Designation:D1335−12StandardTestMethodforTuftBindofPileYarnFloorCoverings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1335;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementofforcerequiredtopullorbreakatuftfromapilefloorcoveringsample.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletobothcutandlooppileyarnfloorcovering.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD5684TerminologyRelatingtoPileFloorCoveringsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethods3.Terminology3.1ForallterminologyrelatedtoPileFloorCoverings,D13.21,refertoTerminologyD5684.3.1.1Thefollowingtermsarerelevanttothisstandard:carpet,constant-rate-of-extension,cutpileyarnfloorcovering,finished,finishedpileyarnfloorcovering,floorcovering,looppileyarnfloorcovering,pile,pileyarnfloorcovering,textilefloorcovering,tuft,tuftbind,tuftleg,tuftedfabric.3.2ForallotherterminologyrelatedtotextilesseeTermi-nologyD123.4.SummaryofMethod4.1Atestsampleismountedinaspecialclampingfixturetothebaseofatensiletestingmachine.Ahook(forloopsspecimen)oratuftclamp(forcutpilespecimen)areusedtoremo...
