Fiber Degradation Test
Test equipment
Test equipment
Filaments break off the yarns
Fibers have degraded to the backing
Filaments on vacuum cleaner housing
Fiber Degradation
Fiber Degradation
Fiber Degradation
Fiber Degradation
Fiber Degradation Test
A sample is exposed in the lightfastness machine for 200 hours then the sample is visually evaluated and “scratched” with a quarter to see if the sample shows a degradation of the fibers. This is seen when the fibers began to…..
Professional Laboratory Testing-Dalton Georgia
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