Colour Fastness to Perspiration

Colour Fastness to Perspiration (ISO: 105-E04)
Fabric Perspiration Test 
Perspiration Test For Textile Fabrics 

Objective: To determine colour change due to perspiration.

Principle: According to the prepared alkali and acid solutions, colour fastness due to perspiration is checked under the body temperature.

Tools and equipments: Beakers and rinsing rods, specimen templates, polyurethane plates, single needle lock stitch machine, multifibers, persperometer, dry oven.

Procedure: Before cutting fabric specimens, it is needed to arrange acid and alkali solution. Because in perspirations of body there are certain amount of acid and alkali is generated in human body. In this test that acid and alkali amount is artificially produced using different chemicals. To produce alkali solution, following chemicals were used in 1 l of distill water.

·            Sodium phosphate (disodium) = 2.5 g
·            NaCl = 5 g
·            L- Histidiline (mono-chloride) = 0.5 g
·            pH = 8  
For acid solution preparation process, following chemicals were used and dissolve in 1l of distill water.
·         Sodium di-hydrogen orthophosphate = 2.2
·         NaCl = 5 g
·         L- Histidiline = 0.5 g
·         pH = 5.5    

After completion of solution producing process, next fabric specimens were cut in particular samples in 10 cm x 4 cm dimensions. Next, particular multifibers were attached to each fabric specimens. After composite samples weight were taken and, required solutions applied on composite samples in beaker according to the 1:5 liquor ratio. Next, solution with composite in beaker was rinsed occasionally at least 15 minutes. This process was separately done for both acid and alkali fabric specimens using already prepared acid and alkali solutions. After completion of this process, each composite specimen was kept on polyurethane plates and arranged 11 plates complex using additional polyurethane plate and, this was separately done with acid and alkali specimens. Next prepared plate and specimen complex was mounted on persperometer and 12.5 kpa forces was applied using standard weight and persperometer was adjusted using rotatable nails. 
Next, arranged acid and alkali persperometers were kept in dry oven horizontally with 37oC temperature in 4 hours. After completion of this oven operation, each composite specimen were unmounted on persperometer and clamped them to more dry on line using multi fiber attaching with clips. This process was done separately on both acid and alkali specimens and was kept away each other in line dry. Then all dried composite specimens stitch was removed and attached on test report. Finally assessment process was done for prepared sample sheet and comments were added into particular test report.