Designation:F1551−09(Reapproved2017)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodsforComprehensiveCharacterizationofSyntheticTurfPlayingSurfacesandMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1551;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsestablisharecommendedlistfromwhichsuitabletestmethodsshallbeselectedfortheidentifi-cationofphysicalpropertycharacteristicsandcomparisonoftheperformancepropertiesofsyntheticturfsystemsorcom-ponentsforathleticandrecreationaluses,orboth.1.2Someofthetestproceduresaresuitableonlyforthelaboratorycharacterizationofeithercomponentsorthecom-pletesystem;othersaresuitablefortestsoninstalledsportsfields;andsometestsmaybeappliedinboththelaboratoryandthefield.1.3Thetestproceduresincludedinthesetestmethodsapplyasagrouptothedescriptionofsyntheticturfplayingsurfaces.1.4Someofthetestproceduresarespecificforcomponentsofthesyntheticturfsystem,andothersapplytothecompletesyntheticturfplayingsurface.1.5Referencetothemethodsfortestingthesyntheticturfplayingsurfaceanditscomponentscontainedhereinshouldstatespecificallytheparticulartestortestsdesiredandnotnecessarilyrefertothesetestmethodsasawhole.1.6Thisisaphysicalpropertycharacterizationstandard,anditshallnotbeconstruedasasafetystandard.1.7ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.8Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.9Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInt...
