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BS 3085:1981

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Method for evaluation of the maturity of cotton fibres (microscopic method)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

21-05-2002

Superseded by

BS ISO 4912:1981

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1981

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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Method
0 Introduction
1 Scope and field of application
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Apparatus and reagent
5 Conditioning and testing atmosphere
6 Preparation of test sample
7 Preparation of specimens
8 Test procedure
9 Calculation and expression of results
10 Test report
Annexes
A Typical examples of cotton fibres swollen in sodium
    hydroxide
B Methods for preparation of specimens using comb
    sorter diagrams or fibres grouped by classes
C Equivalence between values of percent maturity and
    maturity ratio
Figures
1 Dead fibre
2 Dead fibre
3 Thin-walled fibre
4 Thin-walled fibre
5 Normal fibre
6 Normal fibre
7 Mature fibre
8 Immature fibre (type A)
9 Immature fibre (type B)

The method is based on swelling in sodium hydroxide.

Committee
TCI/100
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ISO 4912:1981 Identical
UNE-EN IEC 63112:2022 Identical

BS 3181-1:1987 Methods for determination of cotton fibre properties by the airflow method Determination of micronaire value by the single compression airflow method

ISO 1130:1975 Textile fibres — Some methods of sampling for testing
ISO 139:2005 Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing

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