Designation:D3787−16(Reapproved2020)StandardTestMethodforBurstingStrengthofTextiles—Constant-Rate-of-Traverse(CRT)BallBurstTest1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3787;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethoddescribesthemeasurementforburstingstrengthwithaballburststrengthtesteroftextilesorgarmentsthatexhibitahighdegreeofultimateelongation.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.NOTE1—Forthemeasurementofburstingstrengthwithahydraulictestingmachine,refertoTestMethodD3786.NOTE2—ConstantRateofTraverse(CRT)machinesandConstantRateofExtension(CRE)machineshavebeenshowntoprovidedifferentresults.WhenusingaCREdevice,refertoTestMethodD6797.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD3786TestMethodforBurstingStrengthofTextileFabrics—DiaphragmBurstingStrengthTes...
