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IULTCS Methods
 

THE IULTCS OFFICIAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 2003

The IULTCS, through the IULTCS Testing Commissions, provides PROTECTION for the leather tanning industry worldwide by the provision of properly formulated test methods that are totally relevant to leather manufacture and leather usage.

Without the work of the IU Commissions which develop these test methods, the leather industry would be open to inappropriate test methods devised by outside manufacturers trying to force performance standards on leather that bear no relationship to the reality of working with leather.

The IULTCS test methods are recognised by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and many of the IU methods are adopted by ISO as international standards.

Equally, the European Committee for Standardisation (Comite Europeen de Normalisation - CEN) has adopted many of the IU methods by parallel agreement with ISO. These CEN test methods are mandatory in EU member countries

Consequently, the work of the IU Commissions has led to leather test methods that are now adopted as International, European and National Standards. End users of leather are continually being persuaded that only official leather test methods (IU/ISO/CEN) can be used to judge the standards, characteristics and performance of leather.

Currently, sets of the Official Methods are published by the Society of Leather Technologists and Chemists.

· Loose-leaf, easily updated

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· When new or revised methods are approved by the IULTCS they will be made available to all purchasers to up-date your copies of the Official methods.

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Set out below is a complete list of the IULTCS Official Methods together with the reference numbers for the equivalent ISO and European Norm (EN) methods


IULTCS OFFICIAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS NOVEMBER 2003


IULTCS - CHEMICAL TEST METHODS

IU No.

Method name

ISO No.

EN No.

IUC 1

General comments

IUC 2

Sampling

IUC 3

Preparation of test material by grinding

ISO 4044:1998

EN ISO 4044

IUC 4

Determination of substances (fats and other solubles) soluble in Dichloromethane.

ISO 4048:1998

EN ISO 4048

IUC 5

Determination of volatile matter. 

ISO PWI 4684

prEN ISO 14676

IUC 6

Determination of water soluble matter, water soluble   inorganic matter and water soluble organic matter.                                               

ISO PWI 4098

prEN ISO 14657

IUC 7

Determination of sulphated total ash and sulphated water insoluble ash

ISO 4047:1998

EN ISO 4047

Draft IUC 8

Determination of  chromic

oxide

Part 1  Det. by titration

Part 2  Det. by photometry

Part 3  Det. by atomic absorption

Part 4  Det. by inductively coupled plasma

ISO PWI 5398

prEN ISO 13633

IUC 9

Determination of water soluble magnesium salts

ISO 5399:1998

EN ISO 5399

IUC 10

Determination of nitrogen and hide substance

ISO 5397:1984

-

IUC 11

Determination of pH and difference figure

ISO 4045:1998

EN ISO 4045

IUC 13

Determination of zirconium

-

-

IUC 15

Determination of phosphorus

-

-

IUC 16

Determination of aluminium

ISO 3380:1975

-

IUC 17

Determination of hydroxyproline in materials containing collagen

-

-

IUC 18

Photometric Determination of chromium (VI) using 1, 5 - Diphenylcarbazide

-

CEN TS 14495:2003

IUC 19

Determination of formaldehyde content of leather                                    

ISO TS 17226:2003

CEN ISO TS 17226

IUC 20

Method for the detection of certain AZO colourants in dyed leather         

ISO TS 17234:2003

CEN ISO TS 17234

IUC 21

Method for the detection of certain AZO colourants in dyestuff mixtures.

-

-

IUC 22

Determination of aluminium oxide content of aluminium tanning agents  

-

-

IUC 24

Determination of basicity of aluminium tanning agents.                            

-

-

IUC 25

Determination of pentachlorophenol content

-

CEN TS 14494:2003


IULTCS - PHYSICAL TEST METHODS

IU No.

Method name

ISO No.

EN No.

IUP 1

General remarks

ISO 2419:2002

EN ISO 2419

IUP 2

Sampling

ISO 2418:2002

EN ISO 2418

IUP 3

Conditioning                                                                                

ISO 2419:2002

EN ISO 2419

IUP 4

Measurement of thickness

ISO 2598:2002

EN ISO 2589

IUP 5

Measurement of apparent density

ISO 2420:2002

EN ISO 2420

IUP 6

Measurement of tensile strength and percentage elongation

ISO 3376:2002

EN ISO 3376

IUP 7

Measurement of static absorption of water

ISO 2417:2002

EN ISO 2417

IUP 8

Measurement of tear load - Double edge tear

ISO 3377 (2): 2002

EN ISO 3377-2

IUP 9

Measurement of distension and strength of grain by the Ball Burst Test

ISO 3379:1976

-

IUP 10

Water resistance of flexible leather

ISO 5403:2002

EN ISO 5403

IUP 11

Measurement of water resistance of heavy leather

ISO 5404:2002

EN ISO 5404

IUP 12

Measurement of resistance to grain cracking and the grain crack index

ISO 3378:2002

EN ISO 3378

IUP 13

Measurement of two dimensional extension

-

-

IUP 14

Measurement of waterproofness of gloving leathers

-

-

IUP 15

Measurement of water vapour permeability

ISO 14268:2002

EN ISO 14268

IUP 16

Measurement of shrinkage temperature up to 100 °C

ISO 3380:2002

EN ISO 3380

IUP 17

Assessment of the resistance of air dry insole leathers to heat

-

-

IUP 18

Resistance of air dry lining leathers to heat

-

-

IUP 19

Resistance of air dry upper leather to heat

-

-

IUP 20

Measurement of flex resistance by flexometer method

ISO 5402:2002

EN ISO 5402

IUP 21

Measurement of set in lasting

-

-

IUP 22

Assessment of scuff damage by use of the viewing box

-

-

IUP 23

Measurement of  scuff damage

-

-

IUP 24

Measurement of surface shrinkage by immersion in boiling water

-

-

IUP 26

Measurement of resistance to abrasion of heavy leather

-

-

IUP 28

Measurement of the resistance to bending of heavy leather

-

-

IUP 29

Measurement of cold crack temperature of surface coatings

ISO 17233:2002

EN ISO 17233

IUP 30

Measurement of water vapour absorption and desorption (See IUP 42)

-

-

IUP 32

Measurement of area

ISO 11646:1993

EN ISO 11646

IUP 35

Measurement of dry heat resistance of leather

ISO 17227:2002

EN ISO 17227

IUP 36

Measurement of leather softness

ISO 17235:2002

EN ISO 17235

IUP 37

Measurement of water repellency of garment leather                     

ISO PWI 17231

prEN14340

IUP 38

Measurement of heat resistance of patent leather

-

EN 13540:2002

IUP 39

Measurement of flex resistance by the vamp flex method

-

EN 13335:2002

IUP 40

Measurement of tear load - Single edge tear

ISO 3377 (1):2002

EN ISO 3377-1

IUP 41

Measurement of surface coating thickness

ISO 17186:2002

EN ISO 17186

IUP 42

Measurement of water vapour absorption

ISO 17229:2002

EN ISO 17229

IUP 43

Measurement of extension set

ISO 17236:2002

EN ISO 17236

IUP 44

Measurement of stitch tear resistance

-

-

IUP 45

Measurement of water penetration pressure                                  

ISO PWI 17320

prEN 14289

IUP 46

Measurement of fogging characteristics                                        

-

prEN 14288

IUP 47

Measurement of resistance to horizontal spread of flame              

-

prEN 14326

IUP 48

Measurement of abrasion resistance of upholstery leather             

-

prEN 14327

Draft IUP 49

Measurement of bagginess 

-

prEN 14689

Draft IUP 50

Measurement of soiling

-

prEN 14690

IUP 51

Measurement of Surface Friction                                                        

-

-

IUP 52

Measurement of Compressibility                                                       

-

-

IULTCS - FASTNESS TEST METHODS

IU No.

Method name

ISO No.

EN No.

IUF 105

Numbering code for fastness tests

IUF 120

General principles of colour fastness testing of leather

*ISO 105-A01

*EN ISO 105-A01

IUF 131

Grey scale for assessing change in colour

*ISO 105-A02

*EN ISO 105-A02

IUF 132

Grey scale for assessing staining

*ISO 105-A03

*EN ISO 105-A03

IUF 151

Preparation of storable standard chrome grain leather for dyeing

-

-

IUF 201

Approximate determination of the solubility of leather dyes

-

-

IUF 202

Fastness to acid of dye solutions

-

-

IUF 203

Stability to acid of dye solutions

-

-

IUF 205

Stability to hardness of dye solutions

-

-

IUF 401

Colour fastness of leather to light: Daylight

*ISO 105-B01

*EN ISO 105-B01

IUF 402

Colour fastness of leather to light: Xenon lamp

*ISO 105-B02

*EN ISO 105-B02

IUF 412

Leather – Fastness tests - Change of colour with accelerated ageing.

ISO FDIS 17228

prEN ISO 17228

IUF 420

Colour fastness of leather to water spotting

ISO 15700:1998

EN ISO 15700

IUF 421

Colour fastness of leather to water

ISO 11642:1998

EN ISO 11642

IUF 423

Leather – Fastness tests – Mild washing

ISO 15703:1998

EN ISO 15703

(IUF 424)

CANCELLED  - Fastness to formaldehyde

IUF 426

Colour fastness of leather to perspiration

ISO 11641:1993

EN ISO 11641

IUF 434

Leather – Fastness tests – Colour fastness of small samples to dry-cleaning solutions

ISO 11643:1993

EN ISO 11643

IUF 435

Leather – Fastness tests – Machine washing

ISO 15702:1998

EN ISO 15702

IUF 441

Colour fastness in respect of staining raw crepe rubber

IUF 442

Colour fastness in respect of staining plasticised poly(vinyl chloride)

ISO 15701:1998

EN ISO 15701

IUF 450

Colour fastness of leather to rubbing

ISO 11640:1993

EN ISO 11640

IUF 452

Leather – Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to crocking    

ISO FDIS 20433

-

IUF 454

Fastness to buffing of dyed leather

-

-

IUF 458

Colour fastness of leather to ironing

-

-

IUF 470

Leather – Test for adhesion of finish

ISO 11644:1998

EN ISO 11644

· Nearest equivalent textile test method

SPANISH VERSION:
Many of the IUP Methods above have been translated into Spanish by AQEIC, Spain, with the permission of the Editor of JSLTC. If you wish to obtain copies they are available at an estimated 30 EUROS, plus postage. For more information, please contact:

The Secretary
Asociacion Quimica Espanola Industria del Cuero (AQEIC)
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 608, 8 C
08007 Barcelona
Spain.
Tel: +34 93 302 48 93
Fax: +34 93 342 63 95
E-mails: aqeic@valles.com
ammeco@cid.csic.es

 




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