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Prices Applicable to Carpet Testing Services

 

Fee

Total

 

$

Inc. GST

 

 

T01A

Linear Density of Yarns from Packages

63.00

69.30

T02A

Twist - Singles

112.00

123.20

T02B

Twist - Folded

81.00

89.10

T30

Wool Fibre Diameter, Medullation - Projection Microscope

168.00

184.80

T31

Extractable Matter - Pile Yarn

103.00

113.30

T32

Surface Pile Mass (pile above substrate) - standard atmosphere

93.00

102.30

T33A

Total Thickness

47.00

51.70

T33B

Pile Thickness - with surface pile mass

46.00

50.60

T33D

Pile Thickness - as separate test

67.00

73.70

T34

Tuft Withdrawal Force - each type

85.00

93.50

T35A2

Colourfastness to Light - Xenon Arc Method

117.00

128.70

T37

Insect Resistance - Bioassay

POA

 

T37B

Resistance to Insect Attack - Carpet Beetle

247.00

271.70

T40A

Tufts per Unit Area

52.00

57.20

T40B

Total Mass per Unit Area

66.00

72.60

T40C

Backing Analysis - Woven - per yarn type

276.00

303.60

T41

Fibre Identification - Pile

127.00

139.70

T41/2

Pile Fibre Analysis - 2 Fibres

175.00

192.50

T41/3

Pile fibre Analysis - 3 Fibres

300.00

330.00

T42A

Total Pile Mass - Dissection Method - Wovens & unfinished tufteds

105.00

115.50

T42D

Total Pile Mass - Chemical Analysis Method (requires T41 as well)

196.00

215.60

T44A

Appearance Retention - WIRA Dynamic Loading (AS Method)

104.00

114.40

T44AG

Dynamic Loading (ACCS Method) - WIRA

69.00

75.90

T44B

Appearance Retention - Tetrapod Walker Method

189.00

207.90

T44D2

Appearance Retention - Hexapod Tumbler Method

133.00

146.30

- at 2,000 and 8,000 cycles - requires T33D as well

 

 

- Prices for other cycles available on request

 

 

T44E

Pilling & Fuzzing - Usometer

POA

 

T45A

Methenamine Pill Method

105.00

115.50

T50

Colourfastness to Water

54.00

59.40

T52B

Colourfastness to Rubbing

46.00

50.60

T53

Colourfastness to Dry Cleaning Solvents

67.00

73.70

(Perchlorethylene or White Spirit)

 

 

T55

Colourfastness to Chlorinated Water

90.00

99.00

T56

Colourfastness to Shampoo Solution

61.00

67.10

T57

Abrasion Resistance - WIRA Method - 20,000 cycles

93.00

102.30

T57X

- additional charge per 10,000 cycles above 20,000

45.00

49.50

T58

Bond Strength

105.00

115.50

T59A

Dimensional Stability - Mechanical Forces

130.00

143.00

T59B

Dimensional Stability - Ambient Humidity

98.00

107.80

T59C

Dimensional Stability - Heat & Water

144.00

158.40

T59D

Dimensional Stability - Heat

98.00

107.80

T59E

Dimensional Stability - Water

96.00

105.60

T62A

Static Loading - Short Term (AS Method)

93.00

102.30

T62B

Static Loading - Long Term (AS Method)

96.00

105.60

T62BG

Static Loading - Long Term (ACCS Method)

69.00

75.90

T68

Twist Set - Carpet Yarns

165.00

181.50

T68B

Texture Change due to hot water spillage

59.00

64.90

T86

Soiling Propensity

156.00

171.60

T86A

Staining Propensity

95.00

104.50

T86D

Stain Resistance

148.00

162.80

 

 

 

 

 

Electrostatic Tests

 

 

T39

Electrostatic Propensity Stroll - one sole

360.00

396.00

T39B

Surface Resistance - Gigaohm

79.00

86.90

T39C

Bulk Resistance - Gigaohm

79.00

86.90

 

 

 

 

 

Underlay Tests

 

 

T81A

Thickness

41.00

45.10

T81B

Mass per Unit Area

69.00

75.90

T81J

Breaking Load/Extension at Break

92.00

101.20

T81K

Static Loading

69.00

75.90

T81L

Dynamic Loading

69.00

75.90

T81M

Work of Compression (Incl T81L)

168.00

184.80

P040

Fibrous Underlay Package

530.00

583.00

P041

Synthetic Underlay Package

485.00

533.50

 

 

 

 

 

Flammability Tests

 

 

T18B

Early Fire Hazard Properties AS 1530.3                     per sample

732.00

805.20

(ignitability, spread of flame, heat evolved, smoke developed)

 

 

T18BG

Guidance Test for Early Fire Hazard - (2 specimens)

304.00

334.40

T45A

Methenamine Pill Method

105.00

115.50

T45B

Hot Nut Tests for Carpets or Underlay

119.00

130.90

T45C

Critical Heat Flux (Sample preparation costs extra - if necessary)

445.00

489.50

 

                                                                                  Direct Stick

69.00

75.90

T45CC

Critical Heat Flux - including pre clean as per CIAL protocol.

851.00

936.10

 

                                                                                  Dual Bond

138.00

151.80

 

Underlay must be provided if applicable