ASTM D6540-05

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Designation:D6540–05
Standard Test Method for
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Accelerated Soiling of Pile Yarn Floor Covering
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6540; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope Evaluation Procedure 1 – Gray Scale for Color Change
2.4 ISO Standards:
1.1 This test method describes the equipment, and the test
105–J01 Textile—Testsforcolourfastness—PartJ01:Mea-
methodforassessingthepropensityofpileyarnfloorcoverings
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surement of Colour and Colour Differences
to soiling in the absence of abrasive wear and texture changes,
using a standard synthetic soil composition.
3. Terminology
1.2 This test method is applicable for use in testing unused
3.1 FordefinitionsoftermsrelatingtoPileFloorCoverings,
pile yarn floor covering of all types. It is not applicable for use
D13.21, refer to Terminology D5684.
in testing used pile yarn floor covering.
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
1.3 This test method can be used to compare the soiling
carpet, finished, finished pile yarn floor covering, floor cover-
propensity of two or more carpets; or it can be used to soil
ing, pile, pile lay, pile yarn floor covering, soiling, textile floor
carpets as a preliminary step to other test procedures.
covering, tufted fabric, use-surface.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
3.2 For all other terminology related to textiles, refer to
standard. The inch-pound units given in parenthesis are for
Terminology D123.
information only.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Summary of Test Method
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 Thecarpettestspecimensaresecuredtoabackingsheet
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
that is mounted inside the drum with the pile surface exposed,
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
and are subjected to an accelerated soiling process.The degree
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
of soiling is measured or assessed by comparing the change in
2. Referenced Documents color between soiled and original pile yarn floor covering,
2 using a measurement device or visually matching the differ-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ences on the light-dark axis of Jumbo Gray Scales.
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
NOTE 1—Differentiation between test samples is significantly reduced
D2906 Practice for Statements on Precision and Bias for when Jumbo Gray Scales are used.
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Textiles
5. Significance and Use
D5684 Terminology Relating to Pile Floor Coverings
5.1 This test method may be used to soil test specimens in
2.2 ASTM Adjunct:
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the absence of abrasive wear and texture changes under
TEX-PAC
controlled conditions using a standard synthetic soil, or as a
2.3 AATCC Test Method:
preliminary step to other procedures.
5.2 This test method will provide a uniformly soiled test
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
specimen to evaluate, is reproducible (see section 11), and is
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Yarn Floor
economical for Testing Laboratories.
Coverings.
Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Originally 5.3 This test method has been found to give results similar
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D6540–00. DOI:
to the actual floor service soiling, but its use is recommended
10.1520/D6540-05.
only as a screening test method and not as a replacement for
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floor testing.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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D6540–05
5.4 The acceptance criteria of this test method shall be set
by mutual agreement between the purchaser and supplier.
6. Apparatus and Materials
6.1 Hexapod Tumble Tester
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