Designation:D3333−07(Reapproved2018)StandardPracticeforSamplingManufacturedStapleFibers,Sliver,orTowforTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3333;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversaprocedureforthedivisionofshipmentsofmanufacturedstaplefiber,sliver(ortop)ortowintolotsandthesamplingofsuchlotsfortesting.NOTE1—Forsamplingyarns,refertoPracticeD2258.NOTE2—ThispracticediffersfromBISFA2rulesforstaplefibersinthelotsampling,bytheeliminationofseparatesamplingofouterversusinnercontainerareas,inthereductionofnumberofstratafrom6to5,andbytheeliminationofcompositingtoobtainasinglelaboratorysampleforthelotwhentestingpropertieswhichdonotdependonas-receivedmoisturecontent.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD2258PracticeforSamplingYarnforTestingD4271PracticeforWritingStatementsonSamplinginTestMethodsforTextiles(Withdrawn2009)4D4849TerminologyRelatedtoYarnsandFibers3.Terminology3.1ForallterminologyrelatingtoD13.58,YarnsandFibers,refertoTerminologyD4849.3.2Forallotherterminologyrelatedtotextiles,refertoTerminologyD123.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Instructionsaregivenfordividingcontainersintolots,fordeterminingthenumberofcontainerstobeselectedfromeachlotasthelo...
