Textiles — Determination of the abrasion resistance of
fabrics by the Martindale method —
Part 1: Martindale abrasion testing apparatus
Incorporating corrigendum November 2002
This part of ISO 12947 specifies requirements for
the Martindale testing apparatus and auxiliary
materials for use in the test methods specified in
parts 2 to 4 of ISO 12947 for determination of the
abrasion resistance of fabrics.
This part of ISO 12947 is applicable to apparatus for
the testing of:
a) woven and knitted fabrics;
b) pile textiles having a pile height of up to 2 mm;
c) nonwovens.