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ASTM F 510 Document Information:
Title
Standard Test Method for Resistance to Abrasion of Resilient Floor Coverings Using an Abrader with a Grit Feed Method
ASTM International
Publication Date:
Jun 15, 1993
Scope:
This test method(Footnote 2) covers the laboratory procedure for
determining the abrasion
resistance of resilient flooring using an abrader with a grit
feeder.(Footnote 3)
The equipment used in this test method is a modification of the Taber
abraser. The regular ceramic
wheels are replaced by leather clad brass rollers. A grit-feeding
device feeds 240-mesh aluminum
oxide grit onto the specimen before it passes under the leather clad
rollers. Using the exhaust
system incorporated in the apparatus, the used grit and abraded
material are continuously removed
after passing under both rollers.
This test method employs a rotary, rubbing action caused by the dual
abrading wheels. One wheel
rubs the specimen from the center outward and the other from the
outside toward the center. The
wheels traverse a complete circle and have an abrasive action on the
rotating specimen at all
angles. It is felt that this action approaches the twisting action
between shoe and floor that
occurs when a person turns. The use of loose grit serves the function
of an abradant and also aids
in the rolling action felt to be characteristic of normal walking.
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.
Footnote 2 - This test method is described by W. E. Irwin in
"Development of a Method to Measure
Wear on Resilient Flooring," Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol 4,
No. 1, January 1976, pp.
15-20.
Footnote 3 - This grit feed method is frequently referred to as the
"Frick Grit Feed Method"
because it is based on work done by Otto F. V. Frick as described in
"Studies of Wear on Flooring
Materials," Wear, Vol 14, 1969, pp. 119-131.
Keywords:
- abrasion resistance
- aluminum oxide
- grit feed
- resilient flooring
- Taber abraser
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