ISO 105-B10 Textiles, Color Fastness Tests, Part B10: Artificial Ventilation, Filtered Xenon Arc Radiation Exposure Test Standard

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of ISO 105-B10 standard. ISO 105-B10 specifies a procedure for the exposure of textiles to artificial weathering in a xenon arc apparatus, including the action of liquid water and water vapor, to determine the weatherability of the color of textiles.

The exposure is performed in a test chamber with a filtered xenon-arc light source that simulates solar spectral radiation according to CIE 85. The method can also be applied to white (bleached or optically brightened) textiles.

The textile sample to be tested is exposed to artificial radiation from a xenon arc lamp, with or without periodic wetting. Color fastness is evaluated by comparing the change in color of the sample using the gray scale.

Aging behavior is assessed by measuring the degree of change of a selected trait. The aging criterion should be accepted by the parties concerned and preferably an important criterion for the practical end use of the tested textile.

The design of the test chamber may vary, but it must be made of inert material. The test room should provide means for measuring and controlling irradiance, black standard or black panel temperature, room air temperature, and relative humidity. It will also provide a system to provide moistening, a device for wetting the surface of the samples, and a frame for carrying the sample holders.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 105-B10 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.