1、Designation:D544608(Reapproved 2013)Standard Practice forDetermining Physical Properties of Fabrics,Yarns,andSewing Thread Used in Inflatable Restraints1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5446;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption o
2、r,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice is a listing of the test methods commonlyemployed in determining the ph
3、ysical properties of fabrics andyarns used in the manufacture of inflatable restraints.1.2 Fabrics used in the manufacture of inflatable restraintsmay be coated or uncoated,and may be comprised of spunyarns,continuous filament yarns,or a combination thereof.1.3 Fabrics used in the manufacturer of in
4、flatable restraintsmay be either flat or one piece woven.For the one-piecewoven,follow the sampling section of D5446 and the indi-vidual test method.1.4 In Section 9,this practice lists is alphabetical order theprocedures associated with conducting physical testing of thefollowing fabric or yarn pro
5、perties of concern to the design andmanufacture of inflatable restraints.YarnSectionDenier(Yarn Number)9.3.1Fiber Content9.3.2Finish(Extractable Material)9.3.3Strength and Elongation9.3.4Twist9.3.5FabricAir Permeability9.3.6Abrasion Resistance9.3.7Blocking9.3.8Bow and Skew9.3.9Breaking Force&Elongat
6、ion9.3.10Burst Strength9.3.11Coating Adhesion9.3.12Coating Weight9.3.13Count of Woven Fabric9.3.14Dynamic Air Permeability9.3.28Edgecomb Resistance9.3.29Flammability9.3.15Fogging(Volatility)9.3.16Length9.3.17Mass per Unit Area9.3.18Non-Fibrous Material9.3.19Odor9.3.20Packability9.3.30pH9.3.21Stiffne
7、ss9.3.22Tear Strength9.3.23Thickness9.3.24Warp Size Content&Residual Sizing9.3.25Width9.3.26Sewing Thread9.3.271.5 This practice may be used in conjunction with PracticeD5427 which prescribes standard practices for the acceleratedaging of inflatable restraint fabrics when comparative results ofphysi
8、cal properties before and after accelerated aging arerequired.1.6 Procedures and apparatus other than those stated in thispractice may be used by agreement of purchaser and supplierwith the specific deviations from the standard practice ac-knowledged in the report.1.7 The values stated in either SI
9、units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system are not exact equivalents;therefore,each systemmust be used independent of the other.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresp
10、onsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.See Note 3.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD204 Test Methods for Sewing ThreadsD276 Tes
11、t Methods for Identification of Fibers in TextilesD737 Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile FabricsD751 Test Methods for Coated FabricsD1059 Test Method for Yarn Number Based on Short-Length Specimens(Withdrawn 2010)3D1388 Test Method for Stiffness of FabricsD1422/D1422M Test Method for Twist
12、 in Single SpunYarnsby the Untwist-Retwist Method1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D13 on Textiles andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.20 on Inflatable Restraints.Current edition approved July 1,2013.Published September 2013.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last pre
13、vious edition approved in 2008 as D5446 08.DOI:10.1520/D5446-08R13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website
14、.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 D1423 Test Method for Twist in Yarns by Direct-CountingD1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics
15、byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD1777 Test Method for Thickness of Textile MaterialsD1907 Test Method for Linear Density of Yarn(Yarn Num-ber)by the Skein MethodD2256 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yarns by theSingle-Strand MethodD2257 Test Method for Extractable Matter in Textiles
16、D2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by theTongue(Single Rip)Procedure(Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)D3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven FabricD3774 Test Method for Width of Textile FabricD3775 Test Method for Warp(End)and Filling(Pick)Countof Woven FabricsD3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area(Weight)ofFabricD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD3882 Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven andKnit