Brief Introduction

ICI Mace Snag Tester is designed for rapidly determining the tendency of fabrics to snag (pull yarn loops from the fabric) in normal wear.

The ICI Mace Snag Tester completes with viewing cabinet and comparison photographs for different fabric constructions. Provided with 4 rotating test cylinders fitted with sleeves of test fabric, mace balls with tungsten carbide points and controlled by a predetermined electronic counter.

Working Principle
The cylindrical specimen is placed on the revolving drum, and a chained hammer is placed on the surface of the specimen. When the drum rotates at a constant speed, the nail hammer makes random flip and bounces on the sample surface to hook the sample. The sample surface produces snagging. After the specified number of revolutions, compare with the comparison snag Lattuca for snag rating..

Standards
ASTM D3939 Standard Test Method for Snagging Resistance of Fabrics (Mace Test Method) 
GB/T 11047 Textiles-Determination of fabrics snagging resistance-Mace test method
JIS L1058 Test methods for snag of woven fabrics and knitted fabrics 
Technical Parameters
Specimen size: 220mm×330mm;
Revolving drum diameter: 82mm;
Revolving drum length: 210mm;
Mace ball: Tungsten carbide head;
Mace diameter : 31.8 mm;
Mace height:135g;
Mace protruding length: 9.5 mm;
Mace plant needles: 11 tungsten needles;
Needle exposed length: 10mm;
Tip radius: R0.13mm;
Guide bar working width: 125mm;
Distance between the hammer and the guide bar:45mm;
Stations: 4;
Test speed: 60rpm;
External dimension: 1007×508×405mm(L×W×H);
Weight: about 90kg;
Power supply: 1,AC220V,50Hz,3A 
Accessories
Snag rating box
Tungsten carbide crochet hook (12pcs/bag) 
Felt jacket (4pcs/bag) 
Comparison snag Lattuca