Foreword

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Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of member bodies casting a vote.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of ISO 13937 may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

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).

Throughout the text of this standard, read "...this European Standard..." to mean "...this International Standard...".

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.

BS EN ISO 13937-1:2000

Textiles. Tear properties of fabrics - Determination of tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)

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Published:

15 Jun 2000