Specification for Single Jute Yarn

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AMERICAN SOOIETY FOR TESTINQ AND MATERIALS
An American National Standard
Designation: D 541 - 87”’ 1916 Race St., Phlladelphla, Pa. 19103
Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Copyright ASTM
If not listed In the current oomblned index, will appear In the next edition.
Standard Specification for
Single Jute Yarn’
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 541; 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 (0 indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
‘I NOTE-!hCtiOn 3.4 was changed editorially in August 1988.
D 2258 Practice for Sampling Yam for Testing4
1. Scope
2.2 Other Standard:
1.1 This specification includes tolerances for single jute
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Title 27,
yarns in Sections 4 through 8 and includes methods for the
Code of Federal Regulations’
measurements of various properties in the Sections listed
below:
3. Definitions
Sections
Properties
3.1 bale (jute), n .-a bag, sack, etc., containing packages
Breaking Load (Strength) Single Strand 16 to 23
28 to 37
Matter Extractable with Organic Solvents of yam.
Twist 24 to 2-l
3.1.1 Discussion-The bags are usually made of burlap
Yam Number II to 15
material.
NOTE l-For tolerances and test methods for jute rove and plied
3.2 breaking load, n.--the maximum load (or force)
yarn, refer to Specification D 681 for Jute Rove and Plied Yarn for
applied to a specimen in a tensile test carried to rupture.
Electrical and Packing Purposes.
3.3 extractable matter, n.-nonfibrous material in or on a
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
textile, not including water, which is removable by a speci-
standard.
lied solvent or solvents, as directed in a specified procedure.
1.3 The following hazards caveat pertains only to the test
3.3.1 Discussion-Nonfibrous material is usually oily,
method portion, Sections 11, 20, 25, 26, and 33, of this
waxy, resinous, or polymeric in nature, but may also include
specification: This standard may involve hazardous mate-
other material such as protein, particularly if ethyl alcohol is
rials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not
used as, or in, the extracting solvent.
purport to address all of the safety problems associated with
3.4 tolerances, n.-in mathematics, prescribed limits of
its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to
variation for specified properties of a particular material
establish appropriate safety and health practices and deter-
based on observed values obtained by specified test methods
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
and on samples that are representative of the material.
See Note 3 and Section 32.
3.4.1 Discussion-The observed values must be obtained
by specified test methods on samples that are representative
2. Referenced Documents
of the material to be tested.
3.5 yarn number (jute), n.-mass per unit length of a yam
2.1 ASTM Standards:
measured as the number of pounds per 13 167 m (14 400
D76 Specification for Tensile Testing Machines for
yd), and expressed as pounds per spyndle.
Textiles2
3.6 For definitions of other textile terms used in this
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles2
standard, refer to Terminology D 123.
D681 Specification for Jute Rove and Plied Yarn for
Electrical and Packing Purposes3
REQUIREMENTS
D 1233 Specification for Twine Made from Bast and Leaf
Fibers3
D 1423 Test Method for Twist in Yarns by the Direct- 4, Yam Number
Counting Method4
4.1 The average yarn number shall be as specified within
D 1776 Practice for Conditioning Textiles for Testing2
the following permissible variations:
D 2256 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yams by the
Tex, mg/m Yam Number, Ib/spyndle Permissible Variations, %
Single-Strand Method4
under 275 under 8 &IO.0
D2257 Test Method for Extractable Matter in Yarns4
8andupto 12 +7.5
275 and up to 415
k5.0
4 I5 and over 12 and over
’ This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-13 on
5. Breaking Load (Strength)
Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.15 on Bast and Leaf
Fibers.
5.1 The average breaking load or strength of the yarn shall
Current edition approved July 3 I, 1987. Published September 1987. Originally
published as D 541 : 39 T. Last previous edition D 541 - 79a.
2dnnual Book of ASTM Standards, Vols 07.0 I and 07.02.
’ Anngal Bookof ASTM Standards, VolO7.02. SAvailable from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
4 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, VolO7.0 1. Office, Washington, DC 20401.

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TABLE 1 Specimens Required Under Conditions of Known and Unknown Variability in Use
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