scope:

Specifies a method for evaluating the bondability of leather and footwear materials in particular soling and upper materials in stuck-on assemblies using solvent-bases or dispersion adhesives under specified conditions. It defines some minimum bond strength requirements for assessing the bondability of leather and footwear materials used for the manufacture of footwear, and establishes a classification of these materials based on the results obtained with reference test adhesives representing types of adhesives often used for sole attachment in footwear manufacture. This classification is intended to assist the manufacturers of footwear in selecting and processing materials of certified bondability.