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Designation:D632215Standard Guide toInternational Test Methods Associated with Textile CareProcedures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6322;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 guide lists general home laundering and commer-cial drycleaning textile care procedures and the associatedASTM(American Society for Testing and Materials),AATCC(American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists),CGSB(Canadian General Standards Board),and ISO(Inter-national Organization for Standardization)standards availablefor the testing and evaluation of textile products.1.2 This guide identifies the national and internationaltextile and apparel test methods available to manufacturers,retailers,importers,testing organizations and other relatedparties.1.3 This guide provides a list of test methods that can beused by the reader to evaluate the properties of textiles andapparel during refurbishing,textile and apparel care instruc-tions;and,textile and apparel care labels.1.4 This guide is not intended to be used in the establish-ment of performance criteria,but as a guide for productdevelopment and purchasing contracts.The country of Canada,however,has some performance criteria cited in The NationalStandard of CanadaCare Labelling of Textiles in CAN/CGSB86.1-2003.See Table 1.1.5 This guide is applicable to textile and apparel articles;excluding upholstery fabrics,mattresses,carpet,leather,fur,and yarns.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile,Home Furnishing,and Leather ProductsD3938 Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instruc-tions for Apparel and Other Textile ProductsD4720 Performance Specification for Soft Window Cover-ing Fabrics for Household UseD4721 Practice for Evaluation of the Performance of Ma-chine Washable and Drycleanable Bedcoverings and Ac-cessoriesD5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions onTextile Products2.2 AATCC Standards:3AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for ColorChangeAATCC Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingAATCC Evaluation Procedure 7 Instrumental Assessment ofthe Change in Color of a Test SpecimenAATCC Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step ChromaticTransference ScaleAATCC Evaluation Procedure 12 Instrumental Assessmentof Degree of StainingAATCC A Glossary of AATCC Standard TerminologyAATCC Monograph Nomenclature for Subjective RatingProcessAATCC Monograph M1,1993 Standard Reference Deter-gent and Laundry Detergents in GeneralAATCC Monograph M5 Standardization of Hand Launder-ing for Fabrics and Apparel1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling.Current edition approved Feb.1,2015.Published May 2015.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6322 07.DOI:10.1520/D6322-15.2For 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.3Annual AATCC Technical Manual,available from the American Association ofTextile Chemists and Colorists(AATCC),P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC 27709,http:/www.aatcc.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 AATCC Monograph M6 Standardization of Home LaundryTest ConditionsAATCC Monograph M7 Standard Laboratory Practice forHome Laundering Fabrics Prior to Flammability Testingto Differentiate Between Durable and Non-Durable Fin-ishesAATCC Test Method 8 Colorfastness to Crocking:Crock-meter MethodAATCC Test Method 61 Colorfastness to Laundering,Homeand Commercial:AcceleratedAATCC Test Method 86 Dry-Cleaning:Durability of Ap-plied Designs and FinishesAATCC Test Method 88B Smoothness of Seams in FabricsAfter Repeated Home LaunderingAATCC Test Method 88C Retention of Creases in Fabricsafter Repeated Home LaunderingAATCC Test Method 96 Dimensional Changes in Commer-cial Laundering of Woven and Knitted Fabrics ExceptWoolAATCC Test Method 114 Chlorine Retained Tensile Loss:Multiple Sample MethodAATCC Test Method 116 Colorfastness to Crocking:RotaryVertical Crockmeter MethodAATCC Test Method 124 Smoothness Appearance of Fab-rics After Repeated Home LaunderingAATCC Test Method 128 Wrinkle Recovery of Fabrics:Appearance MethodAATCC