| TESTTEX
INDIA offers wide range of testing on woven,
non-woven, knitted fabrics & garments as well as
testing of dyes, water and textile auxiliaries. We
also provide impartial quality inspection.
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FABRIC
CONSTRUCTION TESTS
1] Count of yarn from fabric.
2] Ends and picks per unit length in woven
fabric.
3] Courses and Wales per unit length in knitted
fabric.
4] Fabric width.
5] Weight per square unit.
6] Linear weight.
7] Crimp.
8] Type of weave.
9] Twist of yarn.
10] Cover Factor.
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STRENGTH
& OTHER PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
1] Tensile strength: Grab/Cut strip/Ravelled
strip.
2] Tear strength (Elmendorf, Single Rip).
3] Bursting strength (Diaphragm / Ballburst).
4] Pilling resistance:ICI pilling box
/Martindale
Tester/ Random pilling test.
5] Martindale Abrasion Resistance.
6] Seam Slippage/Seam strength.
7] Stretch & recovery.
8] Crease recovery angle
9] Absorbency test (Water Drop method).
10] Water repellency test (Spray Test).
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FIBER
COMPOSITION
1] Qualitative
2] Quantitative |
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SHRINKAGE
RELATED TEST
1] Dimensional stability to washing of fabric.
2] Garment shrinkage.
3] Appearance after washing.
4] Change in skewness in fabrics/Side seam twist
in garment after laundering.
5] Relaxation Shrinkage.6] Shrinkage to dry
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COLOUR
FASTNESS TESTS
Colour Fastness to:
1] Washing.
2] Crocking.
3] Perspiration / Saliva.
4] Dry Cleaning.
5] Chlorine Bleach.
6] Non Chlorine Bleach.
7] Sublimation.
8] Chlorinated Pool water.
9] Hot Pressing.
10] Organic Solvent.
11] Actual Laundering.
12] Light.
13] Water.
14] Water Spotting, Acid Spotting, Alkaline Spotting.
15] Sea water.
16] Chlorinated water.
17] Print durability.
18] Non chlorine bleach in home laundering
(AATCC-172).
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FLAMMABILITY
OF TEXTILES
1] Inclined plane flammability test (45 Degree)
2] Vertical flammability test.
MISCELLANEOUS TESTS
1] Fabric defect analysis.
2] Wash care instruction.
3] Water soluble matter
4] Total size on the fabric.
5] Test for mercerization(Barium activity
number)
6] Identification of dye or print used on the
fabric/Garment.
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YARN
TESTS
1] Yarn Count/Denier.
2] Count with CV%.
3] Lea Breaking Strength.
4] Lea Breaking Strength with CV%.
5] CSP.
6] Single Yarn Breaking Strength.
7] Twist & Ply.
8] Number of filaments. |
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TEST
FOR TOWELS
1] Count of WARP, WEFT & PILE Yarns.
2] Construction : WARP, WEFT & PILE.
3] Terry ratio : WARP to PILE length
measurement.
4] Pile height
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ZIPPER
/ BUTTONS / BUCKLES / SNAPS / LACE / VELCRO/ ELASTIC
TAPE
1] Strength test for zippers as per ASTM D 2061
- Chain cross wise strength
- Element slippage
- Top stop holding
- Button stop holding
- Slider pull, pull off
- Holding strength of slider lock
2] Strength
test for zippers as per BS 3084
3] Durability of zippers for 500 strokes
4] Peel bond strength
5] Unsnapping of snap fasteners
6] Button impact test
7] Button attachment strength
8] Stretch properties of stretch fabric / tape
9] Appearance after laundering
10] Colourfastness to dry cleaning
11] Colourfastness to washing
12] Dimensional stability to washing
13] Resistance to the action of :
- Sea water
- Chlorine water
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ECO-FRIENDLY
TESTS
1] pH value.
2] PCP.
3] Azo free (Cleavable amines)
4] Formaldehyde (Free & Released)
5] Nickel and other heavy metals.
6] Residual Chlorine.
Details of other eco-test parameter are available on
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AUXILIARIES,
CHEMICALS, DYE STUFF & WATER
PERCENTAGE PURITY OF CHEMICALS
- Acetic acid
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Sulphuric acid
- Glyoxal
- Formaldehyde
- Sodium acetate
- Caustic lye
- Glauber salt
- Oxalic acid
- Barium hydroxide
- Soda ash
- Sodium hydrosulphite
- Rongolite
- Magnesium chloride
- Sodium chlorite
- Sodium chloride
- Titanium dioxide
- Ferrous sulphate
- Alum
- Lime
- Resist salt
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EVALUATION
OF AUXILIARIES
- Levelling agent
- Defoaming agent
- Wetting agent
- Sequestering agent / Chelating
agent
- Desizing agent
- Scouring agent
- Stabiliser for peroxide
- Scouring cum Bleaching agents
- Detergency by soil Release method
- Softner
- Optical brightner
- Silicone emulsion
- Poly ethylene emulsion
- Cross linking agent
pH
Solid content
Free formaldehyde by Titration
Total formaldehyde by titration
Active DMDHEU content
Specific gravity
Crease recovery angle on application
- Poly vinyl acetate :
Total polymer content
Vam content Solid content
- Starch
Microscopic examination
Moisture content
Viscosity by redwood visco meter
Water insoluble matter
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MISCELLANEOUS
CHEMICAL TESTS
- Active content
- Solid content
- Na2O : SiO2 ratio in Sodium
silicate
- Available chlorine content in
Sodiume Hypochlorite / Bleaching Powder
- Melting point
- Flash point
- Foam height
- Foam stability
- Cloud point
- Total fatty matter
- Water :
pH
Suspended solids
Dissolved solids
Total solids
- Iron content
- Hardness :
Temporary
Permanent
Effluent :
pH
Suspended solids
Dissolved solids
Chemical oxygen demand
Biological oxygen demand
- Dyes :
Comparative evaluation of Reactive / Vat / Sulphur
/ Indigosol / Disperese / Pigment / Acid dyes.
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Details of various other tests are
available on request.
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