SAE-J913-2004

SURFACEVEHICLESTANDARDTestMethodforWickingofAutomotiveFabricsandFibrousMaterialsSAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2004SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:[phone](insideUSAandCanada)Tel:[phone](outsideUSA)Fax:[phone]Email:[e-mail]:®J913REV.SEP20041.ScopeThisSAEStandardisapplicablefordeterminingthewickingcharacteristicsofseatfabrics,convertibletops,headlining,fiberpadding,andotherautomotivetextilematerials.2.ReferencesTherearenoreferencedpublcationsspecifiedherein.3.ApparatusandMaterialsRequired3.1Indeliblepencil3.2Solutions(a)100mgfluoresceindye(fluoresceinsodiumsalt–70%dyecontent)dissolvedin1000mLofdistilledwater(pH7max).(b)50%fluoresceindyeasinsolution(a)above;10gofmildliquidhanddishwashingliquiddetergentand1000mLofdistilledordeionizedwater.(c)Distilledwaterordeionizedwater.3.3ApparatusforSuspendingSpecimensinBeakers3.4UVLamp4.TestSpecimensCutstripsofmaterialtobetested200mmlongand51mmwide,onesetinthemachinedirectionandanothersetinthecross-machinedirection,thenconditionat23°C±2°Cand50%±5%relativehumidityfor24h.Useaseparatebeakerforeachsample.CopyrightSAEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAELicensee=Lear-Southfield/5910410001,User=simon,edNotforResale,09/28/200706:00:24MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,`,`,,``````,,``,,,,,,,,`,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---SAEJ913RevisedSEP2004-2-5.ProcedureDrawalinewithanindeliblepencil50mmfromendofspecimenstobeimmersed.Prepareasuitablecontainerwitha75mmminimumdepthofsolutions(a),(b),or(c)asspecifiedandimmersespecimenstoapointwhereuppermeniscusjusttoucheslinemarkedwithindeliblepencil.Allowspecimenstoremainforaspecifiedperiodinsolutionwhilemaintainingsolutiontowithin2mm.Testsshallberuninacontrolledatmosphereof23°C±2°Cand50%±5%relativehumidity.Attheendofthespecifiedperiod,removespecimensfromtestsolution(a)or(b)andexamineunderaUVlamp.Traveloffluoresceindyeabovemarkedlineindicatesdegreeofwicking.Specimenstestedinsolution(c)shallbeexaminedforwicking,migration,anddiscolorationundernormallight.Fortestinsolution(c)use4mmnotchesinsteadofanindeliblepencilline.6.Notes6.1MarginalIndiciaThechangebar(l)locatedintheleftmarginisfortheconvenienceoftheuserinlocatingareaswheretechnicalrevisionshavebeenmadetothepreviousissueofthereport.An(R)symboltotheleftofthedocumenttitleindicatesacompleterevisionofthereport.PREPAREDBYTHESAETEXTILESANDFLEXIBLEPLASTICSCOMMITTEECopyrightSAEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAELicensee=Lear-Southfield/5910410001,User=simon,edNotforResale,09/28/200706:00:24MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,`,`,,``````,,``,,,,,,,,`,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---SAEJ913RevisedSEP2004RationaleThisstandardhasbeenrevisedtoclarifytheSectionsandremovereferencestonamebrandequipment.RelationshipofSAEStandardtoISOStandardNotapplicable.ApplicationThisSAEStandardisapplicablefordeterminingthewickingcharacteristicsofseatfabrics,convertibletops,headlining,fiberpadding,andotherautomotivetextilematerials.ReferenceSectionTherearenoreferencedpublicationsspecifiedherein.DevelopedbytheSAETextilesandFlexiblePlasticsCommitteeCopyrightSAEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAELicensee=Lear-Southfield/5910410001,User=simon,edNotforResale,09/28/200706:00:24MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,`,`,,``````,,``,,,,,,,,`,`-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---