TM016.3-TM16.3-TM 16.3 Test Method for Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc

TM016.3-TM16.3-TM 16.3 Test Method for Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc

Description

TEST METHODS ARE DELIVERED AS A LINK IN YOUR EMAILED RECEIPT.

 

TM16.3, Test Method for Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc

Developed in 2012 by AATCC Committee RA50 (Revised 2014)

1. Purpose and Scope

1.1 This test method provides the general principles and procedures for determining the colorfastness to light of textile materials. The test options described are applicable to textile materials of all kinds and for colorants, finishes and treatments applied to textile materials. Test options included are:

1--Xenon-Arc Lamp, Alternate Light and Dark

2--Xenon-Arc Lamp, Continuous Light, Black Standard Option

3--Xenon-Arc Lamp, Continuous Light, Black Panel Option

1.2 The use of these test options does not imply, expressly or otherwise, an accelerated test for a specific application. The relationship between any lightfastness test and the actual exposure in use must be determined and agreed upon by the contractual parties.

 

Copyright American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, RTP, NC, USA. All rights reserved.

 

The above information is only a summary of the AATCC test method.

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