1 Scope
This standard specifies the terms and definitions, product classification, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, mark and label as well as packaging, transportation and storage of carpets using in bathroom (including block carpets and mats used in bathroom).
This standard is applicable to quality judgment for machine-made or handmade carpets and mats used in bathroom with/without pile, whose faces are manufactured from raw materials such as chemical fiber, cotton, wool as well as mixed fibers, to which other mats in front of a door, the head of bed and in living room as well as multi-function mat and the like or carpets manufactured from other fibers may also refer.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 2910 (all parts) Textiles - Quantitative Chemical Analysis
GB/T 3512 Rubber, Vulcanized or Thermoplastic - Accelerated Ageing and Heat Resistance Tests - Air-oven Method
GB/T 3920 Textiles - Tests for Colour Fastness - Colour Fastness to Rubbing
GB/T 6529 Textiles - Standard Atmospheres for Conditioning and Testing
GB/T 8427 Textiles - Tests for Colour Fastness - Colour Fastness to Artificial Light: Xenon Arc Fading Lamp Test
GB/T 12490 Textiles - Tests for Colour Fastness - Colour Fastness to Domestic and Commercial Laundering
GB/T 23164 Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Carpets
FZ/T 01053 Textiles - Identification of Fiber Content
QB/T 1087 Machine-made Textile Floor Coverings: Sampling and Cutting Specimens for Physical Tests
QB/T 1188 Textile Floor Coverings: Methods for Determination of Mass
QB/T 1555 Textile Floor Coverings: Determination of Thickness of Pile above the Substrate
QB/T 2214 Determination of Dimension and Shape of Carpet
ASTM F 609-05 Standard Test Method for Using a Horizontal Pull Slipmeter (HPS)
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
mat
small piece of machine-made or handmade carpets (with pile or without pile) of predetermined shape and settled dimension, which are composed of textile fibers with or without backing
Note: There is predetermined shape and settled dimension for both mat and block carpet, which are piece of intact carpet themselves and will be laid on some position of the ground. The mat is mainly laid in bathroom, toilet, living room, in front of door and the head of bed, etc. and has various different functions such as decoration, resistance of soiling and water resistance according to the different using places. There is no specific requirement for the dimension. Block carpets are mainly laid in the center or a certain position of the room, most of which are rich in ornamental patterns and used above carpet.
Foreword i
Introduction i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Product Classification
5 Requirements
6 Test Methods
7 Inspection Rules
8 Mark and Label as well as Packaging, Transportation and Storage
Annex A (Normative) Assessment Methods for Aging Resistance Testing
Annex B (Informative) Slip Resistance Guide for Carpet Using in Bathroom