ANSI / ISEA 105:2016
American National Standard for Hand Protection Classification, specifying performance levels for gloves against mechanical risks.
This standard provides performance ranges for mechanical protection:
- Cut resistance
| Classification for cut resistance | |
|---|---|
| Measured breakthrough time |
Permeation performance index (grams) |
| A1 | ≥ 200 |
| A2 | ≥ 500 |
| A3 | ≥ 1000 |
| A4 | ≥ 1500 |
| A5 | ≥ 2200 |
| А6 | ≥ 3000 |
| A7 | ≥ 4000 |
| A8 | ≥ 5000 |
| A9 | > 6000 |
- Puncture resistance
| ANSI/ISEA puncture resistance | |
|---|---|
| ANSI puncture level | Puncture resistance (newtons) |
| 1 | 10-19 |
| 2 | 20-59 |
| 3 | 60-99 |
| 4 | 100-149 |
| 5 | 150+ |
Puncture Resistance (ANSI/ISEA 105): Puncture resistance is determined by the max force that it takes, exerted from a probe, to puncture the fabric.
- Abrasion resistance
| ANSI/ISEA 105-2016 Abrasion Rating Chart | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrasion Level Rating |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Gram Load | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Abrasion Cycles to Fail |
<100 | ≥100 | ≥500 | ≥1,000 | ≥3,000 | ≥10,000 | ≥20,000 |
X’ means that the test was not performed or not possible.