSNAPPING OF SNAP FASTENERS
      RECIPROCATER       BUTTON IMPACK TEST
       
    RESISTANCE TO THE ACTION OF :
       
      SEA WATER       CHLORINE WATER