# ISO 9073-5:2008 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 9073-5:2008, item title is Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 5: Determination of resistance to mechanical penetration (ball burst procedure); status code is 9599; successor is ISO 9073-5:2025; withdrawn / published date is 2008-09-15, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 9073-5:2008 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 5: Determination of resistance to mechanical penetration (ball burst procedure) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 9073-5:2025 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2008-09-15 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 44285,IS,,ISO 9073-5:2008,Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 5: Determination of resistance to mechanical penetration (ball burst procedure),Textiles — Méthodes d'essai pour nontissés — Partie 5: Détermination de la résistance à la pénétration mécanique (méthode d'éclatement à la bille),2008-09-15,1,['59.080.30'],ISO/TC 38,9599,,[87999],"['en','fr']",7,"

ISO 9073-5:2008 specifies a method for determining the resistance to mechanical penetration of nonwoven fabrics by a ball of a given diameter.

The method is primarily designed to be used on nonwovens with some degree of elasticity, for which a regular burst test is not applicable.

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