ISO 13937-1:2000 テキスタイル—ファブリックの引き裂き特性—パート1：弾道振り子法を使用した引き裂き力の決定（エルメンドルフ） | ページ 2

Foreword

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International Standard ISO 13937-1 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 38, Textiles, Subcommittee SC 24, Conditioning atmospheres and physical tests for textile fabrics, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

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ISO 13937 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics:

• Part 1: Determination of tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)
• Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped test specimens (Single tear method)
• Part 3: Determination of tear force of wing-shaped test specimens (Single tear method)
• Part 4: Determination of tear force of tongue-shaped test specimens (Double tear test)

Annexes А, В and С of this part of ISO 13937 are for information only.

Introduction

EN ISO 13937 has been prepared in the context of several test methods for the determination of certain mechanical properties of textiles using mainly tensile-testing machines, e.g. tensile properties, seam tensile properties, tear properties, seam slippage. Test requirements for these standards agree where appropriate. The results obtained by one of the methods should not be compared with those obtained by other methods.

EN ISO 13937 specifies methods for the determination of tear force of fabrics. Part 1 describes a ballistic pendulum method and parts 2 to 4 describe methods using tensile-testing machines.

1 Scope

This part of EN ISO 13937 describes a method known as the ballistic pendulum (Elmendorf) method for the determination of tear force of textile fabrics. The method describes the measurement of the tear force required to propagate a single-rip tear of defined length from a cut in a fabric when a sudden force is applied.

The test is mainly applicable to woven textile fabrics. It may be applicable to fabrics produced by other techniques, e.g. to nonwovens (with the same under-mentioned restrictions as for the woven fabrics).

In general the test is not applicable to knitted fabrics and woven elastic fabrics. It is not suitable for highly anisotropic fabrics or loose fabrics where tear transfer from one direction to another direction of the fabric during the tear test is likely to occur.

2 Normative references

The following normative documents contain provisions through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this part of EN ISO 13937 the following terms and definitions apply:

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