Check Bursting Strength of Seat Covers in Automobiles

Check Bursting Strength of Seat Covers in Automobiles

Due to an increase in the transportation sector, the automobile seats are the materials which the users are always in contact with. Seat covers are one of the most important factors for user’s comfort. The test standards are high that raise the necessity of seat covers to have the high abrasion resistance and UV degradation resistance to maintain long term uses and high resale ability. Usually, there is a perception that Bursting Strength testers are not used in the automotive industry. The perception is made as the parts are made from fibre, metal and other hard materials. Some of the components need bursting strength test like seating textile.

The seat fabric is important to increase the beauty of the automobile. It can be leather, rexine or fabric, it is crucial to have a bursting test of each part. The sample is subjected to a hydraulic pressure that leads to the bursting of the sample. A piece of sample is taken out from the raw material. The sample is fixed on the Bursting Strength Testing Machine.

Another way to assess the properties of the materials is to perform the creep test. The test, a pre-set pressure is given to the sample for a specific period. For this period, the behaviour of the fabric is tested. The sample is put to test for 20 hours. The sample remains untouched for 8 hours, the strands start breaking after that. The load is applied consistently which leads to failure at a specific pressure.

Bursting strength of seating foam is equal to the strength of the fabric. The testing method is the same as that of the fabric. Another test that is conducted on the foam other than bursting strength test is the deflection test. The excessive load on the seat faced on a daily basis, there is a deflection on its surface. This surface deflection depends on the quality of the foam which says the high quality of foam means a low level of deflection.

The Bursting strength of a material is a major part that defines its quality. The bursting force is the force applied on material from edges. Most of the failures of materials happen due to this force. The bursting strength force is crucial for best quality assurance of the products.

The Burst Strength Tester is used to test the quality of materials used in packaging industries like plastic sheets, paper etc. Pacorr offers a huge variety of bursting strength testers used in packaging industries as well other industries to test the bursting strength of the materials such as textile, Leather, paper and so forth. The instrument is available in three different models including analogue model, digital model and digital cum computerized model.