Designation:F430−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPaperUsedforVacuumCleanerFilterBags1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF430;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversprocedurestobefollowedforqualifyingpaperstobeusedinthemanufactureofvacuumcleanerbagsandfilters.Thefiltrationefficiencyofthepaperisnotevaluatedwiththeuseofthesetestmethods.1.2Theproceduresappearinthefollowingsections:ProcedureSectionsAirPermeability(TestMethodD737)3-5BasisWeight(TAPPITestMethodT410)6-8BurstingStrength(MullenTest)(TAPPITestMethodT403)9-11InternalTearingResistance(TAPPITestMethodT414)12-14TensileBreakingStrength(TAPPITestMethodT494)15-171.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D737TestMethodforAirPermeabilityofTextileFabrics2.2TAPPIStandards:3T403BurstingStrengthofPaperT410BasisWeightofPaperandPaperboardT414InternalTearingResistanceofPaperT494TensileBreakingStrengthofPaperandPaperboard(usingconstantrateofelongationapparatus)AIRPERMEABILITY3.Scope3.1Thistestmethodcoversthedirectdeterminationoftheairpermeabilityofvacuumcleanerbagfiltermediabythecalibratedorificemethod.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Airpermeabilityisanimportantfactorintheperfor-manceofvacuumcleanerbagfiltermedia,becauseitisadirectindicatoroftheresistancetoairflow.Itmayalsoindicatethesizeofvacuumcleanerbagneededtoachievethedesiredairflowvolume.4.2Performancespecifications,bothindustrialandmilitary,havebeensetuponthebasisofairpermeabilityandareusedinthepurchase...
