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Compared to paper and textile, the nonwovens industry is still relatively young. Many of the test procedures used for nonwovens are either taken directly from these better-established industries or are modifications of test methods currently used.
Nonwovens continue to grow both in volume and in the number and diversity of their applications. This is driven by the ability to produce a high-volume custom material with a wide variety of properties at a relatively low cost.
Wisconsin-based IPS Testing offers a large range of testing services suitable for evaluating the key nonwoven properties that drive the success of your application. From Stiffness, Abrasion Resistance and Air Permeability to Barrier Properties, Water Vapor Transmission and Flammability, we utilize various test methods to tell you how your materials stack up against your objectives and your competitors.
For nonwovens testing, we perform AATCC, ASTM, CFR, ISO, TAPPI, WSP and our own IPS test methods.
| Title | Method Number |
|---|---|
| Test Methods for nonwovens - Part 6: Absorption | ISO 9073-6 |
| Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method | AATCC 8 |
| Taber Abrasion | TAPPI T 476 |
| Fiber Analysis of paper and paper board | TAPPI T 401 |
| Water Resistance: Impact Penetration Test | AATCC 42 |
| Water Resistance: Hydrostatic Pressure Test | AATCC 127 |
| Gray Scale for Staining | AATCC EP 2 |
| Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics | ASTM D 737 |
| Failure in Sewn Seams of Woven Apparel Fabrics | ASTM D 1683 |
| Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by Pendulum Method | ASTM D 1922 |
| Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric | ASTM D 3776 |
| Bursting Strength of Textile Fabrics - Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method | ASTM D 3786 |
| Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) | ASTM D 5034 |
| Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method) | ASTM D 5035 |
| Tearing Strength of Nonwoven Fabrics by the Trapezoid Procedure | ASTM D 5733 |
| Bursting Strength of Fabrics Constant Rate of Extension (CRE) Ball Burst Test | ASTM D 6797 |
| Test methods for Nonwovens - Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the dry state. | ISO 9073-10 |
| Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) Apparatus | ASTM D1424 |
| Impact Resistance of Plastic Film by the Free-Falling Dart | ASTM D1709 |
| Bursting Strength of Textiles - Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test | ASTM D3787 |
| Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Method) | ASTM D3884 |
| Total Energy Impact of Plastic Films by Dart Drop | ASTM D4272 |
| Tearing Strength of Fabric by Trapezoid Procedure | ASTM D5587 |
| Standard practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates | ASTM E313 |
| Laboratory Test Method for 16 CFR Part 1610: Standard for Flammability of Clothing Textiles Laboratory Test Manual | CFR 1610 |
| Absorption, Time and Rewet - Single Insult (Specimen cut from Whole Product) | IPS Method |
| Absorption, Time - Liquid Strike-Through, Repeated (Specimen cut from Whole Product) | IPS Method |
| Absorption, Time - Liquid Strike-Through (Specimen cut from Whole Product) | IPS Method |
| Absorption, Capacity - 4" x 4" Specimen (Tissue and Thin Absorbent Products) | IPS Method |
| Absorption, Time and Rewet - Three Insults (Specimen cut from Whole Product) | IPS Method |
| Textile Test Methods - Textile Fabrics - Determination of Resistance to Water Penetration - Hydrostatic Pressure Test | ISO 811:1981 |
| Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation | ISO 9073-3 |
| Textiles - Determination of the Permeability of Fabrics to Air | ISO 9237 |
| Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at 23 °C. and 50% RH | TAPPI T 448 |
| Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at high temperature and humidity. | TAPPI T 464 |
| Absorption, Time - Wet Out (Tissues and Nonwovens ) | US Patent 7166189 |
| Three Standard Test Methods for Nonwoven Absorption | WSP 10.1 |
| Evaluation of Oil and Fatty Liquids Absorption | WSP 10.4 |
| Abrasion Resistance of Nonwoven Fabrics Using a Nonwoven Modified Martindale Abrasion Test Method | WSP 20.5 |
| Electro Static Decay of Nonwoven Fabrics | WSP 40.2 |
| Air Permeability of Nonwoven Materials | WSP 70.1 |
| Nonwoven Coverstock Liquid Strike-Through Time Using Simulated Urine. | WSP 70.3 |
| Wetback After Repeated Strike-Through Time | WSP 70.8 |
| Rate of Acqusition and Re-Wet | WSP 70.9 |
| Centrifugal Liquid Retention Capacity | WSP 70.10 |
| Evaluation of Water Penetration (Spray Impact Test) of Nonwoven Fabrics. | WSP 80.3 |
| Evaluation of Water Resistance (Hydrostatic Pressure) Test | WSP 80.6 |
| Nonwovens Coverstock Wetback | WSP 80.10 |
| Stiffness of Nonwoven Fabrics Using the Cantilever Test | WSP 90.1 |
| Tearing Strength of Nonwoven Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf) Apparatus. | WSP 100.1 |
| Testing Strength of Nonwoven Fabrics by the Trapezoid Procedure | WSP 100.2 |
| Breaking Strength and Elongation of Nonwoven Materials (Grab Strength Test) | WSP 110.1 |
| Standard Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Nonwoven Materials (Strip Method) | WSP 110.4 |
| Resistance to Mechanical Penetration (Ball Burst Procedure) of Nonwoven Fabrics | WSP 110.5 |
| Mass per Unit Area. | WSP 130.1 |
| Resistance to Linting of Nonwoven Fabrics | WSP 160.1 |
| Cup Crush | WSP 402.0 |
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