Designation:D5848−10´1StandardTestMethodforMassPerUnitAreaofPileYarnFloorCoverings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5848;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—SectionreferenceswerecorrectedintheScopeinSeptember2010.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementofmassperunitareaofmachine-madewoven,knitted,andtuftedpileyarnfloorcoveringbothbeforeandafteranadhesive-backcoatingapplication.1.2Thistestmethodencompassesthreetechniquesfordeterminationofmassperunitareaasapplicable:1.2.1Section7,fordeterminingtotalmassperunitarea,appliestobothcoatedanduncoated(unfinished)pilefloorcoverings.1.2.2Section8,fordeterminingcomponentmassperunitarea,appliesonlytouncoated(unfinished)pileyarnfloorcoverings.1.2.3Section9,fordeterminingpileyarnmassperunitarea,appliesonlytoback-coated,orfinished,pileyarnfloorcoverings.1.3DeterminationofmassperunitareaofpileyarnfloorcoveringswaspreviouslycontainedwithinTestMethodsD418.Foruserconvenience,SubcommitteeD13.21subdi-videdTestMethodsD418intoseparatestandards,ofwhichthistestmethodisone.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregivenin9.5.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD418TestMethodforTestingPileYarnFloorCoveringConstruction(Withdrawn1998)3D1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD1909StandardTableofCommercialMoistureReg...
