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ZHTest Method: SATRA TM17
Shrinkage temperature of leather
April 1997
SCOPE
This method is intended to measure the shrinkage temperature of leather when heated in water. It is applicable to all leather tannages.
PRINCIPLE
A strip of leather is slowly heated in water until a sudden shrinkage occurs. The temperature at which this shrinkage occurs is characteristic of the tannage of the leather.
REFERENCES
This Test Method does not reference any additional Standards or Test Methods.
HISTORY
First issued May 1966. Revised September 1968, April 1979, November 1981, April 1997.
AVAILABILITY
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