Flooring
Flanders is still one of the largest producers of textile floor coverings.
No wonder that the Centre for Textile Science and Engineering offers an extensive set of tests for textile floor coverings.
Questions? Contact FloorandFire@UGent.be
List of most common tests:
Aspect |
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| Vetterman drum 5000 and 22000 cycles (max 5 qualities) | ISO 10361 (2000)* |
| Vetterman drum 22000 cycles | ISO 10361 (2000)* |
| Fraying behaviour (max 4 qualities) | ISO 10833 (2001) |
| Fraying behaviour (max 4 qualities) | EN 1814 (2005)* |
| Assessment of change of appearance | ISO 9405 (2001)* |
| Assessment of change of appearance | EN 1471 (1996)* + add. 1 (2003)* |
| Pilling - Lisson 200 cycles | EN 1963 D (2007)* |
| Pilling - Lisson 400 cycles | EN 1963 C (2007)* |
| Abrasion Wronz (per 5000 additional revolutions) | Ugent-VT |
| Abrasion Wronz 20 000 cycles | Ugent-VT |
| Hexapod (max 3 qualities) | ISO 10361 (2000)* |
| TABER (per 2000 cycles) | ISO 5470-1 (1999) |
| Castor chair suitability 5000 and 25000 cycles (max 4 qualities) | ISO 4918 (2009)* |
| Castor chair suitability 5000 and 25000 cycles (max 4 qualities) | EN 985 A (2001)* |
| Castor chair suitability 10000 and 25000 cycles (max 4 qualities) | EN 985 B (2001)* |
| Castor chair suitability 750 cycles (max 4 qualities) | EN 985 C (2001)* |
| Stair suitability | EN 1963 B (2007)* |
Soiling |
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| Hexapod soiling test | ISO 11378-2 (2001) |
| Accelerated soiling test | VNTF |
| Accelerated soiling test needlefelt | EN 1269B (1997) + A1 (2007) |
| Accelerated soiling test practice | EN 1307 (2008) |
Construction Parameters |
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| Construction characteristics tufted woven | - |
| Construction characteristics needlefelt | - |
| Total mass per m2 | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Surface pile weight per m2 | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Surface pile weight per m2 needlefelt | EN 984 (2001)* |
| Total thickness | ISO 1765 (1986)* |
| Surface pile thickness | ISO 1766 (1999)* |
| Surface pile density tufted/woven | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Surface pile density needle felt | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Number of tufts per m2 | ISO 1763 (1986)* |
| Thickness of the backing | EN 1318 (2005) |
| Density of the backing | ISO 845 (2006) |
Weight loss |
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| Lisson Tretrad (exclusive stairs) | EN 1963 A (2007)* |
| Lisson Tretrad and stair suitability | EN 1963 A (2007)* |
Classification |
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| textile floor covering | EN 1307 (2008) |
| Flat needle felt | EN 1470 (2008) |
| Structured needle felt | EN 13297 (2007) + ac (2008) |
| Rugs | EN 14215 (2003) |
| Classificationflat weave | EN 15114 |
Dissection |
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| Fraying per hour | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Total mass of pile yarn: finished carpet | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Total mass of pile yarn: unfinished carpet | ISO 8543 (1998)* |
| Pile height | IWS TM 20 |
| Pile height | ISO 2549 (1972) |
Resilience |
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| Static loading (light) | ISO 3415 (1986) |
| Static loading (heavy) | ISO 3416 (1986) |
| Dynamic loading (heavy) | ISO 2094 (1999) |
Tiles |
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| Linear straightness and squareness of tiles | EN 994 (1995) |
| Dimensional changes (tiles) | EN 986 (2005)* |
Miscellania |
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| Delamination force of the backing | ASTM D 3936 (2005) |
| Delamination force of the backing | NBN EN ISO 11857 (2002) |
| Dimensional changes flock | EN 434 (1994) |
| Dimensional changes | ISO 2551 (1981)* |
| tuft withdrawal force 20 | ISO 4919 (1978)* |
| tuft withdrawal force | ISO 4919 (1978)*, BS 5229 (1975) |
| Thermal resistance | ISO 8302 (1991) |
| Thermal ageing (per day) | DIN 53 896 (1985) |
| Acoustical insulation from impact noise | ISO 140-8 (1997) |
| Acoustical absorption | ISO 354 (2003) |
| Impermeability | UGent-VT |
| Slip test | EN 13893 |
| Slip test - pendulum | CEN TS 15676 (2007) |