ASTM flexural test machine to flex wires or rods of toys or part of toy, and check it whether will break or generate hazardous sharp points, or protrude through any surface covering of the toy.

This test shall be applied to each component of a toy containing metal wire(s), or other metal material(s), for stiffening or for retention of form if the component can be bent through a 60-degree arc by a maximum force of 15 pounds 0.5 pound (6.80 kilograms) applied perpendicularly to the major axis of the component at a point 2 inches 0.05 inch (5 centimeters) from the intersection of the component with the main body of the toy or at the end of the component if the component is less than 2 inches 0.05 inch (5 centimeters) long.

Operation 
1.The toy shall be secured in a vise equipped with vise shields that are fabricated from 13-gauge cold-rolled steel or other similar material and that have a 0.375-inch (0.95-centimeter) inside radius. 
2.The component shall then be bent through a 60-degree arc by a force applied at a point on the component 2 inches 0.05 inch (5 centimeters) from the intersection of the component with the main body of the toy or applied at the end of the component if the component is less than 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. 
3.The component shall then be bent in the reverse direction through a 120-degree arc. 
4.This process shall be repeated for 30 cycles at a rate of one cycle per two seconds with a 60-second rest period occurring after each 10 cycles. 

5.Two 120-degree arc bends shall constitute one cycle.

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