Designation:D1294−22StandardTestMethodforTensileStrengthandBreakingTenacityofWoolFiberBundles1-in.(25.4mm)GageLength1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1294;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthebreak-ingforce(orload)andestimationofthetensilestrengthandtenacityofwoolfiberbundleswitha1-in.(25.4mm)gagelength.Aprocedureforpreparationofthefiberbundleisincluded.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.Becausetheinstrumentiscalibratedininch-poundunits,inch-poundunitsareshownfirst,contrarytoCommitteeD13policy.NOTE1—Forothermethodsofmeasuringbreakingtenacityoffiberbundles,refertoTestMethodsD1445andD2524.NOTE2—Thistestmethodcanbeusedforotherfibersthatlendthemselvestothesamekindofpreparationbutthedifferenceindensitymustbetakenintoaccountwhencalculatingthetensilestrength.Itisnotnecessarytoknoworcorrectforthedensityofafiberwhencalculatingbreakingtenacity.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1445TestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationofC...
