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AATCC Test Method 17-2005 Wetting Agents, Evaluation of Developed in 1932 by AATCC Committee 5.8 Water, distilled (see 10.4). atures, heat the diluted solution for test in RA8; jurisdiction transferred in 2003 5.9 Graph paper, log-log. the mixing beaker to a temperature some- to AATCC Committee RA63; reaffirmed what above that required, pour the solu- 1943, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1989, 2005; 6. Test Solutions tion into the cylinder and then allow it to revised 1952, 1999; editorially revised cool back to the testing temperature. and reaffirmed 1974, 1985, 1994; edito- 6.1 Stock solutions of the agents to be 7.3 For a determination, a 5.00 g skein rially revised 1988, 1991, 2004. tested are normally prepared to contain of yarn is folded enough times to form a 50.0 g of agent per liter unless the solu- loop 45.7 cm around. A 91.4 cm skein is bility is so poor that less must be em- most convenient and can be formed into a 1. Purpose and Scope ployed. The wetting agent is first thor- 45.7 cm loop with only 2 folds; a 137.2 oughly dissolved in about a quarter of the cm skein requires 3 folds; a 182.9 cm 1.1 This test method determines the ef- necessary distilled water at a temperature skein, 4 folds and a 2