Standard Test Method for Width of Leather

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1.1 This test method covers determination of the width of physical test specimens and of regularly shaped units and pieces of all types of leather. This test method does not apply to wet blue.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address the safety problems 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:D1516–00
Standard Test Method for
Width of Leather
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1516; 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.
1. Scope 6. Procedure
1.1 This test method covers determination of the width of 6.1 Test Specimens—Place the specimen on a flat surface
physical test specimens and of regularly shaped units and and flatten it out without pulling or stretching. Measure the
pieces of all types of leather. This test method does not apply width to the nearest 0.02 in. (0.5 mm) at the locations
to wet blue. designated in the test method for making the particular test for
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the which the specimen was prepared.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 6.2 Small Pieces—Lay the piece on a flat surface and flatten
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- as well as possible without pulling or stretching. Measure the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- width in at least three places equally spaced along the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. specimen.Takethemeasurementstothenearest ⁄16in.(1mm).
2. Referenced Documents 7. Calculation and Report
2.1 ASTM Standards: 7.1 Report the width of the test specimens used as pre-
D 1610 Practice for Conditioning Leather and Leather scribed in the test method for making the particular physical
Products for Testing test for which the specimen was prepared.
7.2 Report the average of the width measurements taken on
3. Significance and Use
any unit or piece to the same accuracy as observed on the
3.1 This test method is designed to measure the width of
original measurements, as the width of the piece.
specimens before and after they are subjected to various tests
8. Precision and Bias
which may change the width. A test procedure wherein such
measurements could be used is the change in area of square 8.1 The following criteria may be used to judge the accept-
pieces when measuring the resistance of leather to synthetic ability of results if at least 15 units have been tested.
perspiration solution. 8.2 A coefficient of variation of 1.8 % can be expected
between laboratories on specimens of headband leather sub-
4. Apparatus
jected to a perspiration test.
4.1 Steel Scale, graduated to 0.02 in. (0.5 mm).
NOTE 1—The data used as a basis for this reproducibility statement
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