Textile Testing and Analysis enables readers to become familiar with and carry out textile testing methods and equips them with the skills necessary to interpret data, analyze results and to predict general levels of performance.

Textile Testing and Analysis is intended for textile classes or on-the-job training, and presents basic, practical information on methods and techniques used to analyze textile fabrics for end use performance and worldwide product quality standards.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Textile Testing: Methods and Performance Specifications
3. Handling Data
4. Environmental Conditions For Testing
5. Textile Properties that Influence Performance
6. Tensile Properties
7. Abrasion and Wear
8. Refurbishing, Shape and Dimensional Stability
9. Appearance Retention: Wrinkle and Soil Resistance
10. Color and Colorfastness
11. Effects of Organisms and Weather
12. Fabric Hand and Drape
13. Comfort and Related Physical Properties of Fabrics
14. Safety Aspects and Protective Properties of Textiles

Appendices

• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• ISO Members
• Primary United States and International Agencies and Organizations< li>Woven Fabrics
• ASTM Performance Specifications

Index

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