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Textiles — Non-woven fabrics — Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TANZANIA BUREAU OF STANDARDS   
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              TDC 3 (1141) CD3  
Foreword  
This Draft Tanzania Standard is being developed by the Household  Textile Technical Committee 
under supervision of the Textile and Leather Division Standards Committee and it is in accordance 
with the procedures of the Bureau.  
 This Draft Tanzania Standard has been prepared with assistance drawn from:  
 SANS 1394 -2, Du vets and pillows Part 2: Synthetic fibre  filled.   
 TZS 2303, Textiles – Non-woven bags – Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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 1 Scope  
This Draft Tanzania Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for non -woven fabrics for 
the following applications; hygiene, upholstery, apparel and medical.  
2 Normative References  
For the purpose of this Draft Tanzania Standard the following references shall apply:  
TZS 4 Rounding off numerical values.  
a) TZS 22 Textiles - Woven  Fabrics  Determination of br eaking load and extension.  
b) TZS 24 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to washing: Test 4.  
c) TZS 40 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness – Colour fastness to light: Daylight.  
d) TZS 138 Textiles - Test for colour fastness to rubbing.  
e) TZS 53 1 Textiles: Test for colour fastness to dry cleaning.  
f) TZS 2584 -1:2019/ISO 9073 -1: 1989 Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – Part 1 - 
Determination for mass per unit area.  
g) TZS 2584 -3:2019/ISO 9073 -3: 1989 Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – Part 3 - 
Determination of tensile strength and elongation.  
h) ISO 6940, Textile fabrics — Burning behaviour — Determination of ease of ignition of 
vertically oriented specimens.  
i) ISO 6941, Textile fabrics — Burning behaviour — Measurement of flame spread properties of 
vertically oriented specimens  
3 Terms and  Definition s 
 
For the purpose of this Draft Tanzania Standard the following definitions shall apply:  
3.1 non -woven fabric     
a fabric -like material made from staple fibre (short) and long fibres (continuous long),  bonded together 
by chemical, mechanical, heat or solvent treatment.  
4 Requirements  
4.1.1 The fibres used in the manufacture of non -woven fabrics shall be of the required quality to 
ensure that the fabric complies with the requirements of this Draft Tanzania Standard.   
 4.1.2  The non -woven fabric used in the manufacture of indoor furniture shall be free  from dressing 
and filling materials and from substances liable to cause subsequent tendering.  
4.1.4  The non – woven fabric used for health and hygiene should be soft, good uniformity, hydrophilic 
or hydrophobic, breathable, with no scent and with no stimu lant to skin.  
4.1.5  The burning behaviour of non -woven fabric shall be tested in accordance with 16 CFR Part 
1610 and be of at least Class 1. See ISO 6940 and ISO 6941.  
4.1.6  The non – woven fabric performance requirements shall comply with Table 1.  
 
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 Table  1 – Performance requirements for non -woven fabrics of various applications.  
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N Characteristics  Applications  Test Method  
  Health and 
hygiene  Apparel  Upholstery/d
omestic  Medical   
1 Mass per unit area, 
(g/m2), min  9 10 70 10 TZS 2584 -
1:2019/ISO 
9073 -1: 1989  
2 Tensile strength N, min  
a) Machine 
direction  
b) Cross direction   
 
12 
3.5  
 
12 
13.5  
 
150 
150  
 
12 
13.5  
 
TZS 2584 -
3:2019/ISO 
9073 -3: 
1989  
3 Elongation %, min  
a) Machine 
direction  
b)  
c) Cross direction   
15 
30  
15 
30  
25 
35 
-  
15 
30  
TZS 2584 -
3:2019/ISO 
9073 -3: 
1989  
4 Colour fastness  
to rubbing, min  
a) Dry 
b) Wet  
4 
4  
4 
4  
4 
4  
4 
4  
TZS 138  
day light, min  4 4 4 4 TZS 40  
to washing, min  4 4 4 4 TZS 24  
water  4 4 4 4 TZS 531  
5 Ash content (for UV 
stabilized fabrics), max 
percent.  2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 ISO 3451 – 1: 
2008  
Method A.  
 
5 Packing, labelling and marking  
5.1 Packing  
The non -woven fabrics shall be packed in polyethylene bags or bales.  
Unless otherwise required, the fabric shall be supplied in individually wrapped rolls and the rolls shall 
be packed as required.  
 
  
 
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 5.2 Labelling and marking  
5.2.1  Rolls and bulk containers shall be labelled and marked in accordance with This Draft Tanzania 
Standard.  
5.2.2 The product shall be marked at one end with the following:  
a) Name of the material;   
b) Manufacture r's name, and or supplier's name, initials or trade mark;   
c) Batch number;   
d) Dimensions  of the roll.    e)     End use of the material 
(hygiene/medical/upholstery/domestic/apparel)  
 
6.2.3  The product may also be marked with the TBS Standards Mark.