Designation:D6478−10(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingSpecificPackabilityofFabricsUsedinInflatableRestraints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6478;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresfordeterminingtheabilitytofoldandpackfabricsusedforinflatablerestraintsusinganindexofspecificpackability.1.2Proceduresinthistestmethoddescribeoperatortech-niquesthatmustbefollowedcloselytoobtainrepeatableandaccurateresults.Sincethesetechniquesaredifficulttoconveyinwriting,supplementaltrainingforoperatorsisrequired.AtrainingvideoisavailablefromASTM(seeAdjunctsADJD6478andADJD6478A).1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.4Proceduresandapparatusotherthanthosestatedinthispracticemaybeusedasagreeduponbetweenthepurchaserandthesupplierwithspecificdeviationsfromthispracticeacknowledgedinthereport.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2904PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofaTextileTestMethodthatProducesNormallyDistributedData(With-drawn2008)3D6799TerminologyRelatingtoInflatableRestraintsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudyt...
