Physical & Chemical Testing Laboratory (TPCL) offers testing and analytical services for measuring physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of different textile materials as well as the raw materials such as dyes & auxiliaries used in textile manufacturing.
Testing Facilities:
Standard Test Method |
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ISO 2403 |
Determination of micronaire value of Cotton fibres |
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ISO 6989 |
Determination of length and length distribution of textile staple fibres |
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ASTM D 2495-7 |
Standard Test Method for Moisture in Cotton by Oven-Drying |
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Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 3060 |
Determination of breaking tenacity of flat bundles Cotton fibers (Pressly method). |
ASTM D 3822 |
Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Single Textile Fibers |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
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AATCC 20 |
Fiber Analysis: Qualitative |
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AATCC 20 A |
Fiber Analysis: Quantitative |
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ISO 11827 |
Composition testing — Identification of textile fibres |
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Standard Test Method |
Title |
ASTM D 3883-99 |
Standard Test Method for Yarn Crimp and Yarn Take-up in Woven Fabrics |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ASTM 1425 |
Standard Test Method for Evenness of Textile Strands Using Capacitance Testing Equipment |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 17202 |
Determination of twist in single spun yarns, Untwist/retwist method |
ISO 2061 |
Determination of twist in yarns, Direct counting method |
ASTM D 1422 |
Standard Test Method for Twist in Single Spun Yarns by the Untwist-Retwist Method |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 22198 |
Determination of linear density (mass per unit length) by the skein method |
ASTM D 1907 |
Standard Test Method for Linear Density of Yarn (Yarn Number) by the Skein Method |
ASTM D 1059 |
Standard Test Method for Yarn Number Based on Short-Length Specimens |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 2062 |
Determination of breaking force and elongation at break using CRE tester |
ISO 6939 |
Method of test for breaking strength of yarn by the skein method |
ASTM D 2256 |
Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yarns by the Single-Strand Method |
ASTM D 1578 |
Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength of Yarn in Skein Form |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
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ISO 22198 |
Determination of width and length of textile fabric |
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ASTM D3774 |
Standard test method for width of textile fabric |
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ISO 3801 |
Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area of woven fabrics |
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ASTM D 3775 |
Standard Test Method for End / Pick Count of Woven Fabrics |
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ISO 13015 |
Determination of skew and bow of woven fabrics |
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Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 22198 |
Determination of propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling - Pilling box method. |
ISO 12945-2 |
Determination of propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling - Martindale method |
ISO 12945-3 |
Determination of propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting - Tumble pilling method |
ASTM D 3512 |
ASTM D 3512 Standard Test Method for Pilling Resistance by Random Tumble Pilling Tester |
ASTM D 4970-12 |
Standard Test Method for Pilling Resistance by Martindale Tester |
ISO 12947-2 |
Determination of the abrasion resistance of by the Martindale method |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 13934-1 |
Determination of Tensile properties of fabrics using the strip method. |
ISO 13934-2 |
Determination of Tensile properties of fabrics using the grab method |
ISO 13935-1 |
Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the strip method |
ISO 13936-1 |
Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam - Fixed seam opening method |
ISO 13937-1 |
Determination of tear force of fabric using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf) |
ISO 13938-2 |
Determination of bursting strength and bursting distension by Pneumatic method |
ASTM D 5035 |
Standard Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation (Strip Method) |
ASTM D 5034 |
Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation (Grab Test) |
ASTM D 1683 |
Standard Test Method for Failure in Sewn Seams of Woven Fabrics |
ASTM D 1424 |
Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum Apparatus |
ASTM D 3786 |
Standard Test Method for Bursting Strength of Fabrics - Diaphragm Bursting Tester |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 6330 |
Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing |
AATCC 135 |
Test Method for Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Laundering |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 2313 |
Determination of the recovery from creasing of a horizontally folded of textile fabric |
AATCC 66 |
Wrinkle Recovery of woven fabrics by Recovery Angle Method |
AATCC 128 |
Wrinkle Recovery of woven fabrics by Appearances Method |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 105 - C01 |
Determination of Color Fastness to Washing |
ISO 105 - D01 |
Colour fastness to dry-cleaning using perchloroethylene solvent |
ISO 105 - B02 |
Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test |
ISO 105 - B04 |
Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc fading lamp test |
ISO 105 - X12 |
Determination of Colour fastness to rubbing |
ISO 105 - E04 |
Determination of Colour fastness to perspiration |
ISO 105 - E02 |
Determination of Colour fastness sea water |
AATCC 06 |
Color fastness to Acids and Alkalis |
AATCC 08 |
Color fastness to Crocking |
AATCC 15 |
Color fastness to Perspiration |
AATCC 16.3 |
Color fastness to Light: Xenon-Arc |
AATCC 61 |
Color fastness to Laundering: Accelerated |
AATCC 106 |
Color fastness to Sea Water |
AATCC 125 |
Color fastness to Perspiration and Light |
AATCC 132 |
Color fastness to Drycleaning |
AATCC 188 |
Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in Home Laundering |
Standard Test Method |
Title |
ISO 105 - X18 |
Assessment of the potential to phenolic yellowing of textile materials |
AATCC EP 6 |
Color evaluation by spectrophotometer method |
N/A |
Comparison of dyes, pigments and auxiliaries |