Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Methods Available at ARDL Include:
Protective Clothing

ASTM F 739
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gases Under Conditions of Continuous Contact

ASTM F 903
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Liquids
ASTM F 1052
Standard Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Ensembles
ASTM F 1383
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gases Under Conditions of Intermittent Contact
ASTM F 1670
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Synthetic Blood
ASTM F 1671
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System
Coated Fabrics
ASTM D 624
Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
ASTM D 751
Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
ASTM D 3389
Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abrader)
ARDL can test to additional standardized specifications as well as custom specifications. If you are interested in a method that is not listed here, please do not hesitate to call (330) 794-6600 or toll free (866) 778-ARDL to find out if we can perform your test. Chances are we can help and if not, we may know someone who can.

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