List of Iwto and Nz Test Methods for Wool - Mar 2007

SGS WOOL TESTING SERVICES TECHNICAL PAPER 2007

LIST OF IWTO AND NZ TEST METHODS FOR WOOL - MAR 2007

Methods in BOLD have associated sampling regulations and can be certified under IWTO or NZ rules; other tests listed may be reported but cannot be the subject of ‘Guarantees’ as defined in the IWTO Arbitration Agreement (“Blue book”). Methods shown in italics are drafts and can only be used by agreement between buyer and seller. Key words are underlined. Working group drafts are not listed.

IWTO-0 IWTO-10 IWTO DTM 21 Introduction to IWTO specifications. Method for the determination of Method for the determination of the Procedures for the development, review, dichloromethane soluble matter in alkali content of wool progression or relegation of IWTO test combed wool, sliver & commercially IWTO DTM 22 methods and draft test methods scoured or carbonised wool IWTO DTM 1 Method for the determination of the IWTO DTM 11 weight per unit area of woven cloth Method of determining barbe & hauteur Method of test for the solubility of wool for wool fibres using a comb sorter in urea-bisulphite solution IWTO DTM 24 General & specific methods for the IWTO-2 IWTO-12 determination of cleanliness faults in Method for the determination of the pH Measurement of the mean & distribution combed wool slivers value of a water extract of wool of fibre diameter using the Sirolan- IWTO-26 Laserscan fibre diameter analyser IWTO-3 Glossary of terms IWTO DTM 13 Method of test for the acid content of IWTO-28 wool Counting of coloured fibres in tops by Determination by the airflow method of the balanced illumination method IWTO DTM 4 the mean fibre diameter of core samples Method of test for the solubility of wool IWTO DTM 14 of raw wool in alkali Method of test and assessment for IWTO-29 IWTO DTM 5 proofness of wool fabrics against the Method for the determination of the Method of determining wool fibre length black carpet beetle dimensional change induced by free- steam in fabrics containing wool distribution of fibres from yarns or fabrics IWTO DTM 15 using a single fibre length measuring IWTO-30 Method for the colorimetric machine Determination of staple length & staple determination of cystine plus cysteine in strength IWTO-6 wool hydrolysates Method of test for the determination IWTO-31 IWTO DTM 16 of the mean diameter of wool fibres Calculation of IWTO combined in combed sliver using the airflow Method of test for wool fibre length certificates for deliveries of raw wool apparatus using a WIRA fibre diagram machine IWTO-32 IWTO-7 IWTO-17 Determination of the bundle strength of Sub-sampling staples from grab samples Determination of fibre length and wool fibres IWTO-8 distribution parameters IWTO-33 |Method of determining fibre diameter IWTO 18 Method for the determination of oven- distribution parameters & percentage dry mass & calculated invoice mass of Test method for determining the medullated fibres in wool and other scoured or carbonised wool animal fibres by the projection evenness of textile strands using microscope capacitance testing equipment

IWTO DTM-9 IWTO-19 Method of test and assessment for Determination of the wool base and proofness of wool fabric against the vegetable matter base of core samples Common (Webbing) Clothes Moth of raw wool IWTO-20 Method for the determination of the felting properties of loose wool & top SGS WOOL TESTING SERVICES TECHNICAL PAPER PAGE 2

IWTO-34 IWTO-47 IWTO-DTM-60 Determination of the oven-dry mass, Measurement of the mean & distribution Method for the measurement of fibre calculated invoice mass & calculated of fibre diameter of wool using an Optical end characteristics in wool slivers as a merchantable mass of wool tops Fibre Diameter Analyser (OFDA) guide to fabric skin comfort

IWTO-35 IWTO-49 IWTO DTM 61 Method for the measurement of colour of sliver Formability test Method for the determination of the petroleum ether extractable matter in IWTO-50 IWTO DTM 37 wool yarns and certain wool blends Determination of crimp of yarn in fabric The measurement of dimensional containing wool stability & hygral change in woven fabrics IWTO DTM 62 Determination of fibre length, length IWTO-38 IWTO-51 distribution, mean fibre diameter and Method of grab sampling greasy wool Measurement of the stability of surface fibre diameter distribution of wool top from bales finish on woven fabrics and slivers by the OFDA4000 IWTO DTM 39 IWTO-52 IWTO DTM 63 Determination of the number of threads per centimetre in woven fabrics Conditioning procedures for testing Determination of the Invoice Mass of textiles Tops, Noils, Scoured or Carbonised IWTO DTM 40 IWTO-55 Wools by the Malcam Microwave Determination of the abrasion resistance Method of wool & blended wool fabrics using a Method of automatic counting & Martindale machine classifying cleanliness faults in tops using the Optalyser instrument Further details on IWTO Standard and IWTO-41 Regulations may be obtained from the IWTO-56 IWTO website: www.iwto.org Determination of the invoice mass of scoured or carbonised wool or tops or Method for the measurement of the noils by capacitance method colour of raw wool NZS 8716 IWTO-42 IWTO-57 Method for the measurement of the bulk of raw wool Crease pressing performance test Determination of the medullated fibre content of wool & mohair samples by NZS 8719 IWTO DTM 43 opacity measurements using an OFDA Method for the measurement of the Measurement of the solvent extractables IWTO 58 fibre length after carding (LAC) of for scoured wool or sliver using near scoured wool infrared analysis Scanning electron microscopic analysis of sheep’s wool and speciality fibres and AS/NZS 4492 IWTO DTM 45 their blends Wool – fleece testing and measurement Determination of cashmere down yield IWTO DTM 59 for core samples of cashmere fibre Method for the determination of chemical residues on greasy wool

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