1.1 This guide provides users with an index of procedures in the form of test methods, practices, and related documents that are currently used in industry for determination of properties of pile yarn floor covering. This guide is not considered as all-inclusive for testing procedures related to pile yarn floor covering.
1.1.1 It is the responsibility of the user to choose from this guide those procedures that provide test information on properties of interest for pile yarn floor covering that relate to its physical and esthetic properties and performance.
1.1.2 Procedures for properties appear in the following sections: Property Section Surface Appearance Change
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8.2,
8.3,
8.4,
8.31, and
8.35 Antimicrobial
8.5 Binding Sites
8.6 Backing Characteristics
8.7 Colorfastness to Light, Crocking, Ozone, Water, and Oxides of Nitrogen
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8.12 Carpets, Cleaning
8.13 and
8.14 Conditioning 7 Delamination Resistance
8.15 Fiber Analysis
8.16 Flammability
8.17 –
8.20 Pile Thickness
8.21 Mass per Unit Area
8.22 Soiling
8.23 –
8.25 Stain Resistance
8.26 Static
8.27 Tuft Bind
8.28 Tuft Height
8.29 Tuft Element Length
8.30 Durability
8.32 Edge Ravel
8.33 Dimensional Stability
8.34 Fluorine Content
8.36 Colorfastness to Sodium
8.37 Installation of Commercial Carpet
8.38 Installation of Residential Carpet
8.39 Maintenance and Cleaning of Commercial Carpet
8.40 Maintenance and Cleaning of Residential Carpet
8.41
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are nonrationalized mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.2.1 Some of the listed procedures may cite other units as standard. In this event, language of the procedure is controlling.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D6719-22e1 Referenced Document
ASTM D123 Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles*, 2023-09-14 Update
ASTM D1335 Standard Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D1776 Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
ASTM D2646 Standard Test Methods for Backing Fabric Characteristics of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D2859 Standard Test Method for Ignition Characteristics of Finished Textile Floor Covering Materials
ASTM D3936 Standard Test Method for Delamination Strength of Secondary Backing of Pile Floor coverings
ASTM D5251 Standard Practice for the Operation of the Tetrapod Walker Drum Tester
ASTM D5252 Standard Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod Drum Tester
ASTM D5417 Standard Practice for Operation of the Vettermann Drum Tester
ASTM D5684 Standard Terminology Relating to Pile Floor Coverings
ASTM D5793 Standard Test Method for Binding Sites Per Unit Length or Width of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D5823 Standard Test Method for Tuft Height of Pile Floor Coverings*, 2024-01-17 Update
ASTM D5848 Standard Test Method for Mass Per Unit Area of Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D6119 Standard Practice for Creating Surface Appearance Changes in Pile Yarn Floor Covering from Foot Traffic
ASTM D6283 Standard Test Method for Tuft Element Length of Uncoated Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
ASTM D629 Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles
ASTM D6540 Standard Test Method for Accelerated Soiling of Pile Yarn Floor Covering*, 2024-01-01 Update
ASTM D6859 Standard Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Level Pile Yarn Floor Coverings*, 2024-01-17 Update
ASTM D6962 Standard Practice for Operation of a Roller Chair Tester for Pile Yarn Floor Coverings*, 2024-01-01 Update
ASTM D7241 Standard Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Multilevel Pile Yarn Floor Covering*, 2022-04-01 Update
ASTM D7267 Standard Test Method for Edge Ravel Resistance of Finished Loop Pile, Pile Yarn Floor Covering*, 2024-01-17 Update
ASTM D7330 Standard Test Method for Assessment of Surface Appearance Change in Pile Floor Coverings Using Standard Reference Scales*, 2022-06-15 Update
ASTM D7570 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Dimensional Stability of Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ASTM E122 Standard Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With a Specified Tolerable Error, the Average for Characteristic of a Lot or Process
ASTM E648 Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor-Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
ASTM E662 Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
ASTM D6719-22e1 history
2022ASTM D6719-22e1 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2022ASTM D6719-22 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2012ASTM D6719-12 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2010ASTM D6719-10 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2007ASTM D6719-07 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2005ASTM D6719-05 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2004ASTM D6719-04 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering
2001ASTM D6719-01 Standard Guide for Standard Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating Pile Yarn Floor Covering