Designation:D4966−12´1StandardTestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(MartindaleAbrasionTesterMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4966;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—InSection10.6,thereferencedparagraphsforOptions1and2werecorrectedto11.1and11.2inFebruary2013.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheabra-sionresistanceoftextilefabricsusingtheMartindaleabrasiontester.Fabricsofalltypesmaybetestedbythismethodbutdifficultiesmayarisewithfabricswithapiledepthgreaterthan0.08in.(2mm).1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ForothercurrenttestmethodsoftestingtheabrasionresistanceoftextilesrefertoTestMethodsD3884,D3885,D3886,D4157,D4158,andAATCCTestMethod93.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD3884GuideforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(RotaryPlatform,Double-HeadMethod)D3885TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(FlexingandAbrasionMethod)D3886TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(InflatedDiaphragmApparatus)D4157TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(OscillatoryCylinderMethod)D4158GuideforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(UniformAbrasion)D4850TerminologyRelatingtoFabricsandFabricTestMethods2.2AATCCMethodsandProcedures:EvaluationProcedure1GrayScaleforColorChange3TestMethod93AbrasionResistanceofFabrics:Accelerator...
