ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18596 Firstedition 2015-07-15 Test method for staple length of dehaired cashmere Hand- arranging method Méthode d'essai de la longueur de fibre du cachemire épile - Méthode d'organisation a la main Reference number IS0 18596:2015(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization Zhejiang Institute of Standardization 5956617 @ISO2015 vided by IHS under IS0 18596:2015(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS0 2015, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISOcopyrightoffice Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org Intenatinair PrganizationforStandardization Not for Resale, 2015/9/22 08:50:1 etworking permitted without license from IHS IS0 18596:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv 1 Scope .1 2 Normative references ...1 3 Terms and definitions 4 Principle 5 Apparatus. ..1 6 Sample preparation .2 7 Test procedure .2 7.1 Plotting. .3 8 Calculations and expressionof results ..4 8.1 Hand-arranging staple length ..4 8.2 Short fibre content. ..4 8.3 Test result ..4 9 Test report ..4 Annex A (informative) Example of calculations made to obtain the hand-arranging staple length.. 6 iii vided by IHS underI ithout license from IHS