ASTM D5591-98a
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Thermal Shrinkage Force of Yarn and Cord Using the Testrite Thermal Shrinkage Force Tester
Standard Test Method for Thermal Shrinkage Force of Yarn and Cord Using the Testrite Thermal Shrinkage Force Tester
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1.1 This test method covers preparation and procedures for use of the Testrite Shrinkage-Force Tester to measure the thermal shrinkage force of yarns and cords in air.
1.2 This test method is applicable to measurement of the thermal shrinkage force of yarns and cords whose shrinkage force at 177 + 2°C in air does not exceed 20 N. This test method is applicable to nylon, polyester, and aramid yarns and cords within the applicable range of thermal shrinkage force, as well as to comparable yarns and cords from other polymers.
1.2.1 Yarns or cords for testing may be taken from yarn or cord packages or retrieved from fabrics.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
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. Specific hazards statements are given in Section 8.
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Designation: D 5591 – 98a
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Standard Test Method for
Thermal Shrinkage Force of Yarn and Cord With the Testrite
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Thermal Shrinkage Force Tester
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5591; 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 sion to rubber or other elastomer has been improved by the
application of a dip followed by rapid drying and (normally)
1.1 This test method covers preparation and procedures for
additional heat treatment.
use of the Testrite Shrinkage-Force Tester to measure the
3.2.2 atmosphere for testing textiles, n—for tire cords and
thermal shrinkage force of yarns and cords in air.
industrial yarns, air maintained at a relative humidity of 55 6
1.2 This test method is applicable to measurement of the
2 % and at a temperature of 24 6 1°C (75 6 2°F).
thermal shrinkage force of yarns and cords whose shrinkage
3.2.3 cord, n—a twisted or formed structure composed of
force at 1776 2°C in air does not exceed 20 N. This test
one or more single or plied filaments, strands, or yarns of
method is applicable to nylon, polyester, and aramid yarns and
organic polymer or inorganic materials.
cords within the applicable range of thermal shrinkage force, as
3.2.3.1 Discussion—for the manufacture of pneumatic tires
well as to comparable yarns and cords from other polymers.
or other industrial fabrics, the direction of twist used to
1.2.1 Yarns or cords for testing may be taken from yarn or
combine single or plied yarn elements into a cord construction
cord packages or retrieved from fabrics.
is in a direction opposite to that used in the yarns. Tire and
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
other reinforcing cords frequently consist of a single yarn
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
strand having little or no twist. These cords, as well as single
only.
monofilaments, are used synonymously with twisted and plied
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
cords in this test method.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.2.4 greige cord, , n—in tire cords, a cord that has not
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
received adhesive treatment, heat treatment, or other finishing
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
treatment.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific hazards
3.2.5 greige tire cord, n—a tire cord that has not been dip
statements are given in Section 8.
treated or heat treated before use (see tire cord).
2. Referenced Documents
3.2.6 pneumatic tire, n—a hollow tire that becomes load-
bearing upon inflation with air, or other gas, to a pressure
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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above atmosphere.
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
3.2.7 retraction, n—in yarns and cords, the reduction in
D 885 Methods for Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics,
length when previous restraint is removed and relaxation is
and Industrial Filament Yarns Made from Manufactured
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allowed, thus causing a directionally proportional increase in
Organic-Base Fibers
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linear density.
D 2258 Practice for Sampling Yarn for Testing
3.2.8 thermal shrinkage force, n—that force induced when a
D 2906 Practice for Statements on Precision and Bias for
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restrained material is restricted from shrinking upon exposure
Textiles
to heat.
3. Terminology
3.2.9 thermal shrinkage force tester, n—an apparatus that
measures the force achieved when a yarn or similar specimen,
3.1 Definitions:—For definitions of textile terms used in this
held at constant (fixed) length, is subjected to a temperature
test method, refer to Terminology D 123.
above that at which the specimen was mounted in the appara-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
tus.
3.2.1 adhesive-treated tire cord, n—a tire cord whose adhe-
3.2.10 tire, n—a load-bearing, ground-contacting circum-
ferential attachment to a vehicle wheel.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-13 on Textiles 3.2.11 yarn, n—a generic term for a continuous strand of
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.19 on Tire Cord and Fabrics.
textile fibers, filaments, or material in a form suitable for
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 1998. Published March 1999. Originally
knitting, weaving, or otherwise intertwining to form a textile
published as D 5591 – 95. Last previous edition D 5591 – 98.
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fabric.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01.
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