Withdrawn Rationale:
These test methods cover the color, trash content, micronaire, length, length uniformity, strength and elongation of cotton fibers using the Spinlab System HVI 900 SA or the Motion Control, Inc. Systems HVI 3500 and HVI 4000 that are a series of instruments connected to single dedicated programmed computers.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D13 on Textiles, these test methods were withdrawn in June 2004 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods cover the color, trash content, micronaire, length, length uniformity, strength and elongation of cotton fibers using the Spinlab System HVI 900 SA or the Motion Control, Inc. Systems HVI 3500 and HVI 4000 that are a series of instruments connected to single dedicated programmed computers.
1.2 These test methods are applicable to loose fibers taken from raw or partially processed cotton and some types of cotton waste.
1.3 These test methods contain the following sections:
Color of Cotton (Section 7 to 15)
Trash Content of Samples of Cotton Fibers (Section 16 to 24)
Micronaire Reading of Cotton Fibers (Section 25 to 33)
Length and Length Uniformity of Cotton Fibers (Section 34 to 42)
Breaking Tenacity and Elongation of Cotton Fibers (Section 43 to 51)
Precision and Bias (Section 52)
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound and SI units are to be regarded separately as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1441 Practice for Sampling Cotton Fibers for Testing
D1445 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Cotton Fibers (Flat Bundle Method)
D1447 Test Method for Length and Length Uniformity of Cotton Fibers by Fibrograph Measurement
D1448 Test Method for Micronaire Reading of Cotton Fibers
D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
D2253 Test Method for Color of Raw Cotton Using the Nickerson-Hunter Cotton Colorimeter
D2812 Test Method for Non-Lint Content of Cotton
D3025 Practice for Standardizing Cotton Fiber Test Results by Use of Calibration Cotton Standards
D4848 Terminology of Force, Deformation and Related Properties of Textiles
D7139 Terminology for Cotton Fibers
Index Terms
color; cotton; elongation; fineness; HVI; length; micronaire; strength; tenacity; trash; uniformity;
DOI: 10.1520/D5867-95
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