Designation:D1117–01StandardGuideforEvaluatingNonwovenFabrics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1117;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversproceduresfortestingnonwovenfabrics.Thetestproceduresappearinthefollowingsections:SectionAbrasionResistance18Absorbency21AirPermeability8BreakingForceandElongation9BurstingStrength10Conditioning7DimensionalChange20Drycleaning11FlexuralRigidity12MassPerUnitArea(Note2)17ResinBinderDistribution22SeamBreakingStrength13TrapezoidTear14TongueTear(SingleRip)15ElmendorfTear16Thickness19NOTE1—Theterms“machine”and“crossmachine”mustbesubsti-tutedfor“warp”and“filling,”respectively,throughoutthesetestmethodswhereverpertinent.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonlyandmaybeapproximate.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextileMaterials2D737TestMethodforAirPermeabilityofTextileFabrics2D1683TestMethodforFailureinSewnSeamsofWovenFabrics2D1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextiles2D2724TestMethodforBondedandLaminatedApparelFabrics2D3776TestMethodsforMassperUnitArea(Weight)ofWovenFabric3D3786TestMethodforHydraulicBurstingStrengthofKnittedGoodsandNonwovenFabrics:DiaphragmBurst-ingStrengthTesterMethod3D3884TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(RotaryPlatform,Double-HeadMethod)4D3885TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(FlexingandAbrasionMethod)3D3886TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(InflatedDiaphragmMethod)3D4158TestMethodfor...
