Methods of Test For Buttons

BRITISH STANDARD BS 4162:1983
Methods of test for
Buttons
UDC 688.21
BS 4162:1983
Committees responsible for this

British Standard
This British Standard was published under the direction of the Textile
Products and Leather Standards Committee TLM/-. Its preparation was
entrusted to Technical Committee TLM/12 upon which the following bodies
were represented:
Association of British Launderers and Cleaners Ltd.

Association of Button Merchants
British Association of Clothing Machinery Manufacturers
British Button Manufacturers’ Association
British Clothing Industry Association
British Plastics Federation
Consumer Standards Advisory Committee of BSI
Department of Health and Social Security
Drapers’ Chamber of Trade
Fabric Care Research Association
Knitting Industries Federation Ltd.
Made-up Textiles Association
Satra Footwear Technology Centre
The National Building and Allied Hardware Manufacturers’ Federation
This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Textile Products
and Leather Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Board of BSI and comes
into effect on
31 March 1983
© BSI 04-1999 Amendments issued since publication

First published May 1967
First revision March 1983 Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference TLM/12
Draft for comment 81/36677 DC
ISBN 0 580 11931 9

BS 4162:1983
Contents
Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Sampling 1
3 Determination of abrasion resistance 1
4 Determination of strength 1
5 Resistance to wash liquors 2
6 Resistance to dry-cleaning solvents 4
7 Resistance to free steam pressing 4
8 Resistance to ironing 5
9 Resistance to hot-head pressing 6
10 Resistance to atmospheric corrosion 6
11 Resistance to the action of water, sea-water, or chlorine water 7
Appendix A Rotary mechanical washing device 11
Figure 1 — Tension test 8
Figure 2 — Swinging pendulum impact machine 9
Figure 3 — Rotary mechanical washing device 10
Table 1 — Average tension strength values 2
Publications referred to Inside back cover
© BSI 04-1999 i
BS 4162:1983
Foreword
This British Standard is a revision of the standard first published in 1967 and
amended in 1969 and 1974, and has been prepared under the direction of the
Textile Products and Leather Standards Committee. BS 4162:1967 is now
withdrawn.
This British Standard was prepared at the request of the British Button
Manufacturers’ Association and others interested in ascertaining and
establishing the ability of buttons to meet user specifications, particularly with
regard to various methods of cleaning the garments to which they are attached.
The principal changes introduced by this revision are as follows:
a) units and quantities are now based on the metric system of measurement;
b) new tests are described for resistance to wash liquors; resistance to
dry-cleaning solvents; resistance to free steam pressing and resistance to hot
head pressing;
c) the test for strength of buttons has been extended to include an impact test;
d) additional tests are given for resistance to abrasive action, resistance to
atmospheric corrosion and resistance to water, sea-water (sodium chloride
solution) and chlorine water.
The methods of test are, in appropriate cases, based on the corresponding
methods of test in BS 1006.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 12, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on
the inside front cover.
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BRITISH STANDARD BS 4162:1983

Methods of test for

Committees responsible for this

Association of British Launderers and Cleaners Ltd.

This British Standard, having

© BSI 04-1999 Amendments issued since publication

The following BSI references

ISBN 0 580 11931 9

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