Designation:D3512/D3512M−22StandardTestMethodforPillingResistanceandOtherRelatedSurfaceChangesofTextileFabrics:RandomTumblePillingTester1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3512/D3512M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthepro-pensityofafabrictoformpillsandotherrelatedsurfacechangesontextilesusingtherandomtumblepillingtester.Theprocedureisgenerallyapplicabletoalltypesofwovenandknittedapparelfabrics.NOTE1—Forothertestmethodsforthepillingresistanceoftextiles,refertoTestMethodsD3511/D3511M,D3514/D3514M,andD4970/D4970M.1.2Somefabricsthathavebeentreatedwithasiliconeresinmaynotbesatisfactorilytestedbythisprocedurebecausethesiliconeresinmaytransferontothecorklinersinthetestchamberandcauseerroneousresults.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776/D1776MPracticeforConditioningandTestingTex-tilesD3511/D3511MTestMethodforPillingResistanceandOtherRelatedSurfaceChangesofT...