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Colorfastness Manual CrockMeter

Short Description:

One of the testing for determination of color fastness of dyed or printed textiles or leather is the crocking test. This test is used for the determination of color fastness against rubbing, either under dry or under wet conditions.


  • Min.Order Quantity: 1 unit
  • Price: Negotiable
  • Package : Plywood Case
  • Model: SL-F10
  • Standards: BS 1006 D02 ISO 105x12/D02 M&S C8 AATCC 8/165 BS4655 NEXT 6
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    Product Tags

    Textile Testing Equipment Fabric Colorfastness  Crock Meter for AATCC Test Method 8

    Product information

    One of the testing for determination of color fastness of dyed or printed textiles or leather is the crocking test. This test is used for the determination of color fastness against rubbing, either under dry or under wet conditions. In this test and moving brass finger of specified shape and size rubs against the test specimens under test and the amount of color transferred to a piece of abradant fabric fixed over the base of the moving finger are graded with the help of standard grey scales to evaluate the color fastness against rubbing.
    Technical parameters
    Diameter of the Finger 16 mm for Textiles / 25 mm for floor covering.
    Load on the finger 900 g
    Length of travel of the finger 100 + 3 mm
    Size of the test specimen 200 x 50 mm

     Rubbing head diameter  16mm
     Vertical pressure  9N+/-10%
     Rubbing head track  104/100mm (Can be adjust)
     Dimensions  660 x 160mm x 215mm (L x W x H)
     Weight  6kg
     Standards  BS 1006 D02 ISO 105×12/D02 M&S C8AATCC 8/165 BS4655 NEXT 6
     Accessories  AATCC rubbing cloth  20 pcs
     Sand  pack of 1
     Rings  pack of 2

    Testing standards
    IS 766 – 1988 Method of Determination of color fastness of textile materials to rubbing.
    AATCC Method 8 – 1969 Color Fastness to Crocking (Rubbing)
    ISO RIOS (X12) – 1984 Textiles – Test for color fastness part. Part X12 – Color Fastness to rubbing.
    IS 6191 – 1971 Methods of Micro-Biological color fastness and Microscopically tests for leather.

    What is AATCC Method 8 testing

    AATCC Crockmeter Method Purpose and Scope AATCC 8 Colorfastness to crocking is designed to determine the amount of color transferred from the surface of colored textile materials to other surfaces by rubbing.







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