ANSI 105 & EN 388
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ANSI 105 & EN 388
BOTH TEST GLOVES FOR
MECHANICAL RISKS
ABRASION
CUT
NEW FOR
’16
ANSI/ISEA 105-2016
IS THE US STANDARD
FOR GLOVE TESTING
NEW FOR
’16
EN 388:2016
IS THE EU STANDARD
FOR GLOVE TESTING
PUNCTURE
NEW ANSI CUT TEST:
- BUT -
CUT
IS KING!
TDM
(TOMODYNAMOMETER)
MACHINE
PULLS A BLADE IN 20MM PATHS
ACROSS GLOVE SURFACE
UNDER VARIED GRAM LOADS AND
MEASURES THE WEIGHT NEEDED
TO CUT THROUGH / / / / / / / / /
(CAN, MEX, AUS/NZ, S. AMERICA)
2016 REVISION NOW SPECIFIES
TWO EN CUT TESTS:
ASTM F2992-15
TEAR
EN 388:2016 IS ALSO
REFERRENCED GLOBALLY
BLADE CUT & ISO 13997
START HERE:
EN BLADE CUT:
COUPE TESTER
MACHINE
ROTATING BLADE UNDER A FIXED
WEIGHT THAT SPINS ON GLOVE
SURFACE UNTIL CUT THROUGH;
COMPARES RESULTS TO REFERENCE
FABRIC / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
ISO 13997: PULLS A BLADE IN 20MM PATHS
TDM
MACHINE
CUT
ANSI 105 PRE-2016
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
1
>
− 200g
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
2
>
− 500g
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
3
>
− 1,000g
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
4
>
− 1,500g
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
5
>
− 3,500g
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
ANSI/ASTM
CUT LEVEL
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9
>
− 200g
>
− 500g >
− 1,000g >
− 1,500g >
− 2,200g >
− 3,000g >
− 4,000g >
− 5,000g >
− 6,000g
NEW ANSI 105-2016
CUT
1
EN388
CUT
INDEX: >
− 1.2
CUT
4
2
EN388
CUT
INDEX: >
− 2.5
EN388
INDEX: >
− 10.0
CUT
5
3
EN388
INDEX: >
− 5.0
EN388
INDEX: >
− 20.0
IF GLOVE MATERIAL DULLS COUPE TESTER BLADE,
USE ISO 13997 CUT TEST.
A
CUT
>
−2N
CUT
D
B
CUT
>
−5N
CUT
>
− 15 N
CUT
G
ACROSS GLOVE SURFACE AND
MEASURES THE FORCE NEEDED
TO CUT THROUGH IN NEWTONS
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E
H
>
− 10 N
CUT
>
− 22 N
CUT
>
− 40 N
C
F
>
− 30 N
CUT
>
− 50 N
I
>
− 60 N
ASTM & ISO CUT TESTS NOW ALLOW FOR A MORE
ACCURATE COMPARISON.