Textile floor coverings - Tests and measurements Non-destructive measurements of pile thickness above the backing - WRONZ gauge method
Standards Australia
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee TX-009 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 8 January 2016.
Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 18 May 2016.
The following are represented on Technical Committee TX-009:
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
AWTA Textile Testing
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (New Zealand)
Carpet Institute of Australia
Carpet Institute of Australia (Australian Carpet Classification)
Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia
CSIRO
Floorcovering Association of NSW
Floorcovering Association of Victoria
Individual Cleaners Association of Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Wool Testing Authority
RMIT University
Specialised Cleaning and Restoration Industry Association
This International Standard specifies a method for the measurement of the thickness of pile above the backing of a textile floor covering and is applicable to all textile floor coverings having a pile of cut or looped yarn. Where areas of different construction or thickness exist, these should be tested separately if possible. This method is non-destructive of the floor covering specimen and is useful particularly for production control in manufacture and for measurements on installed carpets.
Due to different loading factors, this method and that of ISO 1766, in which the pile fibres are cut from the substrate, may not give identical results. In case of dispute or where maximum accuracy is required, the pile thickness shall be determined by the method of ISO 1766.
Because of this, care shall be exercised in comparing textile floor coverings with different substrates when using this gauge.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 10/06/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 10/06/2016 |
| Committee | TX-009 |
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