1、Designation: D2097 03 (Reapproved 2010)Standard Test Method forFlex Testing of Finish on Upholstery Leather1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2097; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last
2、 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 test method covers the determination of the flex-ibility and adhesion of a finish on upholstery leather.2This testmet
3、hod does not apply to wet blue.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard. The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the
4、 user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D1610 Practice for Conditioning Leather and Leather Prod-ucts for Testing3. Summary of Test Method3.1 The le
5、ather is mechanically flexed alternately from a flatposition into a single or double bend. At the end of apredetermined number of flexing cycles, the leather is visuallyinspected for finish cracks.4. Significance and Use4.1 This test method simulates the flexing received byupholstery leather in serv
6、ice, and correlation with service isbelieved to be good. Both the resistance of the finish tocracking and adhesion of the finish to the leather can beevaluated.4.2 The flexing action received by the leather in this methodis more severe than that given by methods for shoe upperleather. The less sever
7、e tests have little utility in the evaluationof upholstery leather finishes.4.3 This test method is suitable, and has been useful, inresearch, development, and manufacturing control. It is used asa method of test for specification acceptance. Since this is asubjective test, proper correlation should
8、 be established byinterlaboratory experience prior to use for specification accep-tance.5. Apparatus5.1 Newark Flexing MachineThis machine,4illustrated inFig. 1, consists basically of two pistons, one of which isstationary, the other capable of moving at 500 rpm with astroke of 114 in. (32 mm). The
9、movable piston is alsoadjustable on its shaft in order to vary the distance between thetwo pistons.6. Test Specimen6.1 The test specimen shall be 3 by 412 in. (76 by 114 mm)in size.7. Conditioning7.1 Bring all test specimens to equilibrium as described inPractice D1610. Usually, maintaining the spec
10、imen for 24 hunder these conditions will adequately satisfy the equilibriumconditions.7.2 The test shall also be conducted under the aboveconditions, described in Practice D1610.8. Procedure8.1 Measure the thickness of the specimen to be tested.8.2 While in the closed position, adjust the pistons to
11、 fifteentimes the thickness of the specimen (see Fig. 2).8.3 Turn the pulley by hand until the pistons are themaximum distance apart. Clamp the specimen around the twopistons without stretching the specimen.8.4 Complete the first cycle by turning the pulley by handand forcing the specimen into its f
12、lexing pattern (Fig. 3 andNote 1).NOTE 1The flexing pattern is achieved as follows: Facing the center1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D31 on Leatherand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D31.05 on Upholstery. This testmethod was developed in cooperation with th
13、e American Leather Chemists Assn.Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originallyapproved in 1962. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D209703 (2005).DOI: 10.1520/D2097-03R10.2Several methods of evaluating the resistance of an upholstery leather finish toflexing have been
14、 investigated. The method, as described here, has been adopted asstandard by the Upholstery Leather Group, Tanners Council of America.3For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume info
15、rmation, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.4A machine meeting the requirements of this method is available commerciallyfrom the Aim Tool onlysingle cracks are permitted.9.1.2.4 Extreme cracks to russet or peeling of finish.10. Reproducibility10.1 For full grain and hand
16、 buff hides, the Chi Square Rankvalue and the probability obtained from a controlled experi-ment indicate that the results obtained by different laboratoriesshould not be significantly different. Deep buff hides, however,may show significantly different results between laboratories,if great care is
17、not taken to ensure interlaboratory agreement ondescribing the condition of the tested specimen.NOTE 3The data used for a basis for this reproducibility statementwere taken from a series of round-robin tests run by the UpholsteryLeather Group, Tanners Council, from December 14, 1956 to April 18,1957
18、. Six adjacent samples, from the official sampling area, were takenfrom each hide tested. These samples were distributed to six differentlaboratories for test. Three types of upholstery leather were used: fullgrain, hand buff, and deep buff. In the data examined, 57 hand buff hides,62 full grain hid
19、es, and 61 deep buff hides were represented. TheFriedman two-way analysis of variance by ranks5,6was used to comparethe results obtained by the different laboratories. The Chi Square Rankvalue for the hand buff was 5.1, a probability of 0.4, whereas the ChiSquare Rank value for full grain was 2.3, a
20、 probability of 0.82. That is,based on these two sets of results, there was no significant difference in thetest results from the different laboratories. The deep buff results however,showed a Chi Square Rank value of 44.2, probability less than 0.001. Thedeep buff tests, however, were run at 60 000
21、 cycles. Common specifica-tions within the industry call for only 30 000 cycles on deep buff leathers.It is recommended that greater care be used in establishing interlaboratorycorrelation prior to use of this method on deep buff leathers, or reduce thecycles for the test to 30 000.11. Keywords11.1
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26、 at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org). Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website (www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).5Milton Friedman, “The Use of Ranks to Avoid the Assumption of Normality,”General American Statistical Assn., Vol 32, 1937, pp. 675701.6Sidney Siegel, “Non-parametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences,”McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New York, NY 1956, pp. 166173.in. mm18 3.21516 33FIG. 4 Probe for Evaluating SpecimensD2097 03 (2010)3
