AATCC 193-2007 Aqueous Liquid Repellency: Water/Alcohol Solution Resistance Test

AATCC 193-2007 Aqueous Liquid Repellency: Water/Alcohol Solution Resistance Test.
7. Test Specimens 7.1 Test two specimens of the same size from each sample. Specimen size should be sufficient to allow for the complete range of test liquids to be evaluated, but shall be no smaller than 20 × 20 cm (8 × 8 in.) and no larger than 20 × 40 cm (8 × 16 in.). Specimens from sample to sample should be the same size. Condi-ion the test specimens for a minimum of 4 h at 21 ± 1°C (70 ± 2°F) and 65 ± 2% RH prior to testing (see 12.5).
8. Procedure
8.1 Place the test specimen flat on the white textile blotting paper on a smooth, horizontal surface.
8.1.1 When evaluating open weave of “thin” fabrics, conduct the test on at least two layers of the fabric; otherwise, the test liquid may wet the underlying surface, not the actual test fabric, and thereby cause confusion in the reading of the results.
8.2 Wearing clean laboratory gloves, brush the pile of napped or pile fabrics lightly with your hand in the direction giving the greatest lay of the surface prior to placing the drops of the test liquid.
8.3 Beginning with the lowest-numbered test liquid (AATCC Aqueous Solution Test Grade Liquid No. 1), carefully place small drops [approximately 5 mm (0.19 in.) in diameter or 0.05 mL volume] on the test specimen in three locations along the filling direction. The drops should be approximately 4.0 cm (1.5 in.) apart. The dropper tip should be held at a height of approximately 0.6 cm (0.25 in.) from the fabric surface while placing drops. DO NOT TOUCH THE FABRIC WITH THE DROPPER TIP. Observe the drops for 10 ± 2 s, from approximately a 45° angle.
8.4 If no penetration or wetting of the fabric at the liquidfabric interface and no wicking around the drops occur, place drops of the next higher-numbered test liquid at an adjacent site on the fabric and again observe for 10 ± 2 s.
8.5 Continue this procedure until one of the test liquids shows obvious wetting or wicking of the fabric under or around the drop within 10 ± 2 s.AATCC 193 pdf download.