Test Method: SATRA TM85
Resistance of slide fasteners to damage during closure under a lateral force
July 1994
SCOPE
This test method is intended to determine the maximum lateral force applied to a slide fastener under which it will close without failure. The method is applicable to all types of slide fastener.
PRINCIPLE
A test slide fastener is slowly closed under incrementally increasing lateral forces until the fastener fails.
REFERENCES
This Test Method does not reference any additional Standards or Test Methods.
HISTORY
First issued May 1968 (Draft). Revised February 1991, July 1994.
AVAILABILITY
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