Designation:D5417−11StandardPracticeforOperationoftheVettermannDrumTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5417;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticedescribestheequipmentandoperationoftheVettermanndrumtesterfortestingpileyarnfloorcoveringtoproducechangesinappearanceandcolorduetochangesinsurfacestructurebymechanicalaction.1.2Thispracticeisonlyapplicableforuseintestingunusedpilefloorcoveringofalltypes.Itisnotapplicableforuseintestingusedpileyarnfloorcoverings.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD5684TerminologyRelatingtoPileFloorCoverings3.Terminology3.1FordefinitionsoftermsrelatingtoPileFloorCoverings,D13.21,refertoTerminologyD5684.3.1.1Thefollowingtermsarerelevanttothisstandard:carpet,finished,finishedpileyarnfloorcovering,floorcovering,lengthwisedirection,pile,pilelay,pileyarnfloorcovering,pitch,practice,primarybacking,secondarybacking,textilefloorcovering,texture,tuftedfabric.3.2Forallotherterminologyrelatedtotextiles,refertoTerminologyD123.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Thetestspecimenismountedintherotatabledrumwiththepilesurfacetowardsthecenterofthedrumandtheedgesundertheretainingsegments.Asteelball,with14rubberstudsrollsrandomlyinsidethedrumonthepilesurfaceforaspecifiednumberofrevolutions.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thisequ...
