Fiber Analysis, Identification and Construction Testing Instrument Available

Fiber Content & Identification Tests

• AATCC 20 & 20A
  • Fiber Content (%): Yarn, Fabric, Sock, or Pantyhose
  • High-pattern Sock or Pantyhose Fiber Composition

• AATCC 20
  • Specialty Fiber Microscopy / Cross-Sectional Analysis

• ASTM D629 & CAN/CGSB 4.2 No.14-2005
  • Fiber Content (%) for Yarn, Fabric, Sock, or Pantyhose

• ASTM D276-2012
  • Fiber Identification by Melting Point

Yarn & Thread Properties

• ASTM D1578
  • Breaking Load (Strength) by the Skein Method (120-yard reeling)

• ASTM D1423
  • Twist in Yarns (Direct Counting or Untwist/Retwist Method – Ply & Single)

• ASTM D2259
  • Yarn Shrinkage: Boiling Water & Dry Heat

• ASTM D1059 & D2260
  • Fiber Content, Yarn Count, Construction for Socks
  • Denier Count and Filament Count per Yarn in Fabric

Staple, Spinning & Microscopic Characteristics

• ASTM D519
  • Staple Length (Per Measurement)

• ASTM D3888
  • Yarn Spinning Type (Open-End, Ring-Spun, etc.)

• MSC-107
  • Extractable Matter (Oil Pick-Up % – OPU%)

Fabric Construction & Density

• ASTM D3775
  • Thread Count (Picks Per Inch)

• CAN/CGSB-4.0 No. 6-2013
  • Number of Threads per Unit Length – Woven Fabrics

• CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 7-M88-2001
  • Knitted Fabric Count – Wales and Courses per Centimetre

• ASTM D8007
  • Wale and Course Count – Weft Knitted Fabrics

Sock-Specific Construction Tests

• MSC-102
  • Needle Count of a Sock

• MSC-106
  • Course Count of a Sock