Reaffirmed 2022

1. Scope

This standard lays down a method for measuring the permeability of fabrics to air and is applicable to most types of fabrics, including industrial fabrics for technical purposes, non-wovens and made-up textile articles that are permeable to air.

2. References

The standards given below contain provisions which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the standards indicated below:

IS No. Title

3400 (Part 2) : 2003 Methods of test for vulcanized rubber: Part 2 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness (Hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD) (third revision)

6359 : 1971 Method for conditioning of textiles IS/ISO 10012 : 2003 Measurement management systems - Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment