Carpet Benchmarks

Carpet Testing
Carpet Testing

Carpet trade in the world and in our country is divided into two main groups as hand carpet and machine carpet. These two groups are quite different from each other in terms of production techniques, costs, investment trends, intended uses, consumer profiles and market structures. The production structure in hand-made carpets is based on motifs developed through labor-intensive and cultural heritage. The production structure of machine-made carpets is considered in the capital intensive and technical textile products group.

There are some tests performed in authorized laboratories to determine the quality of carpets. Here are a few examples of these tests:

 

  • The tuft retraction tension test is performed to determine the tuft retention forces of the pile yarns in the carpet.
  • Carpet abrasion test is performed to measure thickness loss due to usage in carpets by static loading method.
  • Attrition tests are performed to determine general appearance changes depending on usage of carpets. These tests also detect wear on the undercoats of carpets. In addition, the flexibility and elongation properties of carpet and floor coverings are demonstrated by this test.
  • The static loading method is used to measure the thickness loss caused by use in carpets. First, the usage of the carpet is simulated and the resulting thickness loss is measured.
  • The dynamic load application method is used to detect crush and damage caused by carpet pile laying, walking on it.
  • The pile height test is performed to determine the pile height of the carpets.
  • The pile loop tensile test is performed to measure the force required to break pile or tuft in carpets.
  • The fire resistance test is performed to observe the burning, burning or melting spread and deterioration effects of the small burning weld applied on the carpets.
  • The light test is performed to detect the color changes of carpets under standard light sources.