EN ISO 5089:2016

Textiles - Preparation of laboratory test samples and test specimens for chemical testing (ISO 5089:1977)

Specifies methods of obtaining laboratory test samples of textile materials from laboratory bulk samples taken from a bulk source, and gives general directions for the preparation of test specimens of convenient size for chemical tests. Definitions in relating to bulk source, laboratory bulk sample, laboratory test sample and test specimen are given.

Textilien - Vorbereitung von Laborproben und Messproben zur chemischen Prüfung (ISO 5089:1977)

Textiles - Préparation des échantillons réduits de laboratoire et des éprouvettes en vue des essais chimiques (ISO 5089:1977)

Tekstilije - Priprava laboratorijskih preskusnih vzorcev in preskušancev za kemijsko preskušanje (ISO 5089:1977)

SIST EN ISO 5089 določa metode pridobivanja laboratorijskih preskusnih vzorcev tekstilnih materialov iz laboratorijskih zbirnih vzorcev, vzetih iz zbirnega vira, in podaja splošne napotke za pripravo preskušancev ustrezne velikosti za kemijsko preskušanje. Podane so definicije v zvezi z zbirnim virom, laboratorijskim zbirnim vzorcem, laboratorijskim preskusnim vzorcem in preskušancem.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Jul-2016
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Jan-2017
• ICS: 59.080.01 - Textiles in general
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 248/WG 30 - Quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Jul-2016
• Due Date: 20-Oct-2017
• Completion Date: 20-Jul-2016
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 5089:2016 - Textiles - Preparation of laboratory test samples and test specimens for chemical testing (ISO 5089:1977)

Overview

EN ISO 5089:2016 is an international standard developed by ISO/TC 38 and adopted by CEN to provide standardized methods for preparing laboratory test samples and test specimens from textile materials. Its primary focus is on chemical testing of textiles to ensure consistency, reliability, and representativeness of laboratory analyses. This standard specifies procedures to obtain laboratory test samples from laboratory bulk samples, which are taken from a bulk source such as batches of fibres, yarns, fabrics, or made-up textile articles.

Key definitions clarified in the standard include:

• Bulk Source – The total quantity of material considered for testing (e.g., a bale of raw fibre or a batch of fabric).
• Laboratory Bulk Sample – A representative portion of the bulk source, sized appropriately to reflect the variability within the bulk material.
• Laboratory Test Sample – A sub-portion taken from the laboratory bulk sample, used for preparing test specimens.
• Test Specimen – The actual piece of textile material used in the chemical test.

Key Topics

• Sample Preparation Techniques
  Methods for sampling fibres (both loose and oriented), yarns (in packages, hanks, or warp), fabrics (single or multiple cuttings), and made-up articles. The standard details how to obtain representative samples using randomized and stratified approaches that minimize variability and bias.

• Representativeness and Variability
  Emphasizes the importance of representative sampling that captures the mean characteristics of the bulk source, while noting that some tests requiring assessment of local variation may need different approaches.

• Sampling Sizes and Masses
  Guidelines cover minimum sample sizes such as a minimum number of randomly selected fibre tufts or sampling entire packages or cuttings depending on bulk size and test requirements.

• Pretreatment Requirements
  The standard notes when and how to pretreat laboratory test samples before specimen cutting to prepare materials appropriately for chemical analysis.

• Documentation and Reporting
  Details the mandatory information to include in test reports, such as sampling method, sample sizes, and specimen sizes to provide traceability and ensure compliance.

Applications

• Textile Chemical Testing
  EN ISO 5089:2016 is critical for laboratories conducting chemical tests on textiles, such as fibre composition analysis, pH measurement, and detection of chemical additives or contaminants.

• Quality Control in Textile Manufacturing
  Enables manufacturers to obtain consistent and representative samples that reflect entire production lots, ensuring reliable quality assessments.

• Research and Development
  Provides a standardized foundation for developing new textile products and chemical treatments under controlled and reproducible sampling conditions.

• Regulatory Compliance and Certification
  Assists in preparing test specimens according to internationally accepted procedures, facilitating conformity assessments and certifications related to textile safety and performance.

Related Standards

• ISO 3758 – Textile care labeling code using symbols
  For care labeling that complements chemical testing results.

• EN ISO 1833 – Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis
  Details procedures for the quantitative chemical analysis of textiles, often using specimens prepared according to EN ISO 5089.

• ISO 139 – Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
  Establishes conditioning environments essential before specimen testing.

• ISO 105 – Textiles - Tests for colour fastness
  While focused on colour fastness, this standard sometimes involves chemical testing of textile samples prepared as per EN ISO 5089.

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By following EN ISO 5089:2016, textile professionals and laboratories can ensure that chemical testing is performed on properly prepared and representative samples, leading to more accurate, reliable, and comparable test results in the global textile industry.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2016
Tekstilije - Priprava laboratorijskih preskusnih vzorcev in preskušancev za
kemijsko preskušanje (ISO 5089:1977)
Textiles - Preparation of laboratory test samples and test specimens for chemical testing
(ISO 5089:1977)
Textilien - Vorbereitung von Laborproben und Messproben zur chemischen Prüfung (ISO
5089:1977)
Textiles - Préparation des échantillons réduits de laboratoire et des éprouvettes en vue
des essais chimiques (ISO 5089:1977)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 5089:2016
ICS:
59.080.01 Tekstilije na splošno Textiles in general
71.040.01 Analitska kemija na splošno Analytical chemistry in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 5089
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2016
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.080.01
English Version
Textiles - Preparation of laboratory test samples and test
specimens for chemical testing (ISO 5089:1977)
Textiles - Préparation des échantillons réduits de Textilien - Vorbereitung von Laborproben und
laboratoire et des éprouvettes en vue des essais Messproben zur chemischen Prüfung (ISO 5089:1977)
chimiques (ISO 5089:1977)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 June 2016.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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© 2016 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 5089:2016 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
European foreword
The text of ISO 5089:1977 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38 “Textiles” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 5089:2016 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2017, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 5089:1977 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 5089:2016 without any modification.

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pr&aration des tkhantillons rdduits de laboratoire et des eprouvettes en vue des essais chimiques
Textiles -
First edition - 1977-10-15
UDC 677.014.2 : 620.113 Ref. No. ISO 5089-1977 (E)
Descriptors : textiles, fibres, yarns, fabrics, sampling, test specimens, Chemical tests.
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FOREWORD
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation
of national Standards institutes (ISO member bodies). The work of developing
International Standards is carried out through ISO technical committees. Every
member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set
up has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated
to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International
Standards by the ISO Council.
International Standard ISO 5089 was developed by Technical Committee
lSO/TC 38, Textiles, and was circulated to the member bodies in
December 1976.
lt has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries :
France Romania
Belgium
South Africa, Rep. of
Germany
Bulgaria
India Spain
Canada
Sweden
Israel
Chile
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia Korea, Rep. of
United Kingdom
Denmark Mexico
Netherlands U.S.S.R.
Egypt, Arab Rep. of
New Zealand Yugoslavia
Finland
The member body of the following country expressed disapproval of the document
on technical grounds :
Italy
0 International Organization for Standardkation, 1977 l
Printed in Switzerland
ISO50894i77 (E)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
Textiles - Preparation of laboratory test samples and test
specimens for Chemical testing
0 INTRODUCTION 2.3 laboratory test Sample : That Portion of the
laboratory bulk Sample from which specimens are taken for
In the methods given in this International Standard, the
testing. The size and nature of the laboratory test Sample
laboratory test samples are obtained by the combination
should be sufficient to overcome adequately the variability
of numerous small portions each drawn from a different
of the laboratory bulk Sample.
part of the laboratory-bulk Sample. Therefore, any results
obtained on test specimens from these samples will estimate
2.4 test specimen :
The Portion of material required to
the mean level in the laboratory bulk Sample but will not
give an individual test result.
indicate the variability of level from Portion to Portion of
the laboratory bulk Sample. Consequently it is appropriate
to use this method in cases where it is. desired to estimate
for example the proportions of
the bulk composition,
3 PRINCIPLE
different fibres in a blend, but it is not appropriate in cases
The laboratory test Sample is taken so that it is
where variability is i
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