Designation:D3885−07a(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(FlexingandAbrasionMethod)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3885;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethod2coversthedeterminationoftheabrasionresistanceofwovenornonwoventextilefabricsusingtheflexingandabrasiontester.1.2Thistestmethodappliestomostwovenandnonwovenfabricsprovidingtheydonotstretchexcessively.Itisnotapplicabletofloorcoverings.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninparentheses.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combin-ingvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththistestmethod.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—ForothertestmethodsforabrasionresistanceoftextilesrefertoTestMethodsD3884,D3886,D4157,D4158,D4966,andAATCC93.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2904PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofaTextileTestMethodthatProducesNormallyDistributedData(With-drawn2008)4D2906PracticeforStatementsonPrecisionandBiasforTextiles(Withdrawn2008)4D3884GuideforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(RotaryPlatform,Double-HeadMethod)D3886TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(InflatedDiaphragmApparatus)D4157TestMethodforAbrasionResistanceofTextileFabrics(OscillatoryCylinderMethod)D4158GuideforAbrasionResistanceofTex...
