BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

24920:1992
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ISO 4920:1981
Incorporating
Amendment No. 1

Textiles —
Determination of
resistance to surface
wetting (spray test) of
fabrics

The European Standard EN 24920:1992 has the status of a

British Standard

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Cooperating organizations

The Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics Standards Committee, under whose direction
this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the
following:

Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers

British Man-made Fibres Federation*
British Nonwoven Manufacturers’ Association
British Railways Board
British Textile Employers’ Association*
Central Council of the Irish Linen Industry
Consumer Standards Advisory Committee of BSI
Department of Industry (Chemicals and Textiles)
Institute of Purchasing and Supply
International Wool Secretariat*
Knitting Industries Federation Ltd.*
Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Defence*
Narrow Fabrics Federation
Textile Institute*
Warp Knitters’ Association Ltd.

The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the
following, were directly represented on the Technical Committee entrusted
with the preparation of this British Standard:

Confederation of British Wool Textiles Ltd.

Hollings College for the Food and Fashion Industries
Manchester Chamber of Commerce Testing House and Laboratories
Soap and Detergent Industry Association
Society of Dyers and Colourists
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.
Textile Research Council

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Fibres, Yarns
and Fabrics Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Board of BSI and comes into
effect on
26 February 1982
Amendments issued since publication
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Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
First published January 1964
First revision
7004 November Indicated by a sideline in the margin
1992
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference FBM/16
Draft for comment 79/36055 DC

ISBN 0 580 12511 4

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Contents

Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
National foreword ii
Foreword 2
1 Scope and field of application 3
2 Reference 3
3 Definition 3
4 Principle 3
5 Apparatus and materials 3
6 Conditioning and testing atmospheres 3
7 Test specimens 3
8 Procedure 3
9 Test report 4
Annex ISO photographic scale 6
Figure 1 — Apparatus for spray test 4
Figure 2 — Spray nozzle 5
Figure 3 — ISO spray test rating chart based on the AATCC
photographic scale 6
Publication referred to Inside back cover

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National foreword

This revision of BS 3702 has been prepared under the direction of the Fibres,
Yarns and Fabrics Standards Committee, and is identical with ISO 4920-1981
“Textile fabrics — Determination of resistance to surface wetting (Spray test)”
published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This
British Standard supersedes BS 3702:1964, which is therefore now withdrawn.
In 1992 the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) accepted
ISO 4920:1981 as European Standard EN 24920:1992. As a consequence of
implementing the European Standard this British Standard is renumbered as
BS EN 24920 and any reference to BS 3702 should be read as a reference to
BS EN 24920.
Terminology and conventions. The text of the international standard has
been approved as suitable for publication as a British Standard without
deviation. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those
used in British Standards; attention is especially drawn to the following.
The comma has been used throughout as a decimal marker. In British Standards
it is current practice to use a full point on the baseline as the decimal marker.
Wherever the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard,
they should be read as “British Standard”.

Cross-reference

International standard Corresponding British Standard

ISO 139-1973 BS EN 20139:1992 Textiles — Standard atmospheres for

conditioning and testing
(Identical)

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
the EN title page, pages 2 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 1992
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

UDC 677.0741/076:677.017.63:620.1

Descriptors: Textiles, fabrics, tests, testing conditions, fluid-tightness tests, wetting, wettability, spraying

English version

Textiles — Determination of resistance to

surface wetting (spray test) of fabrics

Etoffes — Détermination de la résistance au Textilien — Bestimmung der

mouillage superficiel (Essai d’arrosage) wasserabweisenden Eigenschaften
(Sprühverfahren)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1992-06-26. CEN members

are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any
CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French,
German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
United Kingdom.

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

© 1992 Copyright reserved to CEN members

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Foreword
This European Standard has been taken over by
CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” from
the work of ISO/TC 38 “Textiles” of the
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO).
The document was submitted to the CEN members
to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was
approved without any modification.
National standards identical to this European
Standard shall be published at the latest
by 1992-12-31 and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by 1992-12-31.
Following the CEN/CENELEC Common Rules, the
following countries are bound to implement this
European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
United Kingdom.

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1 Scope and field of application
This International Standard specifies a spray test
method for determining the resistance of any
fabric — which may or may not have been given a
water-resistant or water-repellent finish — to
surface wetting by water.
It is not intended for use in predicting the rain
penetration resistance of fabrics, since it does not
measure penetration of water through the fabric.
2 Reference
ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for
conditioning and testing.
3 Definition
For the purposes of this International Standard, the
following definition applies.
spray rating
a measure of the resistance of the surface of a fabric
to wetting
4 Principle
A specified volume of distilled or fully deionized
water is sprayed on a test specimen which has been
mounted on a ring and placed at an angle of 45° so
that the centre of the specimen is at a specified
distance below the spray nozzle. The spray rating is
determined by comparing the appearance of the
specimen with descriptive standards and
photographs.
5 Apparatus and materials
5.1 Spray device (see Figure 1), consisting of
a 150 mm funnel held vertically, with a metal
nozzle (5.2) connected to the end of the stem by
rubber tubing of 10 mm bore. The distance from the
top of the funnel to the bottom of the nozzle
is 190 mm.
5.2 Metal nozzle1) (see Figure 2), having a convex
face with 19 holes of 0,9 mm diameter
(see Figure 2). The holes are distributed over the
face of the nozzle. The duration of flow for the
specified volume of 250 ml of water poured into the
funnel shall be between 25 and 30 s.
1)
Suitable metal nozzles are available commercially. Details may be obtained from the ISO Central Secretariat or from the
Secretariat of ISO/TC 38.
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5.3 Specimen holder, consisting of two wood or metal
rings, which fit into each other, one of 150 mm
inside diameter and one of 150 mm outside
diameter (for example an embroidery hoop), into
which the specimen can be secured. The rings
should, when in position for a test, rest on a suitable
support so that it is inclined at an angle of 45° with
the centre of the test area 150 mm below the centre
of the face of the spray nozzle.
5.4 Distilled or fully deionized water, at 20 ± 2 °C,
or 27 ± 2 °C.
6 Conditioning and testing
atmospheres
Conditioning and testing shall be carried out
according to ISO 139. If so agreed, conditioning and
testing may be carried out in the ambient
atmosphere.
7 Test specimens
Take at least three test specimens, 180 mm square,
from different places in the fabric so that they
represent the material as fully as possible. Do not
take test specimens from places with creases or fold
marks.
8 Procedure
8.1 Condition the test specimens for at least 24 h in
the atmosphere defined in clause 6.
8.2 After conditioning, mount the test specimen
securely on the specimen holder (5.3) and place it
with the face of the fabric uppermost on the hoop
support. Unless otherwise stated in the material
specification, the specimen shall be orientated so
that the warp direction is parallel to the flow of
water down the specimen.
Pour 250 ml of water (5.4) into the funnel (see 5.1)
quickly, but steadily so that the spraying shall be
continuous once it has commenced.
Immediately the spray has ceased, remove the
holder with its specimen and tap smartly twice
against a solid object (on diametrically opposite
points of the frame). During this operation, the
plane of the fabric shall be almost horizontal, with
the fabric face down.
After tapping, with the specimen still on the holder,
assign to the specimen the rating in the following
descriptive scale or in the photographic scale
(see the Annex and Figure 3) which best describes
the observed degree of wetting. Make no attempt to
assign intermediate ratings.
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NOTE Photographic standards are not entirely satisfactory for
dark-coloured fabrics and for such fabrics more reliance should
be placed on verbal descriptions.
Spray rating:
1 — Wetting of the whole of the sprayed surface.
2 — Wetting of half of the sprayed surface. This
usually occurs through the merging of small
discrete wetting areas.
3 — Wetting of the sprayed surface only at small
discrete areas.
4 — No wetting of, but adherence of small drops
to, the sprayed surface.
5 — No wetting of, and no adherence of small
drops to, the sprayed surface.
9 Test report
The test report shall include the following
information:
a) reference to this International Standard;
b) the atmosphere used (Standard temperate or
Standard tropical or other atmosphere);
c) the temperature of the water (20 or 27 °C or
other temperature);
d) the spray rating for each specimen tested.

Figure 1 — Apparatus for spray test

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Figure 2 — Spray nozzle

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Annex ISO photographic scale

(This annex forms part of the Standard.)
The ISO descriptive rating scale corresponds to the AATCC photographic scale2) as follows:

Figure 3 — ISO spray test rating chart based on the AATCC photographic scale

2)
The AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists) scale is available commercially. Details may be obtained
from the ISO Central Secretariat or from the Secretariat of ISO/TC 38.

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See national foreword.
Publication referred to
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