Standard Practice for Creating Surface Appearance Changes in Pile Yarn Floor Covering from Foot Traffic

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
By exposure to sufficient traffic, this practice can be applied to any pile yarn floor covering which undergoes changes in surface appearance.
5.1.1 This practice does not simulate surface appearance changes due to soiling, pivoting, or rolling traffic, or traffic on stairs.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the trafficking of pile yarn floor coverings in a laboratory in order to effect a change in surface appearance as a result of exposure to foot traffic under controlled conditions. A separate test method covers the assessment of surface appearance change using the CRI Reference Scales.
1.2 This practice is applicable to most changes in surface appearance observed in all types of carpet that are intended for residential or commercial use. It eliminates change in appearance associated with soiling by focusing on appearance change due to matting, flattening, or change in pile fiber configuration. Although "pile reversal" or "watermarking" is occasionally visible, this practice is not a reliable method for producing this phenomenon.
1.3 This practice may be used by mutual agreement between the purchaser and supplier to set purchasing specifications.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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 precautionary statements are given in Section 7.

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Designation:D6119–05
Standard Practice for
Creating Surface Appearance Changes in Pile Yarn Floor
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Covering from Foot Traffic
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6119; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope CRI Reference Scales
1.1 This practice covers the trafficking of pile yarn floor
3. Terminology
coverings in a laboratory in order to effect a change in surface
3.1 For definitions of terms relating to Pile Floor Coverings,
appearance as a result of exposure to foot traffic under
D13.21, refer to Terminology D5684.
controlled conditions. A separate test method covers the
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
assessment of surface appearance change using the CRI
carpet, change in surface appearance, crush, finished, finished
Reference Scales.
pile yarn floor covering, floor covering, foot traffic units, loss
1.2 This practice is applicable to most changes in surface
of tuft definition, matting, pile, pile reversal, pile yarn floor
appearance observed in all types of carpet that are intended for
covering, textile floor covering, tufted fabric.
residential or commercial use. It eliminates change in appear-
3.2 For all other terminology related to textiles, refer to
ance associated with soiling by focusing on appearance change
Terminology D123.
due to matting, flattening, or change in pile fiber configuration.
Although “pile reversal” or “watermarking” is occasionally
4. Summary of Practice
visible, this practice is not a reliable method for producing this
4.1 Specimens are exposed to a specified number of foot
phenomenon.
traffics under controlled conditions.
1.3 Thispracticemaybeusedbymutualagreementbetween
the purchaser and supplier to set purchasing specifications.
5. Significance and Use
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
5.1 By exposure to sufficient traffic, this practice can be
standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for
applied to any pile yarn floor covering which undergoes
information only.
changes in surface appearance.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
5.1.1 This practice does not simulate surface appearance
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
changes due to soiling, pivoting, or rolling traffic, or traffic on
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
stairs.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precau-
6. Apparatus
tionary statements are given in Section 7.
6.1 Area for Foot Traffıc—Aroom that meets the following
conditions:
2. Referenced Documents
6.1.1 Thefloormustbelevel,rigid,andfreeofhighandlow
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
areas. Tile, concrete, or wood are satisfactory. This area should
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
be kept free of pedestrian traffic other than the designated
D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
walkers.
D5684 Terminology Relating to Pile Floor Coverings
6.1.2 The length of the test area shall be adequate for the
2.2 TM-101 CRI Technical Bulletin:
specimens plus the carpet walk-off areas at both ends of each
Assessment of Carpet Surface Appearance Change Using
row of specimens. These areas are necessary to align the
walkers to avoid twisting motion while stepping on the
specimens, and shall be a minimum of2m(2 yards) long.
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ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextilesand
6.1.3 The width of the test area shall be adequate to layout
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Floor Coverings.
apatternwithanoddnumberoflanesofspecimensthatrequire
Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Originally
approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D6119–03. DOI:
the walkers to automatically reverse their direction with each
10.1520/D6119-05.
pass through the course. See Fig. 1 for typical traffic pattern.
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D6119–05
FIG. 1 Typical Walking Test Area
6.1.4 Physical Barriers, such as pylons, are suggested to interferingwiththeprogressofeachotherthroughthetestarea.
ensure straight-line entry and ex
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