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{{Short description|System for rating the colorfastness of dyes and inks}}
The '''Blue Wool Scale''' measures and calibrates the permanence of colouring [[dye]]s. Traditionally this test was developed for the [[textile]]s industry but it has now been adopted by the [[printing]] industry as measure of [[lightfastness]] of ink colourants.<ref name="ref1">[http://www.gaylord.com/adblock.asp?abid=14017 Textile Fading Card example 1], Gaylord. Retrieved 2010-10-18.</ref><ref name="ref2">[http://www.preservationequipment.com/Store/Products/Equipment-$4-Tools/Instruments-$4-Meters/Textile-Fading-Cards Textile Fading Card example 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112636/http://www.preservationequipment.com/Store/Products/Equipment-%244-Tools/Instruments-%244-Meters/Textile-Fading-Cards |date=July 15, 2011 }}, Pel. Retrieved 2010-10-18.</ref> The [[American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists]] pioneered the work on these test methods and together with the ASTM D13 committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.astm.org/COMMITTEE/D13.htm|title=Committee D13 on Textiles|website=www.astm.org|access-date=2019-06-03}}</ref>
Normally two identical dye samples are created. One is placed in the dark as the [[Scientific control|control]] and the other is placed in the equivalent of sunlight for a
A rating between 0 and 8 is awarded by identifying which one of the eight strips on the bluewool standard card has faded to the same extent as the sample under test.
Zero denotes extremely poor colour fastness whilst a rating of eight is deemed not to have altered from the original and thus credited as being lightfast and permanent.
▲Normally two identical dye samples are created. One is placed in the dark as the [[Scientific control|control]] and the other is placed in the equivalent of sunlight for a 3 month period. A standard bluewool textile fading test card is also placed in the same light conditions as the sample under test.
▲The amount of fading of the sample is then assessed by comparison to the original colour.<p>
▲A rating between 0 and 8 is awarded by identifying which one of the eight strips on the bluewool standard card has faded to the same extent as the sample under test. <ref name="ref3">[http://apps.webcreate.com/ecom/catalog/product_specific.cfm?ClientID=15&ProductID=23850 Faded Card example], Talas. Retrieved 2010-10-18.</ref><ref name="ref4">[http://www.satra.co.uk/spotlight/download.php?file=spot_0607_light_fastness_testing.pdf Faded Card example], PDF. Retrieved 2010-10-18.</ref>.<p>
▲Zero denotes extremely poor colour fastness whilst a rating of eight is deemed not to have altered from the original and thus credited as being lightfast and permanent. <p>The [[Ultraviolet]] (UV) radiation in light is responsible for ink fading. As the intensity of UV radiation differs from place to place, the ink fading also depends on place. It will be more in areas with more UV radiation and vice versa. This difficulty is overcome by the bluewool testing method. Absolute values of fading will depend on light intesity. Relative values of fading, comparing the sample with the standard blue test strip, will depend less on intensity. For example if a pigment is rated as "BW5" it can be expected to fade to the same degree as strip number 5 on a bluewool test card, for any specific light exposure.<p> The method of comparison between the sample and a test strip enables accelerated testing to be carried out under intense artificial illumination.
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