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Abrasion Test

The document discusses an experiment to determine the abrasion resistance of fabric using an abrasion resistance tester. It outlines the necessary apparatus, working procedure, and the methodology for calculating the wear index based on weight loss after repeated abrasion cycles. Results indicate that increased abrasion cycles correlate with greater weight loss, affecting fabric durability and serviceability.

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Abrasion Test

The document discusses an experiment to determine the abrasion resistance of fabric using an abrasion resistance tester. It outlines the necessary apparatus, working procedure, and the methodology for calculating the wear index based on weight loss after repeated abrasion cycles. Results indicate that increased abrasion cycles correlate with greater weight loss, affecting fabric durability and serviceability.

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Introduction:

Abrasion is just one aspect of wear and is the rubbing


away of the component fibers and yarns of the fabric. It is
a series of repeated applications of stress; therefore a
capacity to absorb punishment is required to the fibers.
Inherent fiber properties such as work of rupture may give
a high resistance to abrasion . In this experiment I will
discuss determination of fabric abrasion resistance by
abrasion resistance tester.
Objective:
 To determine the abrasion resistance of the sample
fabric.
Theory:
A number of important points require consideration before abrasion
resistance tests are carried out. The choice of the method may be
governed by the type of apparatus available, the precision demanded
and so forth. Some of the more important points are condition of the
specimen, choice of testing instrument, choice of abrasive motion,
direction of abrasion, choice of abradant, backing the specimen,
cleanliness of the specimen and instrument, tension on the specimen,
pressure between abradant and specimen, end-point of the test etc.
Now there are various abrasion resistance testing instruments available
for example, the WIRA abrasion tester, the LIRA abrasion tester, the
Taber abraser, the Shiefer machine, the Wyzenbeek abrasion tester, the
Stoll universal wear tester, the LINRA wear tester, the BFT abrasion
tester etc. The abrasion tester we used here is made by James H. Heal &
Co. Ltd, Halifax, England. In this instrument abrasion surfaces wrapping
by sand paper are used to abrade the fabric samples. A counter is used
Machine:
Apparatus:

 Abrasion tester
 Scissor
 Electric balance
 Brush

M/c specification:
 Name: Abrasion Tester
 Manufacturer: James H. Heal & Co. Ltd, Halifax, England.
 Model: Nu-Martindale 404

Sample: Canvas Fabric.


Atmospheric status:

 Testing Atmosphere: Relative Humidity – 65%±2% &


Temperature – 270C±20C.
 Present Atmosphere: Relative Humidity – 68% & Temperature
– 290C.

Working Procedure:
 At first cut the fabric into 4 pieces according to the
measurement of the instrument.
 Weigh these 4 pieces of fabric samples.
 Now place these samples in the instrument under a certain
load as supplied in the instrument.
 Now start the machine and observe the counter of abrasion no.
 After an abrasion of 200 bring out the first sample and weigh it.
 After an abrasion of 300 bring out the second sample and weigh
it.
 Similarly after abrasion of 400 and 500 bring out the third and
fourth sample and
 take their weight.
 Now put the weights before and after abrasions in a table and
find out their wear index.
Data:

Sample wt. before No. of abrasion Sample wt. before


S/n Wt. loss Wear index
abrasion (mg) cycle abrasion (mg)

1 4970 200 4940 30 6

2 4680 300 4640 40 8

3 4860 400 4790 70 14

4 4870 500 4770 170 34


Calculation:

Suppose for s/n 2, we got cycle = 300, wt. loss = 40


therefore,

…………………..No. of Cycle × Wt. loss


Wear Index =………………………………………….
……………………………..1000

…300 × 40
=…………………
…..1000

=8
Results:

 Wear index for 200 cycle = 6


 Wear index for 200 cycle = 8
 Wear index for 200 cycle = 14 &

 Wear index for 200 cycle = 34.


Remark:
It is easily understood that the more is no. of abrasion
cycle the more will be the wt. loss of fabric. That is when a
fabric is used more it losses its weight more. Now
depending on yarn quality, fabric design and above all end
use this loss may be less or more, again may be quickly or
lately. But indeed the fabrics will loss its weight and
serviceability.

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