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Specifies two methods for determination of the flexibility of fabrics coated with rubber or plastics. Method 1 of this standard describes the flat loop method and method 2 the method of bending length. This standard does not apply to coated fabrics, which, when they are cut in small sized test pieces, tend to curl or to form a spiral, neither to those which are too rigid to form a loop. This standard is applicable: a) to the coated fabric in delivery state b) to a coated fabric subjected to specified treatment.