Designation:D7076−10(Reapproved2021)´1StandardTestMethodforMeasurementofShivesinRettedFlax1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7076;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—ResearchreportinformationwasaddedtoSection14editoriallyinAugust2021.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementofshivesinrettedflax.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD6798TerminologyRelatingtoFlaxandLinen3.SummaryofTestMethod3.1ThesampletobeevaluatedistobegroundandtheresultingmixtureplacedintheappropriateNIRcellandthespectrataken.3.2Thedatawillthenbecomparedtoareferencefileandthevalueofshivereportedasweightpercent.4.Terminology4.1ForallterminologyrelatedtoFlax,seeTerminologyD6798.4.2Fordefinitionsofallothertextileterminology,seeTerminologyD123.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Fewstandardsexisttoobjectivelydetermineflaxqual-ity.Shiveisthewoodycoreofthestemandhasanimportanteffectonqualitydetermination.Shivecontentwillvaryde-pendingonthestageofprocessingandcandetermineinwhatproductsthefibercanbeused.Spectroscopicdataprovideanaccurate,preciseandrapiddeterminationoftheamountofshiveinflaxfiber.5.1.1Ifthere...
