Designation:D6015−14StandardTestMethodforStaticWaterAbsorptionofLeather1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6015;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheamountofwaterabsorbedbyleatherat2362°Cbyimmersionunderstaticconditions.Itmaybeusedonalltypesofleather.Thistestmethoddoesnotapplytowetblue.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1517TerminologyRelatingtoLeatherD1610PracticeforConditioningLeatherandLeatherProd-uctsforTestingD2813PracticeforSamplingLeatherforPhysicalandChemicalTests3.Terminology3.1FordefinitionsofleathertermsusedinthistestmethodrefertoTerminologyD1517.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Inthistestmethodtheamountofwaterabsorbedbyaleatherspecimenismeasuredatroomtemperaturewithallsurfacesexposedtowater.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thistestmethodisusedtodeterminecompliancewithspecificationsforwaterabsorptionofupperleather.Thesignificanceofthetestmethodislimitedbythestaticcondi-tionsemployed,andtheresultsdonotreflectthewaterabsorptionunderdynamicconditionsofflexing.6.Apparatus6.1Beaker,1000mL.6.2Balance,sensitiveto0.01g.6.3BlottingPaper.36.4Timer.6.51000gofweight.7.TestSpecimen7.1WhentakingtestspecimensfromskinsorhidesrefertoPracticeD2813.7.2Thetestspecimenshallbeasquareofleatherapproxi-mately4by4in.(102by102...
