DIN EN ISO 3175-2 2018-04 PDF

Full title and description

STB DIN EN ISO 3175-2 2018-04 — Textiles — Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments — Part 2: Procedure for testing performance when cleaning and finishing using tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene). This document is the European/DIN adoption of ISO 3175-2 (edition 2017) and defines standardized laboratory procedures using commercial drycleaning machines and tetrachloroethene to evaluate how fabrics and garments behave during cleaning and finishing.

Abstract

Specifies dry‑cleaning procedures with tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene) for testing textile specimens, covering procedures for “normal” and “sensitive” materials, specimen preparation and conditioning, machine and process parameters, finishing steps (ironing/pressing/steaming) and test reporting. Localized stain removal is excluded. The standard is intended to be used together with the performance assessment methods in ISO 3175‑1.

General information

• Status: Adopted/Published as EN ISO / national versions; ISO edition confirmed/current (third edition, 2017); German/DIN adoption published and later reissued (see publication dates).
• Publication date: ISO original publication: 8 December 2017 (ISO 3175‑2:2017); EN adoption published January 2018; DIN German version published/adopted 1 April 2018 (DIN EN ISO 3175‑2:2018‑04) and reissued (corrected/updated German edition) in May 2020.
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO); European adoption published by CEN/ national adoption published by DIN (German Institute for Standardization) and other national bodies.
• ICS / categories: 59.080.01 (Textiles in general) — professional care / cleaning tests. (Some national editions also reference closely related ICS subcategories used by publishers.)
• Edition / version: ISO edition 3 (2017) — EN ISO 3175‑2:2018 (European adoption of ISO 3175‑2:2017; corrected version published 2019‑12); German/DIN published version reissued 2020‑05.
• Number of pages: Core ISO document: 7 pages (ISO/English edition); national/adopted EN/DIN publications include additional front matter or translation content (German EN/DIN version shown as 17 pages).

Scope

Sets out standardized laboratory procedures for drycleaning tests that use tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene) in commercial, reversible‑cage drycleaning machines to evaluate dimensional change, appearance and other performance characteristics of fabrics and garments after cleaning and finishing. It distinguishes procedures for normal, sensitive (and very sensitive in previous editions) materials and excludes procedures for localized stain removal. The outcomes are intended to feed into performance assessments described in ISO 3175‑1.

Key topics and requirements

• Use of tetrachloroethene (perchloroethylene) as the reference drycleaning solvent and requirements for solvent quality and dosing.
• Specification of commercial reversible‑cage drycleaning machine characteristics, machine controls, temperature monitoring and solvent handling.
• Defined process parameters: liquor (solvent) ratio, solvent temperature, detergent/emulsifier dosing and water content for emulsions, load composition and use of ballast to simulate realistic loads.
• Specimen preparation, conditioning atmosphere (per ISO 139), number of cycles (minimum cycles unless otherwise agreed) and finishing procedures (ironing/pressing/steaming) to be applied after cleaning.
• Reporting and test record requirements: machine settings, deviations, specimen identification, number of cycles and measured changes (dimensional, appearance, surface effects).
• Safety and environmental consideration implicit in use of perchloroethylene (hazardous solvent) — laboratories and users must follow local regulations and safety practices (the standard specifies test method details but not regulatory requirements).

Typical use and users

Used by textile test laboratories, manufacturers’ quality and R&D departments, conformity assessment bodies, standards laboratories and professional finishing/drycleaning process developers to evaluate material performance and to support product specifications, care‑labelling decisions and claims about professional careability. National standards committees and translation/adoption bodies use the ISO text to create EN and national versions.

Related standards

Commonly used together with ISO 3175‑1 (Assessment of performance after cleaning and finishing), ISO 3175‑3 and ISO 3175‑4 (other parts of the series covering different solvents/procedures and simulated wetcleaning), ISO 139 (standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing), ISO 6330 (domestic washing and drying procedures) and ISO 3758 (care labelling code). National adoptions (EN ISO/DIN EN ISO/PN‑EN etc.) mirror the ISO relationships.

Keywords

tetrachloroethene; perchloroethylene; drycleaning; professional care; wetcleaning; textile test method; ISO 3175‑2; EN ISO 3175‑2; DIN EN ISO 3175‑2; finishing; specimen conditioning; machine parameters.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 3175‑2 (adopted as EN ISO 3175‑2 and national versions such as DIN EN ISO 3175‑2) is the international test method that specifies how to perform standardized drycleaning tests with tetrachloroethene to determine how fabrics and garments behave during professional cleaning and finishing.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers specimen preparation and conditioning, required machine and apparatus characteristics, solvent and detergent/emulsion dosing, defined process parameters for “normal” and “sensitive” materials, finishing procedures after cleaning, minimum cycle guidance and required test reporting. It does not cover localized stain removal procedures.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Textile testing laboratories, garment and textile manufacturers (R&D and quality), conformity assessment bodies, national standards organizations and process engineers in professional cleaning/finishing industries.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The core international publication is ISO 3175‑2:2017 (third edition). The EN adoption was published in 2018 and the German/DIN publication was issued in April 2018 (DIN EN ISO 3175‑2:2018‑04) with a reissue/corrected German edition in May 2020; ISO shows the document as the active/confirmed edition (subject to periodic review). Users should check the latest national publication/corrigenda for the version used in their country.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — ISO 3175 is a multi‑part series covering professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning; Part 1 addresses performance assessment after cleaning and finishing, Part 2 covers tetrachloroethene drycleaning procedures, and other parts cover additional solvents and simulated wetcleaning procedures.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: tetrachloroethene, perchloroethylene, drycleaning, professional care, test method, finishing, textile performance, ISO 3175‑2.