Designation:D1294−05(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforTensileStrengthandBreakingTenacityofWoolFiberBundles1-in.(25.4-mm)GageLength1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1294;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthebreak-ingforce(orload)andestimationofthetensilestrengthandtenacityofwoolfiberbundleswitha1-in.(25.4-mm)gagelength.Aprocedureforpreparationofthefiberbundleisincluded.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard;thevaluesinSIunitsareprovidedforinformationonly.Becausetheinstrumentiscalibratedininch-poundunits,inch-poundunitsareshownfirst,contrarytoCommitteeD13policy.NOTE1—Forothermethodsofmeasuringbreakingtenacityoffiberbundles,refertoTestMethodsD1445andD2524.NOTE2—Thistestmethodcanbeusedforotherfibersthatlendthemselvestothesamekindofpreparationbutthedifferenceindensitymustbetakenintoaccountwhencalculatingthetensilestrength.Itisnotnecessarytoknoworcorrectforthedensityofafiberwhencalculatingbreakingtenacity.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibiltiyoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1445TestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationofCottonFibers(FlatBundleMethod)D1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2524TestMethodforBreakingTenacityofWoolFibers,FlatBundleMethod—1⁄8-in.(3.2-mm)GageLengthD2525PracticeforSamplingWoolforMoistureD4845TerminologyRelatingtoWool3.Terminology3.1ForallterminologyrelatedtoWoolandWoolFelt,D13.13,refertoTerminologyD4845.3.1.1Thefollowingtermsarerelevant...
