This standard is issued under the fixed designation ASTM D6962,the number immed.iately followi ng the designation ind.icates the year of original adoption in the case of revision, the year of last 1.evision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

The carpet test specimen is secured to a table with the pile surface exposed and is subjected to the action of three castors which produce an eccentric turning 1notion under a weighted roller chair device that moves across the test speci-men for a specified number of cycles.

This practice is used to prepare specimens for additional testing, including but not limited to: visual assessment of delamination of the secondary backing, visual assessment of the pile surface, resistance to delarni nation 1neasurement, tuft bind, and pile yarn raveling.