Measurement of Perspiration

Fastness Properties of dyed

textile
Presented by Sudipto Behera
M.Tech in Chemical processing in Textile
Department of Textile Technology
Roll no : 11014720003
REG. NO. : 201100414710005
Perspiration fastness
• Perspiration fastness refers to the ability not to fade and not to stain
when dyed fabric is perspired .
• Perspiration fastness test is to use artificial perspiration with different
acid and alkaline to imitate the sweat situation when human wear
textiles, then test the textiles.
Method of perspiration fastness test
• The machine using to test perspiration fastness is perspiration
fastness tester. When testing, textiles sample sewing together with
adjacent fabric, is soaked in artificial perspiration, then remove excess
liquid; and handle it under specified pressure, temperature, time in
tester; next dry sample and adjacent sample respectively; last use
gray cards to evaluate discoloration of original sample and staining of
adjacent sample.
Perspiration fastness test
 Preparation of Test Apparatus and Materials :
Perspiration Fastness Tester, Stained Cup (200mL),
Gray Cards evaluating discoloration, Stained Cards,
Sodium Chloride (C.P.), Sodium Hydroxide (C.P.),
Sodium Dihydrogen Phosphate Dihydrate (C.P.),
Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate Dodecahydrate (C.P.)
or Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate Dihydrate (C.P.), L-
histidine hydrochloride-hydrate (C.P.), Multi-fiber
adjacent fabric or single fiber adjacent fabric,
Sample to be Tested.
Testing method
• a. Sample Preparation
Same as washing fastness test. Choices of standard single fiber adjacent
cloth are seen in Table 1.

Table 1 Choices of Standard Single Fiber Adjacent Cloth

Testing method cont.
b. Operating Procedure
To make up artificial perspiration as request of Table 2, and do acidity
and basicity perspiration fastness test respectively.

Table 2 Artificial Perspiration Configuration

Testing method cont.
• To prepare two combined samples as prescribed requests, and weigh; take acid
liquid and alkaline liquid as bath rate at 1:50.To put two combined sample into acid
liquid and alkaline liquid respectively, soak them completely, then place them at
room temperature for 30min.Take combined sample out, and use two glass rods to
remove excess liquid of it; then place it on sample board, use the other sample
board to scrape excess liquid, and place in between two sample board, adding
pressure of 12.5kPa and maintain. Using the same method to place another
combined sample, but the apparatus of acid liquid and alkaline liquid test should
be separate used.To place the apparatus with acid and alkaline sample in
temperature chamber of 37℃±2℃ for 4 hours.Take apart suture of combined
sample but keep one short edge, unfold it, and drape and dry it in air with no more
than 60℃.Use gray cards to evaluate discoloration of original sample and staining
of adjacent cloth.
References
• https://www.onlinetextileacademy.com/what-is-perspiration-fastness
-perspiration-test-for-textile/
• https://nptel.ac.in/content/storage2/courses/116104046/20.pdf