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ColourfastnesstoLight
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Irradiance (W/m/nm)
Sunlight
2.5
2.0
Sunlight
Through
Window Glass
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
Wavelength (nm)
Testprocedureinbrief
Testprocedureinbrief
Summary : A specimen of textile is exposed to artificial light source under specified
conditions together with dyed blue standards having known fading characteristics. The
fastnessisevaluatedbycomparisonofthecolourchangeofthespecimenwiththatofthe
standardsunderstandardviewingconditions.
Parameters
ISO105B02
AATCCTM16(option3)
Parameters
rs
ISO105B02
AATCCTM16(option3)
ApparatusandMaterials:
ApparatusandMaterials:
Xenon Arc lamp light fastness tester equipped with a
xenon lamp, suitable filter systems and various control
systems (Water or Air cooled type); Specimen holders;
Apparatus
Masks; Black Standard Temperature (for ISO) Black
Panel Thermometer (for AATCC); Colour Matching
Cabinet
RedAzoicdyedcotton
HumidityTestControlfabric
-
cloth
BlueWoolLightfastness
1to8
L2toL9
referencestandards
RedAzoicdyedcotton
HumidityTestControlfabric
-
cloth
Xenonreferencefabric
TemperatureControlfabric
-
(polyesterdyed)
ColourfastnesstoLight
2
-
-
-
305%
631C
432C
1.100.03W/m2/nmor48
1W/m2
-
-
Lengthofexposure
Lengthofexposure
Assessment
Assessment
ColourfastnesstoLight
Exposeuntilacertainstageis
reachedandthenassesswith
thegreyscale.Thiswillvary
dependingonthematerial;
Theleastdurableexposedfor
leastamountoftime(20
acceleratedfadingunits
(AFU)correspondingto
referencesampleL4);40AFU
ofexposureforupholstery
(equivalenttoL5,Draperies
60AFUandsoon.L6is
equivalentto80hours,Itis
rareforclothingtorequirea
lightfastnesshigherthanL5
3
ColourfastnesstoLight
4
Exampleoffabricwithpoor
colourfastnesstolight.
colourfastnesstolight.
Watercooledlightfastness
machine
machine
ColourfastnesstoLight
5
Arrangementofwatercooled
xenonarclamp
xenonarclamp
Variationinlightfastnessdueto
differencesinknitstructure
differencesinknitstructure
ColourfastnesstoLight
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BluewoolstandardsISO105B02
Bluewoolstandards
test.
test.
BWS1toBWS5,showing
geometricprogressionoffading
geometricprogressionoffading
ColourfastnesstoLight
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