UNI EN ISO 17708 : 2004

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Term and definition
4 Apparatus and material
  4.1 Sharpness tool
  4.2 Tensile testing machine
  4.3 Vernier callipers
5 Sampling and conditioning
  5.1 Footwear conditioning
  5.2 Samples number
  5.3 Preparation of test pieces
      5.3.1 Upper-sole adhesion: construction type a
      5.3.2 Upper-sole adhesion: construction types b, c, d and e
      5.3.3 Sole-interlayer adhesion: construction types f and g
6 Test method
  6.1 Principle
  6.2 Procedure
7 Expression of results
  7.1 Determination of the upper-sole adhesion
  7.2 Evaluation of appearance after the test
      7.2.1 Separation of the adhesive film from one of the materials
            (defective adhesion): Code A
      7.2.2 Separation in the adhesive film without unsticking
            (defective cohesion): Code C
      7.2.3 Wrong joining of the two adhesive films (defective
            coalescence): Code N
      7.2.4 Delamination of material: Code S
      7.2.5 Partial or complete breaking of material: Code M
8 Test report
Annex A (normative) Ageing process conditions for the upper-sole
        adhesion test
        A.1 Scope
        A.2 Principle
        A.3 Samples
        A.4 Apparatus
        A.5 Accelerated ageing conditions
            A.5.1 Standard ageing conditions
            A.5.2 Production control
Bibliography

Describes a test method for the determination of the resistance to separation of the upper from the outsole or to separate adjacent layers of the outsole or to cause tear failure of the upper or the sole is measured.