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ISO 105 B07 Soak the specimen for 30 + 2 mins and mount the specimen on water repellent white card. Expose the specimen for BWS 4. The light fastness rating corresponds to the number of the blue wool reference standard on the light fastness scale which shows a similar contrast.
AATCC TM 125 Soak the specimen for 30 + 2 mins and mount the specimen and expose it to AATCC 16, option 3 for 20 AFU Using Colour Change Grey Scale 1-5
Perspiration solution: ISO 105 E04* Chemical composition L- histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate (C6H9O2N3.HCl.H2O) Sodium chloride (NaCl) Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate dodecahydrate (Na2HPO4 .12H2O) or Disodium hydrogen orthophosphate dihydrate (Na2HPO4.2 H2O) Sodium dihydrogen orthophosphate, anhydrous (Na2HPO4) Lactic acid (85%) Total volume pH Alkaline solution 0.5 g 5.0 g 5.0 g 2.5 g 1 litre 8.0 Acid solution 0.5 g 5.0 g 2.2 g 1 litre 5.5 AATCC 15 2002 (1994) Acid solution 0.25 0.001 g 10 0.01 g 1 0.01 g 1 0.01 g 1 litre 4.3 0.2
* Test can be performed with the help of acid perspiration solution accordingly AATCC TM 15 for ISO test. Comparison between commonly followed ISO and AATCC testing methods There is often confusion between the two tests in the minds of people not familiar with the test procedures. The methods have two distinct differences in terms of assessment and duration of testing. Often, the AATCC method is incorrectly asked for a number of hours whereas the correct measure is accelerated by way of AATCC Fading Units or AFU. Test conditions, the most common ISO test is conducted at low effective humidity (extreme conditions).
As a summary, the following table shows the major differences. Parameter Assessment Duration of test Temperature ISO 105 B02 Blue Wool Scale 1 to 8 Not relevant. Test completed when sample shows specific fading. Black Standard Thermometer AATCC 16 Standard Grey Scale 1 to 5 Defined by Buyers, typically 20 AFU for apparel, higher for home textiles Black Panel Thermometer
Case study 1: A 100 % cotton printed garment was received in lab with a complaint of colour loss especially at the neck and arm hole portion. The sample was investigated in detail and tested for various colour fastness parameters separately including Perspiration and Light. All the results were in the acceptable range, but same sample when tested for combined effect of Light and alkali perspiration, it was noticed that colour faded severely. This confirmed that the colours used for dyeing had very poor colour fastness to light and perspiration.
Case study 2: A fabric was received for testing of colour fastness to light, perspiration and combined effect of Light and Perspiration. Result of colour fastness to Light and Perspiration individually was observed to be satisfactory / within acceptable limits. But results of colour fastness to acidic Perspiration and Light combined was observed to be very poor.