ASTM D584-96 - 10.10.1996
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers a laboratory procedure for the determination of the wool base content and the clean wool fiber present in samples of raw wool. This test method is also applicable to other animal fibers such as mohair, cashmere, alpaca, and camel hair.

1.2 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

D123-23

Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles

D584-10(2018)

Standard Test Method for Wool Content of Raw Wool´Laboratory Scale

IWTO-19-85

(E) Method for the Determination of Wool Base, Vegetable Matter Base; IWTO Clean Wool Content; IWTO Scoured Yield in Raw Wool Specifications of Test Methods, International Wool Textile Organization, International Wool Secretariat, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, U.K. LS298PB.

D2720-94(2000)

Standard Practice for Calculation of Commercial Weight and Yield of Scoured Wool, Top, and Noil for Various Commercial Compositions

D4845-10(2018)

Standard Terminology Relating to Wool

E337-15(2023)

Standard Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psychrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Temperatures)

D2525-22

Standard Practice for Sampling Wool for Moisture

D1334-18

Standard Test Method for Wool Content of Raw Wool´Commercial Scale

D1060-10(2018)

Standard Practice for Core Sampling of Raw Wool in Packages for Determination of Percentage of Clean Wool Fiber Present

D1113-13

Standard Test Method for Vegetable Matter and Other Alkali-Insoluble Impurities in Scoured Wool (Withdrawn 2022)