Textile Testing (Practical)

Paper Code: 
MTX-225
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course inputs:

1.  Physical Testing

  • Yarn numbering
  • Twists in Yarn: Determination of the number of twist per inch of single and ply yarn
  • Tensile strength of yarn and fabric
  • Bursting Strength of knitted fabrics: Determination of the bursting strength of fabrics
  • Fabric   length, width, dimensional stability, shrinkage % ,GSM
  • Pilling Effect: Determination of pilling effect by using pilling tester
  • Test on stiffness, drape, crease resistance
  • Drape co-efficient
  • Water Repellency Test

 2.  Chemical Testing

  • Shrinkage of Fabrics and Garments: Determination of relaxation shrinkage percentage in Woven and knitted fabrics and garments (Cold water immersion test)
  • Colour Fastness Tests: Determination of colour fastness of textile materials to washing, bleaching, perspiration, rubbing, hot pressing, light.
     
Essential Readings: 
  1. Booth, J.E., Principles of Textile Testing, Newness Butter Worth, London,1996.
  2. John, H. Skinkle., Textile Testing, Brooklyn, New York.
  3. Hearle J. W. S. & Morton W. E., Physical properties of textile fibres (Fourth edition) Woodhead Publishing Limited,UK,2008
  4. Hu J., Fabric testing, Woodhead Publishing Limited,UK,2008.
  5. Saville B. P., Physical testing of textiles,Woodhead Publishing Limited,UK,1999
  6. Billie, J. Collier and Helen, H. Epps., Textile Testing and Analysis, Prentice Hall, New Jersey,1998.
Academic Year: 
2015-16
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