EN 13864:2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principle
5 Apparatus and materials
  5.1 Means of measuring tensile strength
  5.2 Means of measuring linear density of the pile
  5.3 Means of measuring width and thickness of test pieces
  5.4 Material
6 Sampling and preparation of test pieces
  6.1 Sampling
  6.2 Preparation of test pieces
  6.3 Conditioning and test conditions
7 Procedure
8 Calculation and expression of results
9 Test report
Bibliography

This European Standard describes two methods for the determination of the tensile properties of pile yarns in the construction of synthetic turf. Method A is used for determining the tensile properties of synthetic yarns taken from packages prior to the manufacture of synthetic turf. Method B is used for determining the tensile properties of pile yarns from the manufactured synthetic turf. The results from the two methods are not comparable and method B is less accurate.