Designation:F1774−13StandardSpecificationforClimbingandMountaineeringCarabiners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1774;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverssixmechanicaltestsandtheminimumperformancerequirementsforcarabinersdesignedspecificallyforthesportsofclimbingandmountaineering.1.2Twodifferenttypesofcarabinersaredefinedinthisstandard,non-lockingcarabinersandlockingcarabiners.1.3Testscontainedhereinaredestructiveinnature.Cara-binerssubjectedtoanyofthesetestsshallnotbeusedinanywayaftertestingexceptinevaluatingtheresultsofsuchtesting.1.4Thisspecificationdoesnotimplyapprovalofanymethodofuseofclimbingandmountaineeringcarabiners.Inaddition,thetestloadvaluescontainedhereinarenottobeinterpretedastheforceswhichaclimbingandmountaineeringcarabinermaybesubjectedto,orexpectedtosustaininactualfielduse.1.5Thisspecificationislimitedtocarabinersmadeofsteeloraluminumalloysonly.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesF1772SpecificationforHarnessesforRescue,Safety,andSportActivities2.2OtherStandard:EN566:1994Slings[preliminary]3.Terminology3.1Definitions—TermsdefinedinTerminologyF1772shallbeapplicabletothisspecification.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1carabiner,n—aself-closinggated,load-bearing,con-nectivedevice.Somecarabinermodelsmayhavecockingorblockingdevices,thatwhenactivated,overridetheself-closingfeatures.3.2.2durablyaffıxed,adj—themannerofattachinginforma-tiondirectlytotheproductwhichenduresforthelifeoftheproduct.3.2.3failure,n—anarbitrarypointbeyondwhichamaterialorproductceasestobefunctionallycapableofitsintendeduse.Inthisapplication,thepointatwhichsomepartofthecarabinerphysicallybreaksor...
