Test
|
Standard
|
Equipment
|
| Abrasion (Tabor) |
IST 20.4 (ASTM D3884-92)
|
Teledyne Tabor Model
505
|
| Air Permeability |
INDA IST 70.1 (ASTM
D737-96)
|
TextTest FX 3300
|
Alcohol Repellency
|
IST 80.8 (01)
|
NA
|
| Basis weight |
ASTM D3776-96
|
NA
|
| Birefringence (fabrics) |
In-house
|
Prior MP3500K Optical Microscope |
| Birefringence (fibers) |
In-house
|
Prior MP3500K Optical Microscope |
| Bursting |
IST 30.1 (ASTM D3786-87)
|
B. F. Perkins Mullen
|
| Differential Scanning
Calorimetry |
NA
|
Mettler Toledo
DSC421e
|
| Electrostatic Decay |
IST 40.2 (95)
|
|
| Electrostatic Surface
Potential |
IST 40.1 (95)
|
|
| Elmendorf Tear |
IST 100.1 (ASTM
D5734-95)
|
TextTest FX3750
|
| Fiber Diameter,
Microscope (SB) |
In-house
|
Prior MP3500K Optical Microscope
|
| Fiber Diameter, SEM |
In-house
|
NA
|
| Fiber Diameter, SEM
Histogram |
In-house
|
NA
|
| Filtration efficiency |
In-house
|
Contact Jack Wyrick
|
| Hydrostatic head |
IST 80.6 (98)
|
TexTest FX3000
|
| Impact Penetration |
IST 80.3
|
NA
|
| Latex Filtration
Efficiency |
NA
|
NA
|
| Lenzing Lister
Strike-Through |
Modified EDANA 150.4-99
|
Lenzing-Lister
|
| Melt Index |
ASTM D1238-89
|
Tinius Olsen MP987
|
| Moisture Measure (resin) |
|
|
| Pore size analysis
(computed) |
In-house
|
PMI CFP-1100-AEX
|
| Shot Analysis - WebPro |
NA
|
NA
|
| Stiffness |
IST 90.1 (ASTM D5732-95)
|
TMI Cantilever
Bending Tester
|
| Surface wetting |
IST 80.1 (95) AATCC 22-1996
|
NA
|
| Tensile |
IST 110.4 (ASTM D5035-95)
|
|
| Thickness |
IST
120.1 (ASTM D5729-97)
|
TMI 49-70
|
| Uniformity |
NA
|
NA
|
