International Test Standards and Methods : Tear Resistance

Delft Tear

• ISO-34-2 – Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength - Part 2: Small (Delft) test pieces

Double Rip (tongue) Tear

• ASTM-D751 – Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
• ISO-13937-4 – Textiles - Tear properties of fabrics - Part 4: Determination of tear force of tongue-shaped test specimens (Double tear test)
• ISO-4674-1 – Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods

Single Rip (trouser) Tear

• ASTM-D1938 – Standard Test Method for Tear-Propagation Resistance (Trouser Tear) of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting by a Single-Tear Method
• ASTM-D2261 – Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing
• BS EN-1400 – Child use and care articles. Soothers for babies and young children. Safety requirements and test methods
• BS EN-388 – Protective gloves against mechanical risks
• BS EN ISO-11897 – Packaging - Sacks made from thermoplastic flexible film - Tear propagation on edge folds
• ISO-13937-2 – Textiles - Tear properties of fabrics - Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped test specimens (Single tear method)
• ISO-20344 – Personal protective equipment - Test methods for footwear
• ISO-20345 – Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear
• ISO-34-1 – Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength - Part 1: Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces
• ISO-4674-1 – Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods
• ISO-6383-1 – Plastics - Film and sheeting - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1: Trouser tear method
• ISO-8067 – Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of tear strength

Trapezoidal Tear

• ASTM-D4533 – Standard Test Method for Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geotextiles
• ASTM-D5587 – Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure
• ASTM-D751 – Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
• DIN-53363 – Testing of plastic films - Tear test using trapezoidal test specimen with incision
• DIN-53859-5 – Testing of textiles; tear growth test on textile fabrics; trapezoid test
• ISO-9073-4 – Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 4: Determination of tear resistance

Wing Tear (Winkelmann/Graves)

• ASTM-D1004 – Standard Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of Plastic Film and Sheeting
• ASTM-D624 – Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
• ASTM-D751 – Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
• ISO-13937-3 – Textiles - Tear properties of fabrics - Part 3: Determination of tear force of wing-shaped test specimens (Single tear method)

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