Automotive
Suppliers to the automotive industry are confronted with long lists of stringent performance requirements.
The Centre for Textile Science and Engineering can serve them with a multitude of tests.
Questions? Contact CTSE.services@UGent.be
Below is only a limited list of possible tests:
GME (General Motors) |
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| Abrasion- shopper | GME 60 345 |
| Stain test | GME 60 304 |
| Flame propagation | GME 60 261 |
| Weight per unit area | GME 60301 |
| Thickness | GME 60303 |
| Dimensional stability | GME 60 202 |
| Temperature stability | GMI 60307 |
| Light fastness | GME 60 292 |
| Tensile strength | GME 60 325 |
Nissan |
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| Tenacity (dry and wet) | NES M 0076 §12 |
| Tear strength (dry and wet) | NES M 0076 §12 |
| Abrasion resistance | NES M 0076 §16 |
| Colour fastness to water | NES M 0076 §22 |
| Colour fastness to dry rubbing | NES M 0076 §23, NES M0604 §20 |
| Strength | NES M7105 |
| Tear Strength | NES M7105 |
| High temperature heat resistence | NES M0131 |
| Light ageing resistance |
NES M0135 |
| Test methods for automotive carpet | M0076 |
| Chemical resistance | M0133 |
Peugeot - Renault |
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| Abrasion - Taber (per 2000t) | D24 3098 |
| Flame propagation test (per test) | D45 1333 |
| Weight per unit area | ME 1012 |
| Pile thickness | ME 1296 |
| Thickness and compressibility | ME 1195 |
| Yarn count | D45 1066 |
| Thickness (per layer) | D45 1013 |
| Dimensional stability | ME 1140 |
| Dimensional stability | ME 1309 |
| Heat behavior in a non-radiating dry oven | ME 1234 |
| Dimensional variations ans appearance changes to heat | D45 1139 |
| Colourfastness in water | D47 1020 |
| Colourfastness in sea water | D47 1021 |
| Colourfastness to rubbing | D45 1010, ME 1010 |
| Colourfastness to perspitation | D47 1022 |
| Colour fastness using xenotest | ME 1122 |
| Colour fastness to rubbing | D45 1010 |
| Textiles - water and other staining | D47 1005 |
| Colourfastness to light | D47 5252 |
| Colourfastness to light (max. 3 colours) | D47 1431 |
| Colour fastness to perspiration | D47 1022 |
| Colour fastness using xenotest | TSL3600G - 7.15.3 - 7.16 |
| Tensile strength | D41 1029 |
| Impact strength | D42 1235 |
| Resistance to impact | D42 1235 |
| Tear strength | ME 1126 |
| Delamination | ME 1157 |
| Pulling of the loops | ME 1259 |
| Peeling | D41 1015 |
| Perforation resistance | D41 1097 (B65 5201-7.4.1) |
| Threads - tensile strength | D41 1142 |
| Threads twist | D41 1280 |
| Stiffness | ME 1301 |
| Abrasion resistance taber | D44 1237 (B65 5201-6.4.3) |
| Snagging taber | D44 1237 (2017) (B65 5201-6.4.3) |
| Suppleness | D45 1348 |
| Water permeability | D45 1131 |
| Suppleness | D45 1301 |
SAE |
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| TABER (per 2000 cycli) | J365, J948,J1530 |
Volvo |
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| Assessment of the ignitability | STD 1027, 5531 |
| Flammability fmvss (new or after ageing) | VCS 5031,19 |
| Interlaminar strength | STD 1024, 28519 |
| Tearing strength - Textiles (per test) | STD 1024, 37219 |
| Interlaminar strength | VCS 1024, 28519 |
| Tearing strength (per test) | VCS 1024, 37219 |
Volkswagen |
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| Exposure test (per period) | PV 1303 |
Ford |
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| TABER abrasion (per 2000 cycli) | BN 108-02, BN 108-04 |
| Shrinkage test for textiles and artificial leathers | BN 105-01/SAE J 883-150 |
| Dimensional stability of textile trim materials | BN 105-03 |
| Crocking rubbing test | BN 107-01 |
| Evaluation after xenon test | BN 117-03 |
| Tuft bind | ASTM D 1335 (2005) |
Toyota |
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| Abrasion | TSL3600G - 7.5.1 |
| Abrasion | TSL3600G - 7.5.2 |
| Flammability (on new material) | TSL3600G - 7.10, TSM0500G |
| Flammability (after 336h at 70°C) | TSL3600G - 7.10, TSM0500G |
| Weight per unit area | TSL3600G - 7.1 |
| Dimensional stability | TSL3600G - 7.6 |
| Length change after heating | TSL3600G - 7.9 |
| Colourfastness to rubbing | TSL3600G - 7.13.2 |
| Thickness | TSL3600G - 7.2 |
| Tensile strength | TSL3600G - 7.3 |
| Tear Strength | TSL3600G - 7.4 |
| Strength after heating | TSL3600G - 7.8 |
| Bending Stiffness | TSL3600G - 7.7 |
| Colour fastness to dry crocking | TSL3600G - 7.13.2 |
| Light fastness | TSL3600G - 7.15.3 |
| Light ageing resistance | TSL3600G - 7.16 |