ASTMDI23388m075953005368665569AMERICANSOCIENFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceStPhiladelphia,Pa19103ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandardsCopyrightASTMIfnotlistedinthecurrentcombinedindex,willappearintheriexleditton41))Designation:D1233-88(Reapproved1993)''StandardSpecificationforTwineMadeFromBastandLeafFibers'ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1233;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoîoriginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.NOTE-EditOnalchangesweremadethroughoutDecember1993.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationappliestoalltwines,whetherpol-ishedorunfinished,madefrombastorleaffibers,orboth,withtheexceptionoftwinemadefromlonglinehardfibers(sisal,henequen,orabaca).NOTE1-Notestshavebeenmadetodeterminetheapplicabilityoftheproceduresinthisspecificationwhenusedonproductsmadefromcotton,paper,orman-madefibers.NOTE2-Formethodscoveringsingle-juteyarn,refertoSpecifica-tionD54I.Formethodscoveringjuteroveandpliedyamforelectricalandpackingpurposes,refertoSpecificationD681,I.2Twinesmadefromlonglinehardfibersarenotpartofthisstandard,andshouldbetestedasagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandtheseller.1.3Tolerancesforthepropertiesandthetestmethodsuponwhichtheyarebasedareincludedinthefollowingsections:PropertiesTolerancesTestMethodsYarnNumber49BreakingLoad(Strength)-Single5I5Strand1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsdescribedinthisspecification:Thisstand-arddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuser01thissiandardtoestablishappropriatesafelyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheupplicabilityoJregulatorylimi-lationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextiles2D541SpecificationforSingleJuteYarn2D681SpecificationforJuteRoveandPliedYamforD1776PracticeforCon...
