AN OPTICAL METHOD OF MEASURING APPEARANCE CHANGES IN CARPET
JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, vol.84, no.3, pp.429-435, 1993 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 84 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 1993
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00405009308658975
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.429-435
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This paper describes a simple method, based on densitometry, for the assessment of surface textural changes due to wear in carpets. Using the technique, nylon 66 and polypropylene carpet samples were evaluated, both before and after wear trial. The polypropylene carpets showed a significantly greater loss of tuft definition than the nylon 66 carpets, and one result of the study was the successful quantification of such differences.