Objects of Fabric Testing
Fabric Strength Test
Mohammad Abdullah -Al- Mamun
Lecturer(Technical)
Objects of Fabric Testing
To obtain some identification of probable
performance in use.
To investigate causes of failure and customers
complain.
To help in designing of a fabric for a specific
purpose.
To study the interaction of fibre, yarn
and fabric properties.
To check that the fabric conforms to fabric
specification.
To note the effect of changes in structural
details.
To note the effect of physical and chemical
treatment, exposure to weather or laundering
or washing etc.
Tensile Strength
Tensile strength is defined as stress which is
measured as force per unit area. Maximum load
that a material can support without fracture
when being stretched divided by the original
cross sectional area of material.
 Modes of textile tensile machine
Most tensile testing machines can operate in
two modes :
Constant rate of extension (CRE)
Constant-rate-of-loading (CRL)
Breaking strength test
Fig : Breaking Strength Test
Breaking strength test
Breaking strength is the maximum tensile
force recorded in extending a test piece to
breaking point. It is the figure that is
generally referred to as strength. The force
at which a specimen breaks is directly
proportional to its cross sectional area,
therefore when comparing the strengths
of different fibers, yarns and fabrics
allowances have to be made for this.
Breaking strength test
Sample used: 35x10 cm
10
cm
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Breaking strength test
Procedure:
Sample is put between the two jaws and 60 lb
pressure is given.
A weight of 2.5 KN is given and observations
were made.
The machine automatically stops and gives us
the breaking strength along with the force/
extension graph for the fabric.
Bursting Strength Test
Bursting Strength Test
Bursting strength is an alternative method of
measuring strength in which the material is
stressed in all directions at the same time and is
therefore more suitable for such materials.
There are also fabrics which are simultaneously
stressed in all directions during service, such as
parachute fabrics, filters, sacks and nets, where
it may be important to stress them in a realistic
manner.
Bursting Strength Test
Two sizes of specimen are in use, the area of the
specimen under stress being either 30mm
diameter or 113mm in diameter. The specimens
with the larger diameter fail at lower pressures
(approximately one-fifth of the 30mm diameter
value).
 Bursting Strength Test
In the test the fabric sample is clamped over the
rubber diaphragm and the pressure in the fluid
increased at such a rate that the specimen
bursts within 20 ± 3 s. The extension of the
diaphragm is recorded and another test is
carried out without a specimen present. The
pressure to do this is noted and then deducted
from the earlier reading.
Bursting Strength Test
The US Standard is similar using an aperture of
1.22 ± 0.3 in (31 ± 0.75mm) the design of
equipment being such that the pressure to
inflate the diaphragm alone is obtained by
removing the specimen after bursting.