Standard Test Method for Tackiness of Finish on Leather

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1.1 This test method is intended for use on finished leather to evaluate the tendency of cloth to adhere to it. This test method does not apply to wet blue.  
1.2 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:D6183–00
Standard Test Method for
Tackiness of Finish on Leather
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6183; 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 5.2 This test will give an indication of the tackiness of the
finish on leather.
1.1 This test method is intended for use on finished leather
to evaluate the tendency of cloth to adhere to it. This test
6. Apparatus
method does not apply to wet blue.
6.1 A circulating oven capable of maintaining 50 6 2°C
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
(122 6 3.6°F).
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6.2 A piece of bleached cheesecloth measuring at least 10
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
by 10 cm (3.94 by 3.94 in.).
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
6.3 A suitable device for maintaining a pressure of 100
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2 2
g/cm (1.42 lb/in. ) over the entire surface of the cheesecloth.
2. Referenced Documents
7. Sampling, Test Specimens, and Test Units
2.1 ASTM Standards:
7.1 Sample leather according to Practice D 2813.
D 1517 Terminology Relating to Leather
7.2 The leather sample shall be larger than the cheesecloth.
D 1610 Practice for Conditioning Leather and Leather
Products for Testing
8. Conditioning
D 2813 Practice for Sampling Leather for Physical and
2 8.1 Prepare the test pieces according to Practice D 1610.
Chemical Tests
8.2 Conditioning, other than as prescribed, shall be docu-
mented in the results.
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of terms used in this test method can be
9. Procedure
found in Terminology D 1517.
9.1 The finished leather specimen, the cheesecloth, and the
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
device for maintaining pressure shall be placed in the oven
3.2.1 tackiness, adj—the tendency of cloth to adhere to
separately and brought to the required temperature.
leather.
9.2 Apply the cheesecloth to the surface of the leather.
4. Summary of Test Method Apply and maintain a pressure of 100 g/cm evenly over the
surface of the cheesecloth for 5 min while remaining in the
4.1 Finished leather is brought into contact with a test cloth
oven.
under a prescribed pressure. The apparatus is heated for a
9.3 Remove the pressure from the cheesecloth, and remove
prescribed time, then cooled to room temperature. The cloth
the finished leather and cheesecloth while still in contact with
subsequently is peeled from the finished leather while observ-
it from the oven.
ing the force to remove the cloth and deformation of the
9.4 Allow the finished leather and cheesecloth to cool under
finished leather surface.
conditions specified by Practice D 1610.
5. Significance and Use 9.5 Hold the test specimen vertically and at a distance of 20
6 2 cm (7.8 6 0.8 in.) and an angle of 45 6 5°. Blow for not
5.1 This test method is intended for use on any type of
more than 1 s, and observe if the cheesecloth dislodges from
finished leather.
the finished leather.
9.6 Slowly pull or peel the cheesecloth from the finished
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