Specify INVISTA Antron®  Carpet Fibre to have your carpet manufactured for any commercial project, either from stock or custom designed from the following mills:

• Interface Carpets
• Ontera Modular Carpets
• Feltex Carpets

2.1.1.1 Yarn: 100% first quality, bulk continuous filament nylon type 6,6 offering a construction and performance standards testing program by fibre producer. Fiber shape to have maximum Modification Ratio of 1.5 for soil release capabilities. Fibre identification to AATCC 20.

2.1.1.2 Static Control: By permanent means (i.e. antistatic filaments) and without chemical treatment, static generation below 3.5 kilovolts under standard conditions of 65 F and 20% relative humidity. Electrostatic Propensity (Static delayed signal): to AATCC 134.

2.1.1.3 Construction: tufted or woven, level or multi-level loop pile with maximum height variation of 1/32 inch

2.1.1.4 Dye Method: 100 % yarn dyed or a combination of yarn and solution dyed

2.1.1.5 Pile Weight: minimum (__) oz/yd²

2.1.1.6 Pile Thickness: (__) mm maximum

2.1.1.7 Primary Backing: polypropylene

2.1.1.8 Secondary Backing: woven polypropylene/latex

2.1.1.9 Resistance to Delamination: AS2111.16 minimum bond strength 50 Newtons per 50mm

2.1.1.10 Tuft Bind: AS2111.15 force to withdraw individual tufts not less than 30 Newtons

2.1.1.11 Flammability: ASISO2939-1 radiant flux value depends on building classification and whether sprinklers are fitted

2.1.1.12 Colorfastness to Light: AATCC 16E, 80 AFU, International Gray Scale for Color Change rating min 3.

2.1.1.13 Colorfastness to atmospheric contaminants: AATCC 164 & AATCC 129 for 2 cycles, International Gray Scale for Color Change rating min. 3-4.

2.1.1.15 Soil Resistance: An average of 3 fluorine analyses (AATCC 189) of a single composite sample to be a minimum of 500 ppm fluorine by weight when new and 400 ppm fluorine by weight after 2 AATCC 171 (HWE) cleanings

2.1.1.16 Appearance Retention – TUC247/251 hexapod test rating 3.0 or greater after 16,000 cycles

The specifier reserves the right to choose the appropriate product, based on weighted evaluation.

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Carpet specification for heavy traffic, where frequent spills and stains are a primary maintenance concern. This specification while written in generic language, will secure a specification of Antron Lumena® solution dyed nylon.