New Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Part 20) which is identical with ISO 17694 ‘Footwear - Test methods for upper and lining: Flex resistance’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Footwear Sectional Committee and approval of the Chemical Division Council.

This Indian Standard published as a part of IS 8085 under the general title ‘Method of test for footwear’. This part is an adoption of ISO 17694 : 2016 which specifies a test method for determining the flex resistance of uppers and linings irrespective of the material in order to assess the suitability for the end use.