ISO 2231 Rubber or Plastic Coated Fabrics - Standard Atmospheres for Conditioning and Testing

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 2231 testing. It specifies requirements and definitions and specifies preconditioning, properties of test atmospheres, and conditioning methods.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) develops and publishes a wide range of international standards covering various industries and fields, including rubber and plastics. These standards often address topics such as test methods, specifications, terminology, and more.

Most coated fabrics contain a certain amount of moisture, which is absorbed from the air with which they are in contact, and the amount of moisture depends on the amount of water vapor in the air.

Certain properties, particularly those related to mass and yarn breakage, are affected by the moisture content of the fabric. It is therefore important to control the moisture content of the material being tested in order to standardize test methods. This is done by conditioning the test pieces in an atmosphere of controlled humidity prior to testing. For some other properties, the effect of the moisture content of the fabric is minimal and only needs to be conditioned to temperature.

When the textile substrate is of a highly hygroscopic material or the test method requires a high degree of accuracy, it should be approached from the dry side of the hysteresis curve by preconditioning the test pieces in an atmosphere.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 2231 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.