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Staple the fabric from which the circles have been cut onto a white card of
suitable size.
Apparatus:
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• Martindale abrasion tester
• Standard abradant fabric
• Standard felt
• Polyurethane foam backing
• Fabric press cutters
• AATCC Gray Scale for Color Change
Method:
1. Place one test specimen face down in the base of each sample holder.
Cover each specimen with a new piece of polyether from 38mm in
diameter. Place the interior metal specimen support on top of the
foam & assemble the top & base of the specimen holder.
3. Place one 150mm square or circle of new worsted repp, face side up,
over each of the circles of felt. Ensure the repp has an even tension by
using the tensioning weight. Secure the repp in position with the
retaining frame. Remove tensioning weight.
4. Secure the four specimen holders to the top plate using the metal
spindles so that the fabric face of each of the specimen is in contact5
with the worsted repp on its respective base plate.
5. Place a weight on each of the spindles which will give a total weight of
595g on each of the specimen holders.
6. Run the abrasion machine to 5,000 revolutions & then make an initial
inspection for breakdown as follows.
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7. Without damaging the threads of the test specimen, cut away any pills
which are attached to the surface using the curved scissors. Without
removing the test specimen from the specimen holders, examine the
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test specimen for signs of breakdown, using 20-30x magnification.
Breakdown is deemed to have occurred when two or more threads
have completely broken. Remove any specimens which have broken
down. Record the number of revolutions at which this has occurred.
8. If pills formed at 5,000 revs. the machine is then run for a further 5,000
revs. re-inspected as described in point 7 & then run & similarly re-
inspected at 1,000 rev. intervals until breakdown has occurred or the
performance standard has been attained.
9. If no pills have formed on any head at the initial 5,000 revs. inspection,
run the machine to two thirds of the number of revolutions specified
in the appropriate performance standard & then inspect for breakdown
as described in point 7. Thereafter continue to run & re-inspect at
1,000 rev. intervals until the specimen has broken down or the
performance standard has been attained.
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