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ASTM D5103-07(2012)

(Test Method)

Standard Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Manufactured Staple Fibers (Single-Fiber Test)

Standard Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Manufactured Staple Fibers (Single-Fiber Test)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method is used for research, development, quality control, product specifications, and may be used for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of textile fibers. However, caution is advised since information on between-laboratory precision is lacking. Comparative tests as directed in 5.1.1 may be advisable.
If there are differences of practical significance between reported test results for two laboratories (or more), comparative tests should be performed to determine if there is a statistical bias between them, using competent statistical assistance. As a minimum, test samples that are as homogenous as possible, drawn from the material from which the disparate test results were obtained, and randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The test results from the two laboratories should be compared using a statistical test for upaired data, at a probability level chosen prior to the testing series. If a bias is found, either its cause must be found and corrected, or future test results for that material must be adjusted in consideration of the known bias.  
This test method provides objective measurements for determining the average fiber length and length distribution in a sample of fiber.
The staple length diagram of a fiber sample can be used to determine the relative number of fibers above and below a specified length. If a fiber is too long, it will not process well in spinning, and if there is a preponderance of short fibers, the yarn might have lower than normal breaking strength.
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1.1 This test method covers the determination of average staple length and staple length distribution of both manufactured and natural fibers by manually measuring single fiber lengths. This test method is also used to measure the length of fibers removed from a staple yarn, but such a measurement may not represent the fiber's staple length, as manufactured.
1.2 Because this test method requires measuring the length of only 50 fibers, it is not suitable for use in determining the number of long fibers that occur infrequently in a sample.
Note 1—For determination for overlength fibers, refer to Test Method D3513.  
Note 2—For methods covering the determination of the average length and length distribution of natural fibers, refer to the following methods: for cotton, Test Method D1440, and Test Method D1447, for wool, Test Method D519, Test Method D1234, and Test Method D1575.
1.3 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.

General Information

Status
Historical
Publication Date
30-Jun-2012
ICS
59.060.20 - Man-made fibres
Technical Committee
D13 - Textiles
Drafting Committee
D13.58 - Yarns and Fibers
Current Stage
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Replaces
ASTM D5103-07 - Standard Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Manufactured Staple Fibers (Single-Fiber Test)
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012
Replaced By
ASTM D5103-07(2018) - Standard Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Manufactured Staple Fibers (Single-Fiber Test)
Effective Date
01-Jul-2018
Referred By
ASTM D4849-21 - Standard Terminology Related to Yarns and Fibers
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012
Referred By
ASTM D1577-07(2018) - Standard Test Methods for Linear Density of Textile Fibers
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012
Referred By
ASTM D4850-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Fabrics and Fabric Test Methods
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012
Referred By
ASTM D3513-02(2018) - Standard Test Method for Overlength Fiber Content of Manufactured Staple Fiber
Effective Date
01-Jul-2012

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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
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Designation: D5103 − 07 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Test Method for
Length and Length Distribution of Manufactured Staple
Fibers (Single-Fiber Test)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5103; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Wool and in Card Sliver
D1776Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
1.1 This test method covers the determination of average
D2258Practice for Sampling Yarn for Testing
staple length and staple length distribution of both manufac-
D3333Practice for Sampling Manufactured Staple Fibers,
tured and natural fibers by manually measuring single fiber
Sliver, or Tow for Testing
lengths. This test method is also used to measure the length of
D3513Test Method for Overlength Fiber Content of Manu-
fibers removed from a staple yarn, but such a measurement
factured Staple Fiber
may not represent the fiber’s staple length, as manufactured.
D4849Terminology Related to Yarns and Fibers
1.2 Because this test method requires measuring the length
of only 50 fibers, it is not suitable for use in determining the
3. Terminology
number of long fibers that occur infrequently in a sample.
3.1 For all terminology relating to D13.58, Yarns and
NOTE 1—For determination for overlength fibers, refer to Test Method
Fibers, refer to Terminology D4849.
D3513.
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
NOTE2—Formethodscoveringthedeterminationoftheaveragelength
length distribution, velveteen.
and length distribution of natural fibers, refer to the following methods:
for cotton, Test Method D1440, and Test Method D1447, for wool, Test
3.2 For all other terminology related to textiles, see Termi-
Method D519, Test Method D1234, and Test Method D1575.
nology D123.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4. Summary of Test Method
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 4.1 Eachfibertobetestedisgrippedatthetipswithforceps,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. fully extended without stretching, and measured. The average
fiber length of the measured fibers is calculated and the length
2. Referenced Documents
distribution curve is plotted.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Significance and Use
D123Terminology Relating to Textiles
D519Test Method for Length of Fiber in Wool Top
5.1 This test method is used for research, development,
D1234Test Method of Sampling and Testing Staple Length
quality control, product specifications, and may be used for
of Grease Wool
acceptance testing of commercial shipments of textile fibers.
D1440Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of
However, caution is advised since information on between-
Cotton Fibers (Array Method)
laboratoryprecisionislacking.Comparativetestsasdirectedin
D1447Test Method for Length and Length Uniformity of
5.1.1 may be advisable.
Cotton Fibers by Photoelectric Measurement
5.1.1 If there are differences of practical significance be-
D1575Test Method for Fiber Length of Wool in Scoured
tween reported test results for two laboratories (or more),
comparative tests should be performed to determine if there is
a statistical bias between them, using competent statistical
ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
assistance.Asaminimum,testsamplesthatareashomogenous
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.58 on Yarns and Fibers
as possible, drawn from the material from which the disparate
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally
test results were obtained, and randomly assigned in equal
approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D5103–07. DOI:
10.1520/D5103-07R12.
numberstoeachlaboratoryfortesting.Thetestresultsfromthe
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
two laboratories should be compared using a statistical test for
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
upaired data, at a probability level chosen prior to the testing
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. series. If a bias is found, either its cause must be found and
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D5103 − 07 (2012)
corrected, or future test results for that material must be 7.2.1 For Staple Fiber—Take 50-g samples from laboratory
adjusted in consideration of the known bias. units.
7.2.2 For Sliver (or Top) or Tow—Take 1 m from the
5.2 This test method provides objective measurements for
leading end which has a clean, uniform appearance.
determining the average fiber length and length distribution in
7.2.3 For Yarns—Prepare at least a 50-m skein from each
a sample of fiber.
package.
5.3 The staple length diagram of a fiber sample can be used
7.3 Test Specimens—From each laboratory sampling unit,
to determine the relative number of fibers above and below a
take ten specimens at random. If the standard deviation
specified length. If a fiber is too long, it will not process well
determined for the ten specimens is more than a value agreed
in spinning, and if there is a preponderance of short fibers, the
upon between the purchaser and supplier, continue testing in
yarn might have lower than normal breaking strength.
groups of ten specimens from the same laboratory sampling
6. Apparatus unit until the standard deviation for all specimens tested is not
more than the agreed to value or, by agreement, stop testing
6.1 Test Board, covered with suitable material, for example,
after a specified number.
velveteen, of contrasting color to that of the fiber and at least
7.3.1 Carefully remove twist before taking specimens from
10 mm ( ⁄2 in.) longer than the longest fiber to be measured.
yarn. Using tweezers and grasping the specimens at the ends,
6.2 Precision Scale, graduated with 1.0-mm (0.02-in.) divi-
gently remove the required number of specimens from the
sions.
laboratory sampling units for testing. In some cases, if speci-
mens are not to be tested immediately, place them on an
6.3 Illuminated Magnifier, with a 3×–10× lens equipped
identified short-pile of plush surface for storage until ready to
with illumination, optional (see 9.7).
test.
6.4 Forceps, two pairs, fine-pointed forceps, curved or
straight tips.
8. Conditioning
8.1 Conditioning is not necessary unless the material is
7. Sampling
received in an unusual state, for example, water soaked. If a
7.1 Lot Sampling—As a lot sample for acceptance testing,
sample is received in an unusual state, precondition and
take at random the number of shipping containers directed
...

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1.1 This practice covers a procedure for the division of shipments of manufactured staple fiber, sliver (or top) or tow into lots and the sampling of such lots for testing.  
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1.1 Either of two test methods are used to determine the melting temperature of thermoplastic fibers, yarns, or threads.  
1.2 Method 1 can be used to determine melting temperatures for blends of multiple fiber material types. Method 2 can only be used to determine the melting temperature of a single fiber material type.  
1.2.1 Method 1, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), measures changes in heat capacity and will detect the glass transition, the crystalline melting and endothermic thermal degradation.  
1.2.2 Method 2, a visual determination of melting, determines any change that visually appears as a transition from a solid to a liquid state.  
1.2.3 Due to the differences in what each test method measures, the results from Method 1 and Method 2 cannot be compared.  
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or other units are to be regarded separately. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently without combining values.  
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.

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ASTM D3217/D3217M-20(Test Method)
Standard Test Methods for Breaking Tenacity of Manufactured Textile Fibers in Loop or Knot Configurations

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Both the loop breaking tenacity and the knot breaking tenacity, calculated from the breaking force measured under the conditions specified herein and the linear density of the fiber, are fundamental properties that are used to establish limitations on fiber-processing and upon their end-use applications. Physical properties, such as brittleness, not well defined by tests for breaking force and elongation can be estimated from the ratio of breaking tenacity measured in loop or knot tests, or both, and the normal tenacity as measured by Test Method D3822 provided both methods use the same gauge length and strain rate.  
5.2 This test method is not recommended for acceptance testing of commercial shipments in the absence of reliable information on between-laboratory precision (see Note 3). In some cases the purchaser and the supplier may have to test a commercial shipment of one or more specific materials by the best available method, even though the method has not been recommended for acceptance testing of commercial shipments. In such a case, if there is a disagreement arising from differences in values reported by the purchaser and the supplier when using this test method for acceptance testing, the statistical bias, if any, between the laboratory of the purchaser and the laboratory of the supplier should be determined with each comparison being based on testing specimens randomly drawn from one sample of material of the type being evaluated.
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1.1 These test methods cover the measurement of the breaking tenacity of manufactured textile fibers taken from filament yarns, staple, or tow fiber, either crimped or uncrimped, and tested in either a double loop or as a strand formed into a single overhand knot.  
1.2 Methods for measuring the breaking tenacity of conditioned and wet (immersed) fibers in loop and knot form are included.  
1.3 Elongation in loop or knot tests has no known significance, and is usually not recorded.  
1.4 The basic distinction between the procedures described in these test methods and those included in Test Methods D2101 is the configuration of the specimen, that is, either as a double loop or in the configuration of a single overhand knot.  
1.5 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 necessarily exact equivalents; therefore, to ensure conformance with the standard, each system shall be used independently of the other, and values from the two systems shall not be combined.  
1.6 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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ASTM E2058-19(Test Method)
Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Material Flammability Using a Fire Propagation Apparatus (FPA)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 These test methods are an integral part of existing test standards for cable fire propagation and clean room material flammability, as well as, in an approval standard for conveyor belting (1-3).3 Refs (1-3) use these test methods because fire-test-response results obtained from the test methods correlate with fire behavior during real-scale fire propagation tests, as discussed in X1.4.  
5.2 The Ignition, Combustion, or Fire Propagation test method, or a combination thereof, have been performed with materials and products containing a wide range of polymer compositions and structures, as described in X1.7.  
5.3 The Fire Propagation test method is different from the test methods in the ASTM standards listed in 2.1 by virtue of producing laboratory measurements of the chemical heat release rate during upward fire propagation and burning on a vertical test specimen in normal air, oxygen-enriched air, or in oxygen-vitiated air. Test methods from other standards, for example, Test Method E1321, which yields measurements during lateral/horizontal or downward flame spread on materials and Test Methods E906, E1354, and E1623, which yield measurements of the rate of heat release from materials fully involved in flaming combustion, generally use an external radiant flux, rather than the flames from the burning material itself, to characterize fire behavior.  
5.4 These test methods are not intended to be routine quality control tests. They are intended for evaluation of specific flammability characteristics of materials. Materials to be analyzed consist of specimens from an end-use product or the various components used in the end-use product. Results from the laboratory procedures provide input to fire propagation and fire growth models, risk analysis studies, building and product designs, and materials research and development.
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1.1 This fire-test-response standard determines and quantifies material flammability characteristics, related to the propensity of materials to support fire propagation, by means of a fire propagation apparatus (FPA). Material flammability characteristics that are quantified include time to ignition (tign), chemical ( Q˙chem), and convective ( Q˙c) heat release rates, mass loss rate ( m˙) and effective heat of combustion (EHC).  
1.2 The following test methods, capable of being performed separately and independently, are included herein:  
1.2.1 Ignition Test, to determine tign  for a horizontal specimen;  
1.2.2 Combustion Test, to determine  Q˙chem,  Q˙c,  m˙, and EHC from burning of a horizontal specimen; and,  
1.2.3 Fire Propagation Test, to determine  Q˙chem  from burning of a vertical specimen.  
1.3 Distinguishing features of the FPA include tungsten-quartz external, isolated heaters to provide a radiant flux of up to 110 kW/m2 to the test specimen, which remains constant whether the surface regresses or expands; provision for combustion or upward fire propagation in prescribed flows of normal air, air enriched with up to 40 % oxygen, air oxygen vitiated, pure nitrogen or mixtures of gaseous suppression agents with the preceding air mixtures; and, the capability of measuring heat release rates and exhaust product flows generated during upward fire propagation on a vertical test specimen 0.305 m high.  
1.4 The FPA is used to evaluate the flammability of materials and products. It is also designed to obtain the transient response of such materials and products to prescribed heat fluxes in specified inert or oxidizing environments and to obtain laboratory measurements of generation rates of fire products (CO2, CO, and, if desired, gaseous hydrocarbons) for use in fire safety engineering.  
1.5 Ignition of the specimen is by means of a pilot flame at a prescribed location with respect to the specimen surface.  
1.6 The Fire Propagation test of vertical specimens is not suitable for materials that, on heating, melt sufficiently to form a liquid pool...

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ASTM D3218-07(2018)(Specification)
Standard Specification for Polyolefin Monofilaments

ABSTRACT
This specification covers polyolefin monofilament yarn materials, and test methods for standard polyolefin monofilaments. The direct yarn number in tex or in denier, tensile properties in terms of breaking force, breaking tenacity, elongation at break and initial modulus shall be determined from a sample material. The width, thickness, gloss, hot water shrinkage, resistance to ultraviolet radiation, stability to thermal oxidation and cleanliness of the material shall also be analyzed.
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
6.1 Acceptance Testing—The test methods in Specification D3218 for the determination of the properties of polyolefin monofilaments are considered satisfactory for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of polyolefin monofilaments, unless specified in the individual test method. These test methods are the best available and are used extensively in the trade.  
6.1.1 If there are differences or practical significance between reported test results for two laboratories (or more) comparative test should be performed to determine if there is a statistical bias between them, using competent statistical assistance. As a minimum, test samples that are as homogeneous as possible, drawn from the material from which the disparate test results were obtained, and randomly assigned in equal numbers to each laboratory for testing. The test results from the two laboratories should be compared using a statistical test for unpaired data, at a probability level chosen prior to the testing series. If a bias is found either its cause must be found and corrected or future test results for that material must be adjusted in consideration of the known bias.
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1.1 This specification covers polyolefin monofilament yarn materials, and test methods for standard polyolefin monofilaments. While designed primarily for testing standard polyolefin monofilaments, many of the procedures can be used, with little or no modification, for other polyolefin monofilaments. However, testing on non-standard polyolefin monofilaments should be conducted with caution. See 3.1 for a definition of standard polyolefin monofilament.  
1.2 Only on condition that interlaboratory precision data are available for the specific procedure is any test method described, or referenced in this specification, recommended for acceptance testing of commercial shipments of polyolefin monofilaments.  
1.3 The specification for polyolefin raw materials appears in Section 4.  
1.4 The test methods for individual properties appear in the following sections:    
Property  
Section  
Breaking Force  
10    
Breaking Tenacity  
10    
Elongation  
10    
Gloss  
13    
Hot Water Shrinkage  
14    
Initial Modulus  
10    
Polyolefin-Material Cleanliness  
17    
Resistance to Ultraviolet Radiation  
15    
Stability to Thermal Oxidation  
16    
Tensile Properties  
10    
Thickness  
12    
Width  
11    
Yarn Number  
9
Note 1: In most instances, the suitability of these procedures for polymeric yarns in general, and polyolefin monofilaments in particular, is already accepted in commercial transactions (see 6.1).  
1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard; the values in English units are provided as information only and are not exact equivalents.  
1.6 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods described in this specification: This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
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