Abrasion Tester

Introduction

Manual friction fastness tester is the most commonly used instrument for the textile industry to detect the color fastness of the fabric to dry and wet rubbing. Under certain conditions, the sample is rubbed against the standard small white cloth. Assess the degree of color  transfer to the small white cloth with gray scale. The tester is equipped with crank arm, counter, stainless steel sample holder, 16mm or 25mm diameter test head (providing 9N + 10% vertical pressure).

Standards

BS 1006 D02; ISO 105 D02 X12; AATCC 8 165; GB/T 3920; NEXT TM6 M&S C8 C8A

Application

This instrument is applicable to the test of color fastness in textile, knitwear, leather, electrochemical plate and printing.

Accessories and consumables:

1. Friction cloth clamping clip

2. Standard friction sandpaper

3. Small white friction cloth (AATCC/ISO standard)

4. Friction small white cloth (SDC)

5. Calibration fabric

6. Grey card (color) -ISO/BS standard

7. Grey card (stained) -AATCC standard

Technical Parameter