1.1 This guide provides users with an index of procedures in the form of test methods, practices, and related documents that are currently used in industry for determination of properties of pile yarn floor covering. This guide is not considered as all-inclusive for testing procedures related to pile yarn floor covering.
1.1.1 It is the responsibility of the user to choose from this guide those procedures that provide test information on properties of interest for pile yarn floor covering that relate to its physical and esthetic properties and performance.
1.1.2 Procedures for particular properties appear in the following sections:
| Property | Section |
| Surface Appearance Change | 8.1-8.31, 8.35 |
| Antimicrobial | 8.5 |
| Binding Sites | 8.6 |
| Backing Characteristics | 8.7 |
| Colorfastness to Light, Crocking, Ozone, Water, and Oxides of Nitrogen |
8.8-8.12 |
| Carpets, Cleaning | 8.13 and 8.14 |
| Conditioning | 7 |
| Delamination Resistance | 8.15 |
| Fiber Analysis | 8.16 |
| Flammability | 8.17-8.20 |
| Pile Thickness | 8.21 |
| Mass per Unit Area | 8.22 |
| Soiling | 8.23-8.25 |
| Stain Resistance | 8.26 |
| Static | 8.27 |
| Tuft Bind | 8.28 |
| Tuft Height | 8.29 |
| Tuft Element Length | 8.30 |
| Durability | 8.32 |
| Edge Ravel | 8.33 |
| Dimensional Stability | 8.34 |
| Fluorine Content | 8.36 |
| Colorfastness to Sodium | 8.37 |
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.2.1 Some of the listed procedures may cite other units as standard. In this event, language of the procedure is controlling.
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.
Product Details
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- 07/01/2012
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