Fiber composition determination

Determination of Fiber Composition
Determination of Fiber Composition

All textile products are based on fiber. Fiber is the raw material of textile products and is the smallest building block. Fiber is a basic textile raw material suitable for bending, weaving, spinning and being used by people for many purposes.

The fiber is naturally obtained from animals and plants. However, it is also obtained from synthetic raw materials by artificial means. Other than these, asbestos material in nature can be fiber. Glass fiber is also an inorganic type of artificial fiber and is used for special purposes.

Roughly a large number of fiber types used in the textile sector can be grouped as follows:

  • Natural fiber
    • Vegetable fiber (cotton, flax, hemp, jute)
    • Animal fiber (wool, moher, cashmere, angora, silk)
    • Natural inorganic fibers (asbestos)
  • Chemical fiber
    • Regenerated fibers (viscose silk, cellulose acetate)
    • Synthetic fiber (polyethylene, acrylic, PVC, lycra, terylene, nylon)
    • Inorganic fibers (glass fibers)

In order to determine the fiber composition in textile products, laboratories which are accredited according to the TS EN ISO / IEC 17025 standards, which are among the national and foreign accreditation organizations, undergo chemical and ecological tests and test and analysis of fiber composition in textile products. During these studies, many standards published by domestic and foreign organizations are taken into consideration. Here are a few of them:

  • ISO 5088 Textile - Triple fiber blends - Quantitative analysis
  • TS EN ISO 1833-1 Textile - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 1: General principles of experiments
  • TS EN ISO 1833-2 Textile - Quantitative chemical analysis - Part 2: Triple fiber mixtures
  • TS 4739 Methods for the recognition of textile fibers
  • BS 4407 Methods for the quantitative analysis of fiber blends
  • AATCC 20 Test Method 20 Fiber description: Qualitative
  • AATCC 20A Test Method 20A Fiber designation: Quantitative