EN ISO 9073-10:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2005
Tekstilije - Metode preskušanja vlaknovin - 10. del: Nastanek vlaknatih in drugih
delcev v suhem stanju (ISO 9073-10:2003)
Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in
the dry state (ISO 9073-10:2003)
Textilien - Prüfverfahren für Vliesstoffe - Teil 10: Analyse von Faserfragmenten und
anderen Partikeln im trockenen Zustand (ISO 9073-10:2003)
Textiles - Méthodes d'essai pour nontissés - Partie 10: Relargage de peluches et autres
particules a l'état sec (ISO 9073-10:2003)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9073-10:2004
ICS:
59.080.30 Tkanine Textile fabrics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 9073-10
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2004
ICS 59.080.30
English version
Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 10: Lint and other
particles generation in the dry state (ISO 9073-10:2003)
Textiles - Méthodes d'essai pour nontissés - Partie 10: Textilien - Prüfverfahren für Vliesstoffe - Teil 10: Analyse
Relargage de peluches et autres particules à l'état sec (ISO von Faserfragmenten und anderen Partikeln im trockenen
9073-10:2003) Zustand (ISO 9073-10:2003)
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Foreword
The text of ISO 9073-10:2003 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38 "Textiles”
of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO
9073-10:2004 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 "Textiles and textile products", the
secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of
an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2005, and conflicting national
standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2005.

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Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
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Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 9073-10:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 9073-10:2004 without any
modifications.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 9073-10
First edition
2003-05-15
Textiles — Test methods for
nonwovens —
Part 10:
Lint and other particles generation in the
dry state
Textiles — Méthodes d'essai pour nontissés —
Partie 10: Relargage de peluches et autres particules à l'état sec

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ISO 9073-10:2003(E)
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ISO 9073-10:2003(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
1 Scope. 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 1
4 Principle . 1
5 Apparatus. 2
6 Procedure. 5
7 Calculation. 6
8 Test report. 7
Annex A (informative) General information regarding reproducibility . 8
Annex B (informative) Worked example — Total linting — Sample X. 9

ISO 9073-10:2003(E)
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ISO 9073-10 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38, Textiles.
ISO 9073 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens:
— Part 1: Determination of mass per unit area
— Part 2: Determination of thickness
— Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation
— Part 4: Determination of tear resistance
— Part 6: Absorption
— Part 7: Determination of bending length
— Part 8: Determination of liquid strike-through time (simulated urine)
— Part 9: Determination of drape coefficient
— Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the dry state
— Part 11: Run-off
— Part 12: Demand absorbency
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 9073-10:2003(E)

Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens —
Part 10:
Lint and other particles generation in the dry state
1 Scope
This part of ISO 9073 specifies a test method for measuring the linting of nonwovens in the dry state. It can
also be applied to other textile materials.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 554, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
ISO 14644-1, Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments — Part 1: Classification or air cleanliness
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
lint
fibre fragments released during handling
3.2
linting
release of lint and other particles during handling
3.3
coefficient of linting
log of the particle count applied to all or to a part of the measurement channels
4 Principle
This procedure describes a modified Gelbo Flex method in which the sample is subjected to a combined
twisting and compression action in a test chamber. During the flexing, air is withdrawn from the chamber and
particulates in the air stream are counted and classified in a particle counter. Depending on the choice of
counter, the size ranges can fall within the limits of 0,3 µm or 0,5 µm to 25 µm.
See Annex A for general information on reproducibilty.
ISO 9073-10:2003(E)
5 Apparatus
5.1 Lamina flow hood, vertical, for use in a clean-air station to ensure a clean test environment.
NOTE A Class 5 clean room in accordance with ISO 14644-1 may be used as an alternative.
5.2 Flexing unit (modified Gelbo Flex), consisting of two circular plates, of diameter 82,8 mm, one fixed
and the other moveable, but located on a mechanism that allows it to move towards and away from the fixed
plate at a frequency of 60 cycles/min whilst at the same time rotating clockwise and anti-clockwise through an
angle of 180°, in synchronization with a to-and-fro movement. See Figure 1.
The plates have 8 holes (diameter 12,5 mm) located 10 mm from the outer edge and equally spaced.
The distance between the plates at the starting position is (188 ± 2) mm and the stroke of the linear motion is
(120 ± 2) mm.
Clamping devices are used to fix the test piece, in a tubular form, to the circular plates.
5.3 Flexing chamber and air collector, in which the flexing unit is enclosed in an antistatic perspex box
measuring (300 × 300 × 300) mm (see Figure 2). This chamber has removable front and back panels for
cleaning and purging with filtered, clean air. The back and two sides each have two holes (diameter 10 mm)
located 25 mm from the top of the chamber and spaced equally across the 300 mm of each panel.

Key
1 test chamber
2 particle counter
3 test piece
Figure 1 — Gelbo Flex dry particle generator
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