AATCC 138 Cleaning: Washing of Textile Floor Coverings
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AATCC 138 Document Information:
Title
Cleaning: Washing of Textile Floor Coverings
The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Publication Date:
Jan 1, 2005
Scope:
Purpose and Scope
This test method is a laboratory procedure designed to simulate changes that occur in washing of a textile floor covering during cleaning.
This method is recommended only for small specimens with dimensions not exceeding the capacity of commercially-available laboratory equipment.
This test method may be used on soiled, as well as unsoiled, textile floor coverings.
This wet cleaning procedure can be used for the evaluation of:
– wetfastness durability and permanency of antimicrobial properties
– colorfastness behavior
– permanency of finishes and other topical treatments to the pile of textile floor coverings before, during or after manufacturing
– cleanability
– dimensional stability
This procedure may also be used for the removal of soil or extraneous matter from specimens of textile floor coverings to prepare them for testing.
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