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Thermal Insulation
Property:
Resistance to dry heat transfer (i.e., fabric insulation value)
Methods:
ASTM D 1518 "Thermal Transmittance of Textile Materials"
ASTM F 1868 "Thermal and Evaporative Resistance of Clothing
Materials Using a Sweating Hot Plate Test"
ISO 11092 "Textiles--Determination of Physiological Properties--
Measurement of Thermal and Water-Vapour Resistance"
Instrument:
Guarded hot plate in an environmental chamber; custom hood provides
either horizontal or vertical air flow at different levels
Specimen number and size:
Three 20 x 20 inch squares
Cost:
$350 per fabric type (3 reps)
Note: If only one sample of one type of fabric
is sent, we will charge you for one rep of the bare plate test ($116).
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