• PD 6577:1995

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    The influence of environmental conditions on the testing of textile materials

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-07-1995

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    4. Work programme
    5. Experimental results
    6. Discussion
    7. Overall recommendations
    Annex
    A. (informative) Summary of results
    Tables
    1. Atmospheric conditions referred to in various
         standards
    2. Fabric characteristics
    3. Fabric/yarn characteristics
    4. Fabric variability along the length (preliminary
         testing at 65% r.h./20 deg C) (CoV%)
    5. Overall test specimen variability (from all conditions)
    6. Atmospheric test conditions
    7. Ranges of % r.h. and temperature to produce a
         significant effect
    8. Sensitivity coefficients of tensile strength
         (warpwise) in N/50 mm
    9. Sensitivity coefficients of tensile sterngth
         (weftwise) in N/50 mm
    10. Sensitivity coefficients of elongation (warpwise) in %
    11. Sensitivity coefficients of elongation (weftwise) in %
    12. Sensitivity coefficients of tear strength (warpwise)
    13. Sensitivity coefficients of tear strength (weftwise)
    14. Sensitivity coefficients of crease recovery (warpwise)
         in degrees
    15. Sensitivity coefficients of crease recovery (weftwise)
         in degrees
    16. Sensitivity coefficients of mass per unit area
    17. Overall summary of sensitivity coefficients: effect
         of temperature at constant humidity, mean value for
         all humidity levels for warp and weft in %
    18. Overall summary of sensitivity coefficients: effect
         of humidity at constant temperature, mean value for
         all temperature levels for warp and weft in %
    19. Temperature range to produce significant effect (95%)
         on all polymers and for all test properties
    20. Humidity range to produce significant effect (95%)
         on all polymers and for all test properties
    21. Summary of significance, size and direction of effects
         on humidity at constant temperature and temperature
         at constant humidity
    22. Sensitivity coefficients for effect of humidity on
         tensile strength
    23. Sensitivity coefficients for effect of humidity on
         mass per unit area
    24. Preconditioning: % change from preceding weighing:
         low r.h. to 'standard atmospheres' (r.h./deg C)
    25. Preconditioning: % change from preceding weighing:
         high r.h. to 'standard atmospheres' (r.h./deg C)
    26. Preconditioning: regain (%) at 65% r.h./20 deg C
    27. Preconditioning: regain (%) at 50% r.h./23 deg C
    28. Preconditioning: effect of conditioning (in %) from
         the wet and dry (24 h) on regain and predicted
         tensile strength
    29. Statistical significance of differences in mean values
         between 50% r.h./23 deg C and 65% r.h./20 deg C
         (number of examples by property)
    30. Statistical significance of differences in mean values
         between 50% r.h./23 deg C and 65% r.h./20 deg C
         (number of examples by polymer)
    31. Percentage differences in mean values for two
         atmospheres (number of examples for all polymers
         and all properties)
    32. Key effects: two atmospheres comparison
    33. Test property differences 65% r.h./20 deg C to 50%
         r.h./23 deg C
    List of references

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Reports the results of a study of the effects of relative humidity and temperature on certain physical properties of a number of fabrics made from a range of natural and synthetic polymers.

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    This Published Document presents information on the results of a controlled test programme to assess the effect of temperature and relative humidity on physical properties of textile materials.

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    Committee TCI/100
    Development Note Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 2313:1972 Textiles Determination of the recovery from creasing of a horizontally folded specimen of fabric by measuring the angle of recovery
    BS 2471:1978 Methods of test for textiles. Woven fabrics Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area
    ISO 187:1990 Paper, board and pulps — Standard atmosphere for conditioning and testing and procedure for monitoring the atmosphere and conditioning of samples
    BS 4303:1968 Method for the determination of the resistance to tearing of woven fabrics by the wing-rip technique
    BS 2862:1984 Methods for determination of number of threads per unit length
    BS EN 22313:1992 Textile fabrics. Determination of the recovery from creasing of a horizontally folded specimen by measuring the angle of recovery
    BS EN 20139:1992 Textiles. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 2231:1989 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 291:2008 Plastics Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    ISO 139:2005 Textiles Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    BS 2576:1986 Method for determination of breaking strength and elongation (strip method) of woven fabrics
    ISO 471:1995 Rubber Temperatures, humidities and times for conditioning and testing
    ISO 554:1976 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
    BS 2865:1984 Methods for determination of linear density of yarn removed from fabric
    BS 2863:1984 Method for determination of crimp of yarn in fabric
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