ISO 18080-2 Electrostatic Tendency Tests of Fabrics

Intertek Laboratory accredited to ISO 18080-2 Textiles - Test methods for evaluating the electrostatic tendency of fabrics - Part 2: Testing using rotary mechanical friction serves. ISO 18080-2:2015 specifies a test method that uses rotary mechanical friction with the measurement of the friction-charged electrostatic potential on fabric samples. The test method is suitable for fabrics of any composition and structure that can withstand friction loading.

Some fabrics, such as fabrics of low strength or loose structure, may not physically withstand the mechanical friction used in this test method or may give inaccurate results. In such cases, the test method described in ISO 18080‑1 can be used to evaluate the electrostatic tendency. The test method described may not be suitable for the evaluation of clothing and clothing materials regarding the safety of personnel and the protection of devices sensitive to electrostatic discharge.

Antistatic Tests
The property of a material that reduces its tendency to acquire an electrostatic charge or allows rapid dissipation of electrostatic charges.

Friction-charged electrostatic potential
Potential produced on a material by friction with another or the same material obtained as voltage

Conductive
To maintain a conductivity high enough so that potential differences on any part of a material or object are not large enough to be of practical importance, and in general, the resistance of a conductive material is below about 10 to the 5 Ω(ohm), but different standards differ for this term. can define resistance ranges.

ISO 18080-2 Reference Standards

• ISO 105-F01, Textiles - Color fastness tests - Part F01: Specification for wool adjacent fabric
• ISO 105-F02, Textiles - Color fastness tests - Part F02: Specification for cotton and viscose adjoining fabrics
• ISO 3175-2, Textiles - Professional care, dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics and clothing - Part 2: Procedure for testing performance during cleaning and finishing using tetrachloroethene
• ISO 3175-3, Textile - Professional care, dry cleaning and wet cleaning of fabrics and clothing - Part 3: Procedure for testing performance during cleaning and finishing using hydrocarbon solvents
• ISO 5084, Textiles - Determination of the thickness of textiles and textile products
• ISO 6330 , Textiles - Home washing and drying procedures for textile testing
• IEC/TR 61340-1, Electrostatic — Part 1: Electrostatic phenomenon — Principles and measurements