ASTM D3885-02
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Flexing and Abrasion Method)
Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Flexing and Abrasion Method)
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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the abrasion resistance of woven or nonwoven textile fabrics using the flexing and abrasion tester.
1.2 This test method applies to most woven and nonwoven fabrics providing they do not stretch excessively. It is not applicable to floor coverings.
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as the standard. Within the text, the inch-pound units are shown in parentheses. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with this test method.
1.4 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.
Note 1—For other test methods for abrasion resistance of textiles refer to Test Methods D 3884, D 3886, D 4157, D 4158, D 4966, and AATCC93.
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Designation: D 3885 – 02
Standard Test Method for
Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Flexing and
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Abrasion Method)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3885; 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 D 3886 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
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Fabrics (Inflated Diaphragm Method)
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the
D 4157 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
abrasion resistance of woven or nonwoven textile fabrics using
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Fabrics (Oscillatory Cylinder Method)
the flexing and abrasion tester.
D 4158 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
1.2 This test method applies to most woven and nonwoven
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Fabrics (Uniform Abrasion Method)
fabrics providing they do not stretch excessively. It is not
D 4966 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
applicable to floor coverings.
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Fabrics (Martindale Abrasion Tester Method)
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
D 5035 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation
are to be regarded separately as the standard. Within the text,
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of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)
the inch-pound units are shown in parentheses. The values
2.2 AATCC Test Method:
stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore,
AATCC 93 Abrasion Resistance of Fabrics: Accelerotor
each system shall be used independently of the other. Combin-
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Method
ing values from the two systems may result in nonconformance
with this test method.
3. Terminology
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.1 abrasion, n—the wearing away of any part of a
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
material by rubbing against another surface.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3.1.2 abrasion cycle, n—one complete movement across the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
surface of a textile.
NOTE 1—For other test methods for abrasion resistance of textiles refer
3.1.2.1 Discussion—The complete movement for an abra-
to Test Methods D 3884, D 3886, D 4157, D 4158, D 4966, and
sion cycle is dependent on the action of the abrasion machine
AATCC93.
and the test method used. It may consist of one back-and-forth
unidirectional movement or one circular movement, or a
2. Referenced Documents
combination of both. For the flexing and abrasion method it is
2.1 ASTM Standards:
commonly called a double stroke as defined in 3.1.4.
D 76 Specification for Tensile Testing Machines for Tex-
3.1.3 breaking force, n—the maximum force applied to a
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tiles
material carried to rupture. (Compare breaking point, breaking
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D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
strength.)
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D 1776 Practice for Conditioning Textiles for Testing
3.1.4 double-stroke, n—in flexing and abrasion testing,an
D 2904 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of a Textile Test
abrasion cycle that consists of one forward and one backward
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Method that Produces Normally Distributed Data
motion.
D 2906 Practice for Statements on Precision and Bias for
2 3.1.5 flexibility, n—that property of a material by virtue of
Textiles
which it may be flexed or bowed repeatedly without undergo-
D 3884 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
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Fabrics (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Method)
3.1.6 standard atmosphere for preconditioning textiles,
n—a set of controlled conditions having a temperature not over
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50°C (122°F), with respective tolerance of 61°C(2°F), and a
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.60 on Fabrics, Specific.
relative humidity of 5 to 25 6 2 % for the selected humidity,
Current edition approved April 10, 2002. Published August 2002. Originally
published as D 3885 – 80. Last previous edition D 3885 – 99.
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This test method is based upon the development described by Stoll, R.G.,“
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Improved Multipurpose Abrasion Tester and its Application for the Evaluation of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.02.
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Wear Resistance of Textiles,” Textile Research Journal, July, 1949, p. 394. Available from the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01. P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
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