Designation:D2102−02(Reapproved2018)StandardTestMethodforShrinkageofTextileFibers(BundleTest)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD2102;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementoftheunre-strainedshrinkageofabundleofcrimpedoruncrimpedfibersfromexposuretosomeenvironment,forinstance,boilingwaterfor15min.1.1.1Thistestmethodmaybeusedonfibersfromtowandfibersremovedfromspunorcontinuousfilamentyarn.NOTE1—Formeasurementofshrinkageofsinglefibers,refertoTestMethodD5104.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasthestandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents,therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776/D1776MPracticeforConditioningandTestingTex-tilesD2258/D2258MPracticeforSamplingYarnforTestingD3333PracticeforSamplingManufacturedStapleFibers,Sliver,orTowforTestingD4849TerminologyRelatedtoYarnsandFibersD5104TestMethodforShrinkageofTextileFibers(Single-FiberTest)3.Terminology3.1ForterminologyrelatedtoYarnsandFibersseeTermi-nologyD4849.3.2Thefollowingtermsarerelevanttothisstandard:shrinkage.3.3Fordefinitionofothertermsrelatedtotextiles,seeTerminologyD12...
