Designation:D6337−98(Reapproved2013)StandardPracticeforPhysicalCharacterizationofWovenPaintApplicatorFabrics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6337;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedimensions,terminology,andcharacteristicsgenerallyconsideredofimportancetothosedealingwithwovenpaintapplicatorfabricsanddescribesmethodsfordeterminingtheseparameters.Thispracticeisnotmeanttobeadefinitiveanalyticalmethodtodeformulatewovenfabrics.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD1777TestMethodforThicknessofTextileMaterialsD3774TestMethodforWidthofTextileFabricD3775TestMethodforWarp(End)andFilling(Pick)CountofWovenFabricsD3776TestMethodsforMassPerUnitArea(Weight)ofFabric3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Severaltermsinthispracticearedefinedinaccor-dancewithTerminologyD123.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1backcoating,n—aresincoatingthatisusuallyappliedtothebackofafabricandheatcuredtoenhanceitsstability.3.2.2backing,n—asetofwarpyarnsorendsofdefinedcompositionthathelpcreatethebaseofafabricthatrunsthelengthofthefabric(seeFig.1).3.2.3caseoffabric,n—aboxofcloth,readyforshipping,usuallyconsistingofslitreels.3.2.4dyelot,n—aspecificquantitythatisprocessedto-getherandcanbecomparativelyrankedwithinoramongotherdyelots....
