ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 105-S03 Second edition 1993-10-01 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness Part S03: Colour fastness to vulcanization: Open steam Textiles - Essais de solidité des teintures Partie So3: Solidite des teintures a la vulcanisation: Vapeur saturée ISO Reference number ISO 105-S03:1993(E) orStandardizatio No reproduction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO105-S03:1993(E) Foreword ISo (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees. Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectfor which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. SO/TC38,Textiles,Sub-CommitteeSC1,/estsforcolouredtextilesand colorants. ISO 105-S:1978), of which it constitutes a minor revision. IsO 105 was previously published in thirteen "parts", each designated by a letter (e.g. "Part A"), with publication dates between 1978 and 1985. Each part contained a series of "sections", each designated by the re- spective part letter and by a two-digit serial number (e.g. "Section Ao1"). selves designated "parts" but retaining their earlier alphanumeric desig- nations. A complete list of these parts is given in ISO 105-A01. ISO1993 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without per. mission in writing from the publisher. International Organization for Standardization Case Postale 56 · CH-1211 Geneve 20 · Switzerland Printed in Switzerland Copyr Not for Resale INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO105-S03:1993(E) Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part S03: Colour fastness to vulcanization: Open steam Scope ISO 105-F10:1989, Textiles - Tests for colour fast- ness Part F10: Specification for adjacent fabric: This part of iSO 105 specifies a method for deter- Multifibre mining the resistance of the colour of textiles of all kinds and in all forms to the action of a typical rubber ISO 139:1973, Textiles Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing. compound such as may be used in the proofing in- dustry, and to its decomposition products, during vulcanization in open steam, either 3Principle a) under conditions that prevent live steam from coming into contact with the specimen to be A specimen of the textile under test is heated in live tested (method A) or steam in direct contact with an (initially) unvulcanized rubber compound, the textile material being wrapped b) under conditions that allow live steam to infiltrate in either into the adjacent fabric to be tested (method B). a) sheeting impermeable to steam and water (methodA)or 2 Normative references b) undyed bleached cotton fabric, but ensuring that The following standards contain provisions which, live steam is not prevented from infiltration into through reference in this text, constitute provisions the specimen (method B). ofthispartofISO105.Atthetimeofpublication,the editions indicatedwerevalid.All standards aresubject The change in colour of the specimen and the staining to revision, and parties to agreements based on this of the adjacent fabric are assessed with the grey scales. possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Apparatus and materials