AS/NZS 4844.

1(Int):2002
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AS/NZS 4844.1(Int):2002

Interim
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Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Wool—Measurement of fibre properties

Part 1: Measurement of the fibre length

after carding of scoured or
carbonised wool
 AS/NZS 4844.1(Int):2002
This Interim Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee TX-012, Wool. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards
Australia on 28 June 2002 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on
4 July 2002.
This Standard was published on 24 July 2002.

The following are represented on Committee TX-012:

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Australian Wool Exchange

Australian Wool Processors Council
Australian Wool Industries Secretariat
CSIRO—Division of Textile and Fibre Technology
Certification Interests, Australia
Certification Interests, New Zealand
National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests
National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia
New Zealand Council of Wool Exporters
New Zealand Wool Brokers Association
New Zealand Woolscourers Association
Testing Interests, Australia
Testing Interests, New Zealand
Wool Council of Australia
Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand
Wool Warehouse and Dumping

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Interim
Australian/New Zealand Standard™
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Wool—Measurement of fibre properties

Part 1: Measurement of the fibre length

after carding of scoured or
carbonised wool

First published as AS/NZS 4844.1(Int):2002.

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (January 2005).

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ISBN 0 7337 4658 6

 AS/NZS 4844.1(Int):2002 2

PREFACE
This Interim Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New
Zealand Committee TX-012, Wool, to adopt the length after carding method developed by
the Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (January 2005). The changes required by the
Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the
clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
The Standard sets out a method for measuring the fibre length after carding of commercially
scoured or carbonised wool and includes sampling and preparation procedures. These are
carried out using a mechanical sampling device, a card and a gillbox. Recommendations are
made regarding the choice of suitable machines. The measurements are made using a
suitable electronic instrument.
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A method for the measurement of card waste from commercially scoured or carbonised
wool is covered in AS/NZS 4844.2(Int):2002 Wool—Measurement of fibre properties,
Part 2: Measurement of fibre length after carding waste of scoured or carbonised wool.
Attention is drawn to the fact that this document is an Interim Australian/New Zealand
Standard and should be regarded as a developmental Standard and liable to future
alteration.
During the life of the document the Committee will monitor all comment as it is received.
This Interim Standard will have a currency of two years from its date of publication. At the
conclusion of that period it will either be superseded by another Standard, confirmed as an
Interim Standard in its present form for a further two year period or withdrawn.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Interim Standard to define
the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral
part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
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CONTENTS

Page

FOREWORD.............................................................................................................................. 4

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 OBJECTIVE................................................................................................................ 5
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 5
1.4 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 6

SECTION 2 SAMPLING AND PREPARATION

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2.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 8

2.2 APPARATUS.............................................................................................................. 8
2.3 VARIATIONS TO THIS METHOD ........................................................................... 8
2.4 SELECTION OF SAMPLES ....................................................................................... 9
2.5 SAMPLING METHODS ............................................................................................. 9
2.6 SAMPLING FREQUENCY ........................................................................................ 9
2.7 STORAGE OF GRAB SAMPLES ............................................................................ 10
2.8 SUBSAMPLING ....................................................................................................... 10
2.9 CONDITIONING OF SAMPLE................................................................................ 11
2.10 PROCEDURE FOR ADDING LUBRICANT............................................................ 11
2.11 STORAGE PRIOR TO CARDING ........................................................................... 12
2.12 CARDING ................................................................................................................. 12
2.13 GILLING................................................................................................................... 14
2.14 SLIVER SUBSAMPLING AND PACKAGING ....................................................... 17

SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT
3.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................ 19
3.2 APPARATUS............................................................................................................ 19
3.3 CALIBRATION ........................................................................................................ 19
3.4 PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMENS ................................................................. 19
3.5 MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE ............................................................................. 19

SECTION 4 REPORT
4.1 REPORT INFORMATION........................................................................................ 24
4.2 PRECISION .............................................................................................................. 24
4.3 MAXIMUM PROBABLE DIFFERENCE................................................................. 25

APPENDICES
A GRAB MACHINE..................................................................................................... 26
B CARDING MACHINE.............................................................................................. 28
C GILLBOX ................................................................................................................. 32
D APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A TWISTED HANK OF SLIVER ..................... 33
E CALIBRATION OF A TESTING LINE USING A REFERENCE WOOL ............... 35
F PROCEDURE FOR ACHIEVING THE RECOMMENDED LINEAR
DENSITY OF A CARD BATT ................................................................................. 41
G DETERMINING THE DRAFT OF THE GILLBOX................................................. 42
H PROCEDURE FOR THE COMBINATION OF LAC LENGTH
VALUES FROM TWO OR MORE TEST LOTS ...................................................... 43
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FOREWORD
Data on the fibre length after carding is of value to buyers, sellers, primary processors and
manufacturers of wool products. It identifies an important parameter relevant to
merchandising of the product as well as its end use, and the appropriate conditions for
processing the wool into yarn. Such a parameter, when specified, enables its incorporation
in commercial contracts.
Many difficulties have been experienced by the commercial sector through the application
of non-standard techniques or by the use of such procedures as the single fibre length
measurement of slivers. Variable repeatability and low precision have been experienced.
The length after carding test method addresses these problems, and takes into account the
breakage of fibres in the carding and aligning processes.
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Mill length after carding results for a given consignment of scoured or carbonised wool,
will not necessarily match the results from the standard test. Results from mill production
will be affected by the processing performance of the equipment in the mill, however the
length after carding test result can be used for benchmarking. In the event of a dispute or
challenge to the test result, it is important that any retest is performed in strict accordance
with this Interim Standard.
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Interim Australian/New Zealand Standard

Wool—Measurement of fibre properties

Part 1: Measurement of the fibre length after carding of scoured or

carbonised wool

SECT ION 1 SCOPE AND GENERA L

1.1 SCOPE
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This Interim Standard sets out a method for determining the fibre length after carding and
gilling of scoured or carbonised wool, the wool initially being in the form of LAC grab
samples. The method covers the following wool types:
(a) All carbonised wool.
(b) All scoured wool with a vegetable matter base of ≤ 2.0%.
(c) If the vegetable content is not known, all scoured wool produced from greasy wool
that has a measured or appraised vegetable matter base of ≤ 1.0%.
The procedures for sampling and for the preparation of the wool before measurement are
also described.
NOTE: Whilst this Interim Standard defines the methodology being developed, it has no official
status for commercial usage, unless agreed to between contracting parties.

1.2 OBJECTIVE
The objective of this Interim Standard is to provide the wool industry with a means of
measuring fibre length after carding of scoured or carbonised wool for the purpose of
specifying fibre lengths consistently when trading.

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

The following documents are referred to in this Interim Standard:
IWTO AS/NZS*
0 Introduction to IWTO specifications. Procedures for the development,
review, progression or relegation of IWTO test methods and draft test
methods
10 Method for the determination of the dichloromethane soluble matter
in combed wool sliver
12 Measurement of the mean and distribution of fibre diameter using the
SIROLAN-LASERSCAN fibre diameter analyser
IWTO AS/NZS
17 Determination of fibre length distribution parameters by means of the
Almeter

* The Australian/New Zealand Standards listed are identical adoptions of the corresponding IWTO document.

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