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Contact SimonettaMethod for determining the tear strength of a material using the trouser-shaped method
To test tear strength of textile material, with or without coating.
Test specimens are taken out in the length and width directions and teared with a constant rate. The average of the peaks is reported as a tear force.
SS-EN ISO 13937-2 Textiles - Tear properties of fabrics - Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped test specimens (Single tear method)
SS-EN ISO 4674-1 Rubber - of plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods.
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