Designation:D5034−09(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationofTextileFabrics(GrabTest)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5034;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthegrabandmodifiedgrabtestproceduresfordeterminingthebreakingstrengthandelonga-tionofmosttextilefabrics.Provisionsaremadeforwettesting.1.1.1Thegrabtestprocedureisapplicabletowoven,nonwoven,andfeltedfabrics,whilethemodifiedgrabtestprocedureisusedprimarilyforwovenfabrics.1.2Thistestmethodisnotrecommendedforglassfabrics,orforknittedfabricsandothertextilefabricswhichhavehighstretch(morethan11%).NOTE1—Forthedeterminationofthebreakingforceandelongationoftextilefabricsusingtheraveledstriptestprocedureandthecutstriptestprocedure,refertoTestMethodD5035.1.3Thistestmethodprovidesthevaluesinbothinch-poundunitsandSIunits.Inch-poundunitsisthetechnicallycorrectnameforthecustomaryunitsusedintheUnitedStates.SIunitsisthetechnicallycorrectnameforthesystemofmetricunitsknownastheInternationalSystemofUnits.Thevaluesstatedineitheracceptablemetricunitsorinotherunitsshallberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother,withoutcombininginanyway.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD629TestMethodsforQuantitativeAnalysisofTextilesD1059TestMethodforYarnNumberBasedonShort-L...
