Moisture Management Testing Instruments Available

Absorbency & Liquid Uptake

• AATCC/ASTM TS‑018 Absorbency (after 1 home laundering)
• AATCC 79
  • Option A – Burette Stand Method (after laundering)
  • Option B – Medicine Dropper Method (after laundering)
• ISO 9073‑6, Part 6, Section 5 Liquid Absorptive Capacity – Non‑wovens
• ISO 9073‑6, Part 6, Section 6 Liquid Wicking Rate – Non‑wovens

Drying Rate

• HTC Scale Method Drying Rate (after laundering)
• AATCC 201 Heated Plate Method
• AATCC 200 Air‑Flow Method

Vertical Wicking

• AATCC 197 (Option A)
  • Original • After Laundering
• AATCC 213 (Option B)
  • Original • After Laundering
• TPACC Method Distance‑over‑Time (after laundering)
• AATCC/ASTM TS‑017 Time‑over‑Distance (after laundering)

Horizontal Wicking

• AATCC 198 Horizontal Wicking of Textiles

Liquid Repellency & Spray Tests

• AATCC 22 Water Repellency – Spray Test
• ISO 4920:2012 Resistance to Surface Wetting – Spray Test
• AATCC 193 Aqueous Liquid Repellency – Water/Alcohol Solutions
• AATCC 42 (PPE, ISO/IEC 17025) Impact Penetration – Water Resistance
• ASTM D4772 Surface Water Absorption – Terry Fabrics

Hydrostatic Pressure (Water Resistance)

• AATCC 127 (PPE, ISO/IEC 17025) Hydrostatic Pressure Test
• AATCC 208 Hydrostatic Pressure – Restrain Method
• ISO 811:2018 Hydrostatic Pressure – Water Penetration Resistance

Moisture‑Vapor Transmission (MVTR)

• ASTM E96‑2024 (Modified, 24 h)
  • Proc A Desiccant, 23 °C
  • Proc B Water, 23 °C
  • Proc BW Inverted Cup, 23 °C
  • Proc C Desiccant, 32.2 °C
  • Proc D Water, 32.2 °C
• AATCC 204 Water‑Vapor Transmission of Textiles

 Thermal & Evaporative Resistance

• ASTM F1868
  • Part A Thermal Resistance – Sweating Guarded Hot Plate
  • Part B Evaporative Resistance – Sweating Guarded Hot Plate
• ISO 1092:2014 Thermal & Water‑Vapor Resistance – Sweating Guarded Hot Plate