1、Designation: D 2118 05Standard Practice forAssigning a Standard Commercial Moisture Content forWool and its Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2118; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the ye
2、ar of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice recommends that a single value be adoptedfor the commercial moisture content of wool in any of th
3、efollowing forms:1.1.1 Scoured,1.1.2 Carbonized and neutralized,1.1.3 Noils, uncarbonized,1.1.4 Top, oil or dry combed,1.1.5 Yarn, worsted,1.1.6 Yarn, woolen,1.1.7 Yarn, hand knitting, or1.1.8 Fabric.1.2 LimitationsGrease wool, pulled wool, and wool withpH below 5.0 are excluded from this practice.1
4、.3 This standard does not purport to address the safetyconcerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibilityof the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety andhealth practices and determine the applicability of regulatorylimitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1
5、ASTM Standards:2D 123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD 584 Test Method for Wool Content of Raw WoolLaboratory ScaleD 1909 Table of Commercial Moisture Regains for TextileFibersD 2720 Practice for Calculation of Commercial Weight andYield of Scoured Wool, Top, and Soil for Various Com-mercial Compos
6、itionsD 4845 Terminology for Wool3. Terminology3.1 For definitions of textile terms used in this test method:carbonized and neutralized wool, commercial moisture con-tent, wool, refer to Terminology D 4845.3.2 For the definition of wool and other textile terms used inthis practice, refer to Terminol
7、ogy D 123.4. Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practice is to bring about uniformityof commercial moisture standards in all ASTM specificationsrelating to wool and its products.4.2 This practice provides a recommended single value fora standardized commercial moisture content for wool and
8、itsproducts. This avoids difficulties encountered in calculating theamount of moisture-free fiber present in a given mass of woolin any one of the forms listed in 1.1.1 to 1.1.8 due to tradepractices which recognize various commercial moisture allow-ance values used by certain segments of the trade.
9、 (See TestMethod D 584, Section 3.5, Table D 1909, Note E, and theTables in Practice D 2720).4.3 The recommended commercial moisture content shouldbe used where it is desirable to avoid problems in determiningmoisture-free fiber content when the form of the wool ischanged. For example: from scoured
10、wool (12.0 % moisturecontent) to worsted yarn, dry spun (13.04 % moisture content).5. Recommended Commercial Moisture Content5.1 Use 12.0 % as the commercial moisture content forwool and its products.NOTE 1For other commercial regain values commonly used for woolin various forms, refer to Table 1 in
11、 Table D 1909, Table 1 in PracticeD 2720, and Note 1 in Test Method D 584.5.2 The value of 12.0 % has been assigned as the commer-cial moisture content for the following reasons:5.2.1 A moisture content of 12.0 % is approximately equalto 13.6 % moisture regain which has been listed as theAmerican Mo
12、isture Regain specification for scoured wool.31This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D13 on Textiles andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.13 on Wool and Wool Felt.Current edition approved March 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Originallyapproved in 1961 . Last previou
13、s edition approved in 2005 as D 2118 96(2005).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.3American Wool
14、Handbook, Second edition, Table 17, p. 157.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.5.2.2 A moisture content of 12.0 % is the basis for theassessment of duty on the importation of raw wool into theU.S.4ASTM International takes
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