Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

08-11-2022

Publisher

American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This guide provides users with an index of procedures in the form of test methods, practices, and related documents that are currently used in industry for determination of properties of pile yarn floor covering. This guide is not considered as all-inclusive for testing procedures related to pile yarn floor covering.

1.1.1It is the responsibility of the user to choose from this guide those procedures that provide test information on properties of interest for pile yarn floor covering that relate to its physical and esthetic properties and performance.

1.1.2Procedures for properties appear in the following sections:

Property	Section

Surface Appearance Change	8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.31, and 8.35
Antimicrobial	8.5
Binding Sites	8.6
Backing Characteristics	8.7
Colorfastness to Light, Crocking, Ozone, Water, and Oxides of Nitrogen	8.8 – 8.12
Carpets, Cleaning	8.13 and 8.14
Conditioning	7
Delamination Resistance	8.15
Fiber Analysis	8.16
Flammability	8.17 – 8.20
Pile Thickness	8.21
Mass per Unit Area	8.22
Soiling	8.23 – 8.25
Stain Resistance	8.26
Static	8.27
Tuft Bind	8.28
Tuft Height	8.29
Tuft Element Length	8.30
Durability	8.32
Edge Ravel	8.33
Dimensional Stability	8.34
Fluorine Content	8.36
Colorfastness to Sodium	8.37
Installation of Commercial Carpet	8.38
Installation of Residential Carpet	8.39
Maintenance and Cleaning of Commercial Carpet	8.40
Maintenance and Cleaning of Residential Carpet	8.41

1.2The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are non-rationalized mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.2.1Some of the listed procedures may cite other units as standard. In this event, language of the procedure is controlling.

1.3This 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.4This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	D 13
DocumentType	Guide
Pages	4
ProductNote	ε1NOTE—Footnote 6, Keywords, and the reference in8.24were updated editorially in October 2022.
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 6719 : 2022

ASTM D 5253 : 2004 : R2016	Standard Terminology Relating to Floor Coverings and Textile Upholstered Furniture
ASTM D 5684 : 2019 : REV A	Standard Terminology Relating to Pile Floor Coverings

ASTM D 6962 : 2020	Standard Practice for Operation of a Roller Chair Tester for Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 6540 : 2024	Standard Test Method for Accelerated Soiling of Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ASTM D 6119 : 2019	Standard Practice for Creating Surface Appearance Changes in Pile Yarn Floor Covering from Foot Traffic
ASTM D 5252 : 2024	Standard Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod Tumble Drum Tester
ASTM D 6962 : 2024	Standard Practice for Operation of a Roller Chair Tester for Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 7267 : 2019 : REV A : R2024	Standard Test Method for Edge Ravel Resistance of Finished Loop Pile, Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ASTM D 5252 : 2020	Standard Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod Tumble Drum Tester
ASTM D 123 : 2019	Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles
ASTM D 2646 : 2018	Standard Guide for Backing Fabric Characteristics of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 6859 : 2018 : R2024	Standard Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Level Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 6859 : 2018	Standard Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Level Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 629 : 2015	Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles (Withdrawn 2024)
ASTM D 6540 : 2022	Standard Test Method for Accelerated Soiling of Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ASTM D 2646 : 2024	Standard Guide for Backing Fabric Characteristics of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 6119 : 2019 : R2024	Standard Practice for Creating Surface Appearance Changes in Pile Yarn Floor Covering from Foot Traffic
ASTM D 7267 : 2019 : REV A	Standard Test Method for Edge Ravel Resistance of Finished Loop Pile, Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ASTM E 648 : 2019 : REV A : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM D 123 : 2023	Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles
ASTM D 5823 : 2019 : R2024	Standard Test Method for Tuft Height of Pile Floor Coverings
ASTM D 1335 : 2017	Standard Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D 5823 : 2019	Standard Test Method for Tuft Height of Pile Floor Coverings
ASTM E 648 : 2023	Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source