Protective Clothing
Evaluation is often required or recommended on gloves and other articles of Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) as well as on some medical devices. ARDL helps both CPC/device manufacturers and CPC/device users evaluate and minimize product failure to provide unsurpassed personal protection.
Available Methods
Coated Fabric Testing
Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
ASTM D 751Coated Fabric Testing - Tear Strength
Standard Test Method for Tear Strength of Conventional Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers
ASTM D 624Coated Fabric Testting - Abrasion Resistance
Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abrader)
ASTM D 3389Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens - Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
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
ASTM F 1671Penetration by Liquids - Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Liquids
ASTM F 903Penetration by Synthetic Blood - Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Synthetic Blood
ASTM F 1670Permeation by Liquids or Gases - Continuous Contact - Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gases Under Conditions of Continuous Contact
ASTM F 739Permeation by Liquids or Gases - Intermittent Contact - Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
Standard Test Method for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Permeation by Liquids or Gases Under Conditions of Intermittent Contact
ASTM F 1383Permeation Testing - Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
Standard Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to Chemical Reagents
ASTM D 543Permeation Testing - Rubber
Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Protein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using the Modified Lowry Method
ASTM D 5712Permeation Testing - Rubber
Standard Test Method for the Immunological Measurement of Antigenic Protein in Natural Rubber and its Products
ASTM D 6499Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Ensembles - Membrane Permeability of Protective Clothing & Coated Fabrics Testing
Standard Test Method for Pressure Testing Vapor Protective Ensembles
ASTM F 1052
