Designation:D3885−07a(Reapproved2019)´1StandardTestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(FlexingandAbrasionMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3885;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—In6.2,thelastunitinparentheseswascorrectedfrom67⁄16in.to61⁄16in.editoriallyinMay2021.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethod2coversthedeterminationoftheabrasionresistanceofwovenornonwoventextilefabricsusingtheflexingandabrasiontester.1.2Thistestmethodappliestomostwovenandnonwovenfabricsprovidingtheydonotstretchexcessively.Itisnotapplicabletofloorcoverings.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninparentheses.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combin-ingvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththistestmethod.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ForothertestmethodsforabrasionresistanceoftextilesrefertoTestMethodsD3884,D3886,D4157,D4158,D4966,andAATCC93.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2904PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofaTextileTestMethod...
