What is Aatcc 16E?

What is Aatcc 16E?

AATCC 16E : COLORFASTNESS TO LIGHT: WATER-COOLED XENON-ARC LAMP, CONTINUOUS LIGHT.

What is a good lightfastness rating?

The most well known scales measuring the lightfastness are the Blue Wool Scale, Grey scale and the scale defined by ASTM (American Standard Test Measure). 1 being very poor and 8 being excellent lightfastness. In grey scale the lightfastness is rated between 1–5. 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent lightfastness.

What does lightfastness mean in upholstery?

Lightfastness and upholstery fabric When it comes to fabric, this question comes up a lot. Lightfastness typically means the degree and duration to which dye resists fading due to constant light exposure. Simply explained the amount of time your fabric sits in the sunlight before it starts to fade in color.

What is Aatcc test method?

The AATCC 100 test method method is designed to quantitatively test the ability of fabrics and textiles to inhibit the growth of microorganisms or kill them, over a 24 hour period of contact.

What is colorfastness to Crocking?

Colorfastness is a fabric’s ability to retain color in various conditions. Crocking refers to the rubbing off of color from a fabric when subjected to abrasion.

How do you test lightfastness?

At its simplest, this test can be accomplished by applying the material to be tested to a suitable support, cutting the sample in half, and exposing part of the test specimen behind a window that provides as much sunlight as possible, while keeping the other half shielded from all light sources.

What is xenon arc AATCC 16?

AATCC 16.3 – Colorfastness to light: Xenon-Arc – provides procedures based on practice ASTM G155 or ISO 4892-2; its ISO counterpart. The ability of a textile material to resist sun exposure can be assessed through accelerated aging by xenon-arc test devices.

What is the standard for light fastness test?

1 Standard and method for light fastness test In international trade, the most common standards for light fastness test are AATCC 16, ISO 105 B02, ISO 105 B04, ISO 105 B06. The ISO 105 B02 has five test methods, AATCC 16 has six test options, in which the option 6 in AATCC 16 is equivalent to ISO 105 B01 and option 3 is equivalent to ISO 105 B02.

What is the difference between AATCC 16 and ISO 105 B02?

The ISO 105 B02 has five test methods, AATCC 16 has six test options, in which the option 6 in AATCC 16 is equivalent to ISO 105 B01 and option 3 is equivalent to ISO 105 B02. Color fastness to light is one of the most controversial and problematic tests in textile and garment testing. In practice, a variety of problems have often occurred.

What is the difference between AATCC 16 option 1 and Option 3?

In AATCC 16 Option 1 a Carbon-Arc lamp is used as the light source, and in AATCC 16 Option 3 a Xenon-Arc lamp is used. Under both methods a strip of fabric (part of which is protected by a special paper card) is placed in a fadometer and exposed to 40 hours of accelerated fading units (AFU).