EN ISO 12947-3 Textiles, Standard Test Method for Determining Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics by the Martindale Method

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN ISO 12947-3 testing. This part of EN ISO 12947 is applicable to the determination of mass loss of samples covering all textile fabrics, including nonwovens, except for fabrics where the specification shows final performance as having a low abrasion wear life.

A circular sample is mounted on a sample holder and subjected to a defined load, rubbed against an abrasive medium (standard fabric) in a translational motion following a Lissajous figure; The sample holder can also rotate freely around its axis perpendicular to the sample. plane of the sample. Evaluation of the abrasion resistance of the textile fabric is determined from the mass loss of the test samples.

Samples are mounted on foam-backed sample holders. Pile fabrics and cord fabrics tested without a foam backing undergo a specific preparation process. For patterned fabrics or fabrics with a textured surface, ensure that the test samples contain all characteristic parts of the pattern and that parts of the pattern that are likely to be susceptible to abrasion are present in the test samples.

Stamp or cut test samples from the lab sample. Pay particular attention to the clean condition of the cut edges to avoid unwanted material losses in downstream processing.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN ISO 12947-3 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.