ASTM_D_7507_-_14.pdf

Designation:D750714Standard Specification forWoven High Stretch Fabrics Used in Apparel1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7507;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers the performance requirementsfor woven high stretch fabrics used in apparel.1.2 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods described in this performance specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices,and determine the applicability of regulatory limi-tations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents(see Note 1)2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D3107 Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Wo-ven from Stretch YarnsD3775 Test Method for Warp(End)and Filling(Pick)Countof Woven FabricsD3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area(Weight)ofFabric2.2 AATCC Test Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:AATCC Crockmeter Method15 Colorfastness to Perspiration16 Colorfastness to Light61 Colorfastness to Laundering,Home and Commercial:Accelerated81 pH of the Water-Extraction from West Processed Textiles109 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere Under LowHumiditys116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-ing158 Dimensional Changes on Drycleaning in Perchloroeth-ylene:Machine Method172 Colorfastness to Non-Chlorine Bleach in Home Laun-dering2.3 Other Documents:516 CFR 1610 Standard for Flammability of Clothing Tex-tilesNOTE1Reference to test methods in this specification give only thepermanent part of the designation of ASTM,AATCC,or other testmethods.The current editions of each test method cited shall prevail.3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:For definitions of textile terms used in thisspecification,refer to Terminology D123 and the AATCCGlossary.3.1.1 woven high stretch fabric,nwoven fabrics withgreater than 15%elastic fiber content.4.Significance and Use4.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier,woven high stretch fabrics used in apparel shouldmeet all of the requirements listed in Table 1 of this specifi-cation.4.2 It is recognized that,for purposes of fashion oraesthetics,the ultimate consumer of articles made from thesefabrics may find acceptable products that do not conform to allof the requirements listed in Table 1.Therefore,one or more ofthe requirements in Table 1 may be modified by mutualagreement between the purchaser and the supplier.4.2.1In such cases,any references to the specificationsshould specify that:“This product meets ASTM specificationsXXXX except for the following characteristic(s).”4.3 Where no pre-purchase agreement has been reachedbetween the purchaser and supplier,and in case of controversy,the requirements listed in Table 1 are intended to be used as a1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 onTextiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on Apparel.Current edition approved Feb.1,2014.Published March 2014.Originallyapproved in 2010.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D7507-10.DOI:10.1520/D7507-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists(AATCC),P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC 27709,http:/www.aatcc.org.5Available from Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 guide only.As noted in 4.2,ultimate consumer demands dictatevarying performance parameters for a particular product.4.4 The uses and significance of particular properties andtest methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of thespecified test methods.5.Sampling5.1 Acceptance Testing LotUnless agreed otherwise,con-sider as a lot for acceptance testing all material of a single itemas a single shipment.5.2 Lot Samples and Laboratory SamplesFor acceptancetesting,take lot samples and laboratory samples as directed byeach of the applicable test methods.5.3 SpecimensTake the number of specimens directed ineach of the applicable test methods.Perform the tests on thefinished fabrics representative of product as it reaches