1. Scope

1.1 This test method determines the snagging resistance of a fabric.

1.2 Studies of fabric snagging have shown that this test method is suitable for a range of woven and knitted fabrics made from textured or untextured filament yarns or spun yarns or combinations of these yarns. ^, This test method is not suitable for ( 1 ) open construction fabrics (such as a net) because the points on the mace will snag the felt pad rather than the specimen, ( 2 ) very heavy or very stiff fabrics that cannot be made to fit tightly on the drum and felt pad, and ( 3 ) tufted or nonwoven fabrics because the apparatus is designed for woven and knitted fabrics.

1.3 If after using this test method it is found to be too severe for your fabrics, an alternative method can be used, such as BS 8479 Textiles: Method for Determination of the Propensity of Fabrics to Snagging and Related Surface Defects - Rotating Chamber Method.

1.4 The values stated in either acceptable metric units or in other units shall be regarded separately as the standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other, without combining values in any way. In case of referee decisions, the metric units will prevail.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 7.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles

D1335 Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings

D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles

D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics

D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel, Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products

D4467 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of a Textile Test Method That Produces Non-Normally Distributed Data

D4850 Terminology Relating to Fabrics and Fabric Test Methods

D5362 Test Method for Snagging Resistance of Fabrics (Bean Bag)

AATCC Standards

Keywords

knitted fabric; snagging resistance; woven fabric ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 59.080.30 (Textile fabrics)

DOI: 10.1520/D3939_D3939M-10

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