Designation:D3181−15´1StandardGuideforConductingWearTestsonTextiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3181;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—Section5.1wasrevisededitoriallyinOctober2015.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtoprovideguidanceforthedesignofanexperimentforthepurposeofdevelopingapredictionofexpectedwearperformanceofapparelandtextileproductswhenexposedtoactualuseconditions.1.2Thisguiderecommendstheuseofaproductforwhichahistoryofitsperformanceisknownfromlaboratorytestingandconsumeruseasthebasisforstatisticalsignificanceofnewproduct’sperformance,however,otherdesignorexperimentalapproachesmaybeused.1.3Thewidevarietyoftextileproductsandtheconditionsunderwhichconsumerswilluseproductspreventstheinclu-sionofalltypesofweartrialexperimentsforresearchanddevelopment,productinnovationstudies,andspecialneedssuchasthoseforhealthcareindustryormilitary.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:22.1.1FabricandApparelTests:D2051TestMethodforDurabilityofFinishofZipperstoLaunderingD2052TestMethodforColorfastnessofZipperstoDry-cleaningD2057TestMethodforColorfastnessofZipperstoLaun-deringD2058TestMethodforDurabilityofFinishofZipperstoDrycleaningD2261TestMethodforTearingStrengthofFabricsbytheTongue(SingleRip)Procedure(Constant-Rate-of-ExtensionTensileTestingMachine)D2594TestMethodforStretchPropertiesofKnittedFabricsHavingLowPowerD3107TestMethodsforStretchPropertiesofFabricsWo-venfromStretchYarnsD3511TestMethodforPillingResistanceandOtherRelatedSurfaceChangesofTextileFabrics:BrushPillingTesterD3512TestMethodf...
