ASTM D5426-02a
(Practice)Standard Practices for Visual Inspection and Grading of Fabrics Used for Inflatable Restraints
Standard Practices for Visual Inspection and Grading of Fabrics Used for Inflatable Restraints
SCOPE
1.1 These practices cover procedures for the inspection and grading of coated and uncoated woven fabrics, and for the inspection and culling of cut parts made of such fabrics, all of which are used in the manufacture of inflatable restraint cushions.
1.2 For ease of reference, the scope, summary of practice, significance and use, apparatus, sampling, procedure, and report sections are listed separately for each inspection practice.Inspection PracticeSectionFabric Rolls7Cut Pieces8
1.3 These practices can be used to distinguish those fabric imperfections that may adversely affect inflatable restraint cushion fabrication or performance from those imperfections that will not.
1.4 Only major imperfections are considered in the grading systems of these practices.
1.5 Procedures and apparatus other than those stated in these practices may be used by agreement of the purchaser and supplier with the specific deviations from these practices acknowledged in the report.
1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other.
1.7 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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Designation: D 5426 – 02a
Standard Practices for
Visual Inspection and Grading of Fabrics Used for Inflatable
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Restraints
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5426; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope D 3990 Terminology Relating to Fabric Defects
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2.2 ASTM Adjuncts:
1.1 These practices cover procedures for the inspection and
Reference Photographs of Imperfections
grading of coated and uncoated woven fabrics, and for the
inspection and culling of cut parts made of such fabrics, all of
3. Terminology
which are used in the manufacture of inflatable restraint
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of textile terms used in
cushions.
these practices, refer to Terminologies D 123 and D 3990.
1.2 For ease of reference, the scope, summary of practice,
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
significance and use, apparatus, sampling, procedure, and
3.2.1 abrasion, n—for inflatable restraints, a cluster of
report sections are listed separately for each inspection prac-
broken filaments.
tice.
3.2.2 air splice, n—for inflatable restraint fabrics, the
Inspection Practice Section
thicker portion of a yarn resulting from the entanglement of the
Fabric Rolls 7
filaments at the ends of two multifilament yarns to create a
Cut Pieces 8
continuous yarn.
1.3 These practices can be used to distinguish those fabric 3.2.3 bleedthrough, n—for coated inflatable restraint fab-
imperfections that may adversely affect inflatable restraint rics, the presence of coating material on the uncoated side,
cushion fabrication or performance from those imperfections between two yarns, without covering either yarn.
that will not. 3.2.4 blip, n—for inflatable restraint fabrics, any short,
1.4 Only major imperfections are considered in the grading irregularly shaped or textured portion of an individual mul-
systems of these practices.
tifilament yarn that has been woven into the fabric, including
1.5 Procedures and apparatus other than those stated in slough offs, stripbacks, fuzz balls, snarls, and slubs.
these practices may be used by agreement of the purchaser and 3.2.5 broken filament, n—for inflatable restraint fabrics, an
supplier with the specific deviations from these practices individual filament, separated from a multifilament yarn
acknowledged in the report. bundle, that lies on the surface of the fabric.
1.6 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units 3.2.6 bruise, n—for inflatable restraint fabrics, a shift in the
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in squareness of the weave pattern in an area that has been
each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system subjected to impact or pressure.
must be used independently of the other. 3.2.7 coating slub, n—for coated inflatable restraint fab-
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the rics, an irregularly shaped lump of coating material on the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the surface of the coated layer resembling a yarn slub.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 3.2.8 coating streak, n—for coated inflatable restraint fab-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- rics, minor variation in the color or opacity of the coated layer.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 3.2.9 coating transfer, n—for coated inflatable restraint
fabrics, the presence of coating material on the uncoated side,
2. Referenced Documents
covering one or more yarns.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.2.10 contamination, n—for coated inflatable restraint
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D 123 Terminology Relating to Textile Materials
fabrics, the presence of non-coating material in the coated
layer.
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These practices are under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles
and are the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.20 on Inflatable Restraints.
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Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2002. Published December 2002 . Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.02.
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published as D 5426 – 93. Last previous edition D 5426 – 02. Set of reference photographs are available from ASTM Headquarters. Request
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01. ADJD5426.
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D 5426 – 02a
3.2.11 cushion, n—for inflatable restraints, the inflatable 3.2.26 mi
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