The Summary of Martindale Method for Testing the Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics The abrasion resistance of textiles refers to the wear resistance between fabrics or between fabrics and other substances during repeated friction. There are various methods for testing the abrasion resistance of textiles, such as the flat abrasion method, the curved abrasion method, the folded edge abrasion method and the compound abrasion method. The Martindale method is one of the flat abrasion methods and is widely used for testing the abrasion resistance of clothing and household textiles, decorative fabrics and furniture. ★ 5 forms of fabric wear damage In actual use, due to the different conditions of wear (e.g. force, size, abrasives, etc.), the structure of yarns and fabrics and the nature of the fibers are different, thus the mechanism of wear damage is different, with the following forms of damage. 1 During friction the fibres constantly collide with each other and fibre fragments brea...