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Cuir — Déte mination de la résista c à la fle xion —
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1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms and definitions 1
4 Principle 1
5 A pparatus and reag ents 1
6 S mpl n and sample pr eparation 3
7 Proc ed re .3
8 Test rep r t 5
A nne x A (informative)So rc es of apparatus 7
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ISO 540 -1 was pr p r d b the P y sical Tes Commis ion of the Int ernational Union of Leathe
Te hnolo is s and Chemis s Societies (IUP C mmis ion, IULTCS) in cola oration with the Euro ean
Committ ee for Stan ardization (CEN) Te hnical Committ ee CEN /TC 2 9, Leathe , the se r tariat of
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IULTCS, originaly formed in 1 9 , is a world-wide org nization of profes ional leathe societies t o
furthe the adv nc ment of leathe scienc an t ech olo y IULTCS has thr e Commis ions, w hich
ar r sp nsible for es a l shing int ernational methods for the sampl ng an t es ing of leathe ISO
r co niz s IULTCS as an int ernational s an ardizing b dy for the pr p ration of t es methods for
leathe
This se ond edition canc ls an r plac s the firs edition (ISO 540 -1:2 1 ), w hich has be n t ech icaly
r vised
Subclauses 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 7.2t o 7.6 ha e be n t ech ical y r vised
A l s of al p rt in theISO 540 se iescan be foun on the ISO websit e
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This document spe if iesa method for det ermining the wet or dry flex r sis anc of leathe an f inishes
a pled t o leathe It is a pl ca le t o al ty esof flexible leathe below 3,0 mm in thick es
2 Normati ve r eferences
The folowing document ar r fe r d t o in the t ext in such a wa that some or al of their cont ent
cons itut es r q ir ment of this document F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a ples F or
un at ed r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amen ment ) a ples
ISO 241 , Leathe — Chemic al,p ys ic al a d mecha ic al a d f s tnes s tes ts — S mpln loc atio
ISO 241 , Leathe — Ph s ic al a d mecha ic al tes ts — S mple pr p ratio a d c onditionin
ISO 3 9 , Wate fr a aly tic al la orator y use — S ec ific atio a d tes t meth ds
3 Terms and definitions
No t erms an def initions ar lst ed in this document
ISO an IEC maintain t erminolo ical data ases for use in s an ardization at the folowing ad r s es:
— IECEle tro edia: a aia le at ht p:/ www ele tro edia org
— ISO Onlne brow sing plat orm:a ai a le at ht p:/ www iso org o p
A t es pie e is folded with the surfac t o be t est ed inwards an clamped in an up e mo a le clampand
with the surfac t o be t est ed outwards in a lowe f ix ed clamp Movement of the up e clamp causes a
fold in the t es pie e t o run along it The t es pie e is ex mined pe iodicaly for damag e
5 A pparatus and r eag ents
5.1 Test machine, consis ing of a mo a le up e clamp, a fixed lowe clamp an a cou te as desc ibed
in 5.1.1 to 5.1.3an as shown in Fig ur e 1 an Fig ur e 2
5.1.1 Uppe clamp, consisting of a piv ting p ir of flat plates of 4 mm thicknes as shown in Fig ur e 1
The smal plat e (H) has the b sic sha e of a tra e ium but with a radiusof 2 mm at the acut e corne It
has a ledg e (G) t o sup ort the folded t es pie e The larg er plat e (I) has a sha e as shown in Figur 1
The clamp tight ening sc ew (F) tight ens the plat es t og ethe an also act as a st op t o pr vent the t es
pie e from being incor e tly p sitioned The design of the clamp should ensur that the two fac s of the
clamp r main p ralel w hen clamping the t es pie e The up e clamp is r ciprocat ed b a mot or a out a
horizontal a le, desc n ing through an angle (A) of (2 ,5 ±0,5) at a fr q ency of (1 0 ± 5) cycles /min
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p ir of flat plates (B an C) to hold thetes pie e
The p sition of the lowe clamp is such that the ve tical dis anc (D ) between the up e side of the
ledg e (G) of the up e clamp an the up e edg e of the f ix ed lowe clamp, w hen the up e clamp is
horizontal, is (2 ,0 ± 0,5)mm
5.1.3 C unter, to in icate the numbe of cycles
Dimensions in milimetr es
Key
A flex ing ang le (2 ,5 ± 0,5)°
B fix d part of fix d lower clamp
C mova le part of fix d lower clamp
D vertical positioning of fix d part of mova le u per clamp an fix d part of fix d lower clamp
E horizontal ax le (pivot point)
F clamp tig htening s rews
G ledg e (or testing of thick test pieces, the ledg e can b incr eased to mor e than 8 mm)
H smal part of u per clamp with ledg e (G)
I larg e part of u per clamp
Figure 1 — Uppe (mo able) and lower ( fix ed) clamp
5.2 Pres knife, conforming to the r eq ir ements of ISO 241 , the in e wal of which is a r ectangle
(7 ± 1)mm ×(45 ±1)mm
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5.4 Desic cator, or othe ves el that can be ev cuated
5.5 Vacuum pump, ca a le of r ed cing the pr es ure in the desic ator to les than 4 k a
5.6 Distiled or deionized water , conforming to the r eq irement of g rade3 of ISO 3 9
5.7 Glas dishes, minimum diamete 1 0 mm an minimum depth 2 mm
5.8 Man rel, diamete 1 mm an minimum leng th 7 mm
5.9 Metal cl p, 7 mm w ide, ca a le to fix a tes pie e bent ar ou d the man r el (5.8) with slght
str etch
5.10 Stereo micr osc ope, with a mag nification of 2 times
6 Sampl ng and sample preparation
6.1 Sample in ac or danc with ISO 241 Fr om the sample, cut a minimum of four pie es for dry tes
and/ r four pie es for wet tes b a plying the pr es k ife (5.2) to the surfac to be tes ed Cut a minimum
of two tes pie es with the long edg e p r alel to the b ckb ne an two w ith the long edg e pe pen icular
to the b ckb ne
If the e is a r q ir ment for mor than two hides or skins t o be t est ed in one b t ch, then only one t es
pie e in each dir ction ne d be taken from each hide or skin, pro ided that the o e al t otal is not les
than thr e pie es in each dir ction
6.2 F r dry flex testing , con ition the tes pie es in ac or danc with ISO 241 an tes in the
con itioned atmosphere
6.3 F r wet flex tes ing , plac the tes pie es in a glas dish (5.7), ad suficient distiled or deioniz d
wate (5.6) to g ive a minimum depth of 1 mm, put the dish in the desic ator an r ed c the pr es ure to
below 4 k a for 2 min
R est or t o normal atmosphe ic pr s ur an r peat he pr s ur r d ction/r st oration twic R emo e
the t es pie e an r mo e ex ces wat er using blot ing pa e C r y out wet flexing without dela
NOTE It is not pos ible to clamp thick le ther in the u per clamp In such cases, the thick es of the test
piece is red ced for a ma imum length of 1 mm from one en only an this en inserted in the u per clamp,
even so the le ther is to stif to b tested by this method
7.1 Open the up e an lowe clamps (5.1.1an 5.1.2) so that the gap is at leas tw ic the thick es of
the tes pie e
7.2 T urn the motor u ti the lowe edg e of the up e clamp (5.1.1) is paralel to the up e edg e of
the fixed lowe clamp (5.1.2) as show n in Fig ur e 1 ( he p int at which the dir ection of r otation of the
horizontal ax le chang es)
7.3 F ld the tes pie e in half leng thwise, such that the two long edg es ar e br ought tog ethe exactly an
the gain surfac me t fac to fac Clamp the folded tes pie e as shown in Fig ur e 2 a) with the folded
edg e p ralel to, an p sitioned against , the ledg e an with the en of the tes pie e agains the s o
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clamp ar e se ur ely fixed an can ot slp d ring the test
Key
a sample in u per clamp
b sample folded b ck
c sample fix d w ith two fing er in on u per clamp
d sample fuly clamped
Figure 2 — L ading of the test piece
7.4 Draw the fr ee corne s of the tes pie e outwar d an downwar d ar ou d the clamp as shown in
Fig ur e 2 b) Bring the in e surfac s tog ethe an plac the fr ee en in the o ened lowe clamp
7.5 Pr es the tes pie e agains the oute surfac s of the up e clamp as shown in Fig ur e 2 c) It is
imp rtant to ensur e that the tes pie e is in contact w ith the 45° slo ing fac of the clamp T is ensures
that the lowe part of the tes pie e is pe pen icular to the lowe clamp Fix the tes pie e in this p sition
in the lowe clamp [se Fig ur e 2 d)]
NOTE 1 T e proced re ensures that no elong tion is ap lied to the test piece by clamping
NOTE 2 Fle ible (sof) materials wil show a direct contact of their b cking on the out er face of the u per
clamp For stifer materials, b lo ning of the materials in this are is u avoida le
7.6 Inspe t the ve tical orientation of the tes pie e (r ear edg e) If the r ear edg eisnot pe pen icular to
the lowe clamp, r epeat 7.4 an 7.5
7.7 Ru the machine for the r eq ir ed n mbe of flex cycles sele ted from the folowing ls :
— dry flex: 5 0; 1 0 0; 5 0 0; 1 0 0; 2 00 ; 2 0 0;5 0 0; 1 0 0 0;1 0 0 0; 2 0 0 0; 2 0 0 0 cycles;
— wet flex: 5 0;10 0; 2 5 0; 1 0 0;2 0 0; 2 00 ; 5 0 0 cycles
In ad ition t o the a o e inspe tion p int , r mo e the wet t es pie es from the machine eve y 2 0 0
cycles an ex mine them for spue befor r -wet ing (6.3)an r placing in the t es machine
NOTE Other inspection points are considered if req ired
The t es pie es should flex without ex ces ive bulging at the sides If they do not flex in this mode, inclu e
thisin the t es r p rt
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visualy in g ood lght using the naked eye an with the mag nifie (5.3) Re or d any damag e in the flexed
ar ea, ig noring damag e in the clamped ar ea
If r q ir d t o ev luat e the int ensity of c acks, ben the t es pie e along the longitu inal a is arou d
the man r l (5.8) Str t ch the t es pie e sl ghtly with the fing ers or using a clp (5 9) Use the folowing
wording t o desc ibe the c acks:
— c acks: visible with naked eye;
— f ine c acks: visible with ma nif ie (5.3);
— mic o c acks: visible with mic osco e, 2 times ma nif ication (5.1 )
If r q ir d, cut through the flexed ar a t o as is identif ication of lo se leathe s ructur ; this wi l
damag e the t es pie e t oo seve ely t o alow furthe t es ing and is only t o be car ied out aft er the f inal
inspe tion
The damag e can inclu e the folowing:
a) chang e of shade (gr ying) of the finish f ilm without furthe damag e;
b) c acking or c azing of thefinish with the c acking ext ending through one or mor finish la e s; the
n mbe of c acksma be r p rt ed if it is feasible;
c) los of ad esion of f inish t o the leathe ;
d) los of ad esion between f inish co t ;
e) powde ing or flaking of thefinish co t ;
f) colour contras sshown b f inish c acking, powde ing or flaking
7.9 If r eq ir ed, r eplac the tes pie e in the clamps using the mar ks pr od c d b the clamps as a g uide
to ensure that he tes pie e is r eturned to its orig inal p sition in the clamps
7.10 Restart the machine and contin e to the nex t r eq ir ed n mbe of cycles Repeat the inspe tion
g iven in 7.8
7.11 Repeat s eps 7.9 an 7.1 if r eq ired for othe n mbe s of flex cycles
NOTE T e actual n mb r of cycles chosen wil depen on the specif ication, the en use of the le ther an the
e pected performance
7.12 If only one tes pie e shows slght damag es in final inspe tion, r epeat the tes with a new set of
minimum of four tes pie es In the case that al of the ad itional tes pie es p s the tes without any
damag e, r ep rt as final r esult “ no damag es”, othe w ise, r eport the ev luation of the wors tes pie e
8 Test r eport
The t es r p rt hal inclu e the fol owing:
a) a r fe enc t o this document, i.e ISO 540 -1:2 17 ;
b) w hethe the leathe was t est ed wet or dry;
c) then mbe of flex cycles an damag e is r p rt ed for the wors t es pie e;
d) thes an ard atmosphe e used for con itioning an t es ing as given in ISO 241 ;
e) any deviations from the method spe if ied in this documen
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