IS 6489-2: Textiles – Tear Properties of Fabrics, Part 2: Determination of Tear Force of Trouser Shaped Test Specimens (Single Tear Method)

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IS 6489-2 (2011): Textiles – Tear Properties of Fabrics,
Part 2: Determination of Tear Force of Trouser Shaped Test
Specimens (Single Tear Method) [TXD 1: Physical Methods of
Tests]
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IS 6489 (Part 2) : 2011
ISO 13937-2 : 2000
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Indian Standard
TEXTILES — TEAR PROPERTIES OF FABRICS
PART 2 DETERMINATION OF TEAR FORCE OF TROUSER SHAPED TEST SPECIMENS
(SINGLE TEAR METHOD)
( Second Revision )
ICS 59.080.30
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Physical Methods of Test Sectional Committee, TXD 01
NATIONAL FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Part 2) (Second Revision) which is identical with ISO 13937-2 : 2000 ‘Textiles
— Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped test specimens
(Single tear method)’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted
by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Physical Methods of Test Sectional
Committee and approval of the Textile Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1971 and subsequently revised in 1993. This standard has been
revised again to align it with the latest version of ISO 13937-2 : 2000 by adoption under dual numbering
system. Since ISO 13937 has been published in four parts, this standard has also been published in
four parts. Other parts in this series are:
Part 1 Determination of tear force using ballistic pendulum method (Elmendorf)
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)
The conditioning temperature of 20 ± 2°C as specified in International Standards is not suitable for
tropical countries like India where the atmospheric temperature is normally much higher than 20°C. It
is almost impossible to maintain this temperature specially during summer when the atmospheric
temperature rises even up to 50°C. In view of the above, IS 6359 : 1971 ‘Method for conditioning of
textiles’ which specifies a temperature of 27 ± 2°C for conditioning of the test specimens for the
tropical countries like India shall be referred.
The text of ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard with
the above deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian
Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:
a) Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appears referring to this standard, they should be
read as ‘Indian Standard’.
b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice
is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.
In this adopted standard, reference appears to certain International Standards for which Indian
Standards also exist. The corresponding Indian Standards which are to be substituted in their respective
places are listed below along with their degree of equivalence for the editions indicated:
International Standard Corresponding Indian Standard Degree of Equivalence
ISO 139 : 2005 Textiles — Standard IS 6359 : 1971 Method for Technically Equivalent
atmospheres for conditioning and conditioning of textiles
testing
ISO 10012 : 2003 Measurement IS/ISO 10012 : 2003 Measurement Identical
management systems — management systems —
Requirements for measurement Requirements for measurement
processes and measuring equipment processes and measuring equipment

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IS 6489 (Part 2) : 2011
ISO 13937-2 : 2000
Indian Standard
TEXTILES — TEAR PROPERTIES OF FABRICS
PART 2 DETERMINATION OF TEAR FORCE OF TROUSER SHAPED TEST SPECIMENS
(SINGLE TEAR METHOD)
( Second Revision )
1 Scope
This part of EN ISO 13937 describes a single-tear method to determine fabric tear force, known as the
trouser test, using a test specimen cut to form trouser-shaped legs. The tear force measured is the force
required to propagate a previously started single tear when the force is applied parallel to the cut and the
fabrictearsinthedirectionofappliedforce.
The test is mainly applicable to woven textile fabrics. It may be applicable to fabrics produced by other
techniques,e.g.tosomenonwovens(withthesameunder-mentionedrestrictionsasforthewovenfabrics).
In general the method 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
fabricduringtheteartestislikelytooccur.
Themethodonlyallowstheuseofconstant-rate-of-extension(CRE)testingmachines.
NOTE 1: For other tear test methods using tensile-testing machines part 3 of EN ISO 13937 describes a
method known as the wing test and part 4 the tongue test method. Part 1 of EN ISO 13937 describes the
ballisticpendulum(Elmendorf)method.
NOTE2:Forthetrapezoidaltestmethod,seeISO9073-4fornonwovensorISO4674forcoatedfabrics.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisionsofthisInternationalStandard.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentsto,orrevisionsof,
any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this International
Standardareencouragedtoinvestigatethepossibilityofapplyingthemostrecenteditionsofthenormative
documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred
toapplies.MembersofISOandIECmaintainregistersofcurrentlyvalidInternationalStandards.
ISO139 Textiles-Standardatmospheresforconditioningandtesting
ISO7500-1 Metallic materials - Verification of static uniaxial testing machines - Part 1 -
Tensiletestingmachines
ISO10012-1 Qualityassurancerequirements for measuringequipment- Part 1: Metrological
confirmationsystemformeasuringequipment

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3 Terms and definitions
ForthepurposesofthispartofENISO13937thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply:
3.1 constant-rate-of-extension (CRE) testing machine: Tensile-testing machine where one clamp is
stationarywhilsttheotherismoving withaconstantspeedthroughoutthetestandwheretheentiretesting
systemisvirtuallyfreefromdeflection.
3.2gaugelength:Distancebetweenthetwoeffectiveclampingpointsofatestingdevice.
NOTE:Theeffectiveclampingpoints(or lines) of jaws can becheckedbyclamping a test specimen under
defined pretension with carbon copy paper to produce a gripping pattern on the test specimen and/or jaw
faces.
3.3tearforce:Forcerequiredtopropagateatearinitiatedunderthespecifiedconditions.
NOTE: The tear force is qualified as "across warp" or "across weft" according to whether the tear is made
acrossthewarp(warpthreadsaretorn)orweftthreads(weftthreadsaretorn)respectively.
3.4 peak: Point on a force/extension curve where the gradient, relative to the force values recorded,
changesfrompositivetonegative.
NOTE:For tearrecordings,thepeak tobeusedfor calculation is definedbyrising and falling of forceof at
least10%ofthelastdecreasingorincreasingforcevaluesrespectively.
3.5lengthoftear:Measureddistancepropagatedbyatearingforcefromtheinitiationoftheforceuntilits
termination.
3.6Trousershapedtestspecimen:Rectangulartestspecimenhavingasinglecutofdefinedlengthmade
inthecentreoftheshorteredgetoformtwotrouserlegsforclamping(seefigures1and2).
4 Principle
Arectangulartestspecimeniscutinthecentreoftheshorteredgetoformatrousershape.Thelegsofthe
trouseraregrippedintheclamps ofarecordingtensiletestingmachinetoform astraightlineandpulledin
the direction of the cut to tear the fabric. The force to continue the tear over a specified distance is
recorded.Thetearforceiscalculatedfromtheforcepeaksoftheautographictrace,oron-linebyelectronic
means.
5 Sampling
Selectsampleseitherinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninthematerialspecificationforthefabric,
orasagreedbetweentheinterestedparties.
In the absence of an appropriate material specification an example of a suitable sampling procedure is
giveninannexA.
An example of a pattern for cutting test specimens from the laboratory sample is given in annex B. Avoid
testareaswithfoldedorcreasedplaces,selvedgesandareasnotrepresentativeofthefabric.

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6 Apparatus
6.1General
The system for metrological confirmation of the tensile-testing machine shall be in accordance with ISO
10012-1.
6.2CREmachine,havingthefollowingcharacteristics:
a)Capableofoperatingataconstant-rate-of-extensionof(100±10)mm/min;
b)capableofgaugelengthtobesetto(100±1)mm;
c)providedwithmeansforrecordingtheforceappliedtothetestspecimenduringtheteartest;
d) under conditions of use, the accuracy of the apparatus shall be class 1 of ISO 7500-1 The error of the
indicated or recorded maximum force at any point in the range in which the machine is used shall not
exceed±1%,andtheerroroftheindicatedorrecordedjawseparationshallnotexceed±1mm;
e) if recording of force and extension is obtained by means of data acquisition boards and software, the
frequencyofdatacollectionshallbeatleast8persecond.
Ifaclass2tensiletestingmachinehastobeused,thisshallbestatedinthetestreport.
6.3Clampingdevice,comprisingthetwojawsofthemachine,thecentralpointsofwhichareinthelineof
pull,thefrontedgesatrightanglestothelineofpullandtheclampingfacesinthesameplane.
Thejawsshallbecapableofholdingthetestspecimenwithoutallowingittoslipanddesignedsothatthey
donotcutorotherwiseweakenthetestspecimen.
Thewidthofthejawsshallpreferablybe75mm,butshallnotbelessthanthewidthofthetestspecimen.
6.4 Equipment for cutting out test specimens, preferably a hollow punch or template to give test
specimensofthedimensionsshowninfigure1.
7 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
Theatmospheresforpreconditioning,conditioningandtestingshallbeasspecifiedinISO139.
8 Preparation of test specimens
8.1General
Fromeachlaboratorysampletwosetsoftestspecimensshallbecut,onesetinthewarpdirectionandthe
otherintheweftdirection.

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Forotherthanwovenfabrics,usetherelevantdesignationfordirection,e.g.lengthandtransverse.
Each set shall consist of at least five test specimens, or more if agreed. In accordance with clause 5 and
annexB,notwotestspecimensshallcontainthesamelongitudinalortransversethreads,andnospecimen
shallbecutwithin150mmoftheedgeofthefabric.
8.2Dimensions
8.2.1Testspecimens50mmwide
Thetestspecimen(seefigure1)shallbearectangular strip200mm ±2mm longby50mm ±1mm wide;
initshallbemade,alongitudinalslit100mm±1mminlengthbeginningfromthecentreofthewidth.Mark
the end of tear (25 ± 1) mm from the uncut end of the strip to indicate the position of the tear at the
completionofthetest.
Dimensionsinmillimetres
1Markforendoftearlength
2Cut
Figure1-Trouser-shapedtestspecimen
8.2.2Wide-widthtestspecimens200mmwide
Test specimens having a width of 200 mm may be tested if agreed by the interested parties. This is
recommended for samples where the narrow-width test specimens are considered unsuitable (see 9.4) or
forspecialtear-resistantfabrics.Themethodforuseofwide-widthtestspecimensisdescribedinannexD.
8.3Cuttingoutoftestspecimens
For wovenfabrics,eachtestspecimenshallbecutoutwithits lengthparalleltothewarpor the weftof the
fabric.For testspecimens wherethe longer side is parallel to the warp, the directionof the tear is qualified
as "across weft" and for test specimens where the longer side of the test specimen is parallel to the
directionoftheweft,thetearisqualified"acrosswarp"(see3.3andannexB).

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9 Procedure
9.1Gaugelength
Setthegaugelengthofthetensile-testingmachineto100mm.
9.2Rateofextension
Settherateofextensionofthetensile-testingmachineto100mm/min.
9.3Mountingoftestspecimens
Clamp the test specimen in the jaws, with one leg in each of the jaws and the cut aligned along the
centrelines of the jaws. The uncut end of the test specimen remains free. The clamping arrangement is
showninfigure2.Takecaretoensurethateachlegispositionedinajawsothatthebeginningofthetear
isparalleltothecutandinthedirectioninwhichthetearforceisapplied.Avoidpretensionwhenthetestis
started.
1Jaw
Figure2-Clampingarrangement
9.4Operation
Engage any device for recording of the tear force. Put the moving clamp in motion at 100 mm/min and
continuetheteartothepointmarkedneartheendofthestrip.
Record the tear force in newtons, and if a tear trace is wanted record the accompanying jaw separation
(tear length) for each of the test specimens in each fabric direction, using recording or electronic devices
(6.2).
If the evaluation of the peaks derived from dense fabrics with large numbers of threads per centimetre are
tobetakenfrom thechartrecordingmanually(see10.1),thespeed of thechart paper has to besetto 2:1
inrelationtotherateofextension.
Observe whether the tear proceeds along the direction of force and whether any threads slip out from the
fabric rather than being torn. The test is correct if there is a) no slippage of threads out of the fabric, b) no
slippageinthejaws,c) thetear is completed and proceeded along the directionof application of the force.
Otherresultsshallbediscarded.

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