Standard Test Method for Tackiness of Finish on Leather

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method is intended for use on any type of finished leather.
This test will give an indication of the tackiness of the finish on leather.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method is intended for use on finished leather to evaluate the tendency of cloth to adhere to it. This test method does not apply to wet blue.  
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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31-Mar-2005
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Designation:D6183–00 (Reapproved 2005)
Standard Test Method for
Tackiness of Finish on Leather
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6183; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope ing the force to remove the cloth and deformation of the
finished leather surface.
1.1 This test method is intended for use on finished leather
to evaluate the tendency of cloth to adhere to it. This test
5. Significance and Use
method does not apply to wet blue.
5.1 This test method is intended for use on any type of
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
finished leather.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5.2 This test will give an indication of the tackiness of the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
finish on leather.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
6. Apparatus
2. Referenced Documents 6.1 A circulating oven capable of maintaining 50 6 2°C
2 (122 6 3.6°F).
2.1 ASTM Standards:
6.2 A piece of bleached cheesecloth measuring at least 10
D1517 Terminology Relating to Leather
by 10 cm (3.94 by 3.94 in.).
D1610 Practice for Conditioning Leather and Leather Prod-
6.3 A suitable device for maintaining a pressure of 100
ucts for Testing
2 2
g/cm (1.42 lb/in. ) over the entire surface of the cheesecloth.
D2813 Practice for Sampling Leather for Physical and
Chemical Tests
7. Sampling, Test Specimens, and Test Units
7.1 Sample leather according to Practice D2813.
3. Terminology
7.2 The leather sample shall be larger than the cheesecloth.
3.1 Definitions of terms used in this test method can be
found in Terminology D1517.
8. Conditioning
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
8.1 Prepare the test pieces according to Practice D1610.
3.2.1 tackiness, adj—the tendency of cloth to adhere to
8.2 Conditioning, other than as prescribed, shall be docu-
leather.
mented in the results.
4. Summary of Test Method
9. Procedure
4.1 Finished leather is brought into contact with a test cloth
9.1 The finished leather specimen, the cheesecloth, and the
under a prescribed pressure. The apparatus is heated for a
device for maintaining pressure shall be placed in the oven
prescribed time, then cooled to room temperature. The cloth
separately and brought to the required temperature.
subsequently is peeled from the finished leather while observ-
9.2 Apply the cheesecloth to the surface of the leather.
Apply and maintain a pressure of 100 g/cm evenly over the
This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D31 on Leather
surface of the cheesecloth for 5 min while remaining in the
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D31.07 on Physical Properties.
oven.
Current edition approved April 1, 2005. Published May 2005. Originally
9.3 Remove the pressure from the cheesecloth, and remove
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D6183 – 00. DOI:
10.1520/D6183-00R05. the finished leather and cheesecloth while still in contact with
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it from the oven.
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