Table 1.
Fastness properties of the synthetic dyes on polyester fabrics.
| Dye | Washing 1 | Perspiration 1 | Rubbing 1 | Sublimation 1 | Light 2 (60 h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | Alkali | Dry | Wet | Staining at 180 °C | Staining at 210 °C | |||
| 4 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 |
| 6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 4–5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4–5 |
1 These properties were evaluated using the grey scale (1—poor, 2—fair, 3—moderate, 4—good and 5—excellent). 2 This property was evaluated using the blue scale (1, 2—very poor, 3—poor, 4—fair, 5—good, 6, 7—very good, 8—excellent) [17].