ASTM_D_5431_-_08_2013.pdf

Designation:D543108(Reapproved 2013)Standard Performance Specification forWoven and Knitted Sheeting Products for Institutional andHousehold Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5431;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 evaluation of specificperformance characteristics of importance in woven and knitflat,fitted,and waterbed sheet products for use in institutionaland household environments.1.2 This specification may be used by mutual agreementbetween the purchaser and the supplier to establish purchasingspecification requirements.1.3 The requirements in Table 1 apply to the length andwidth directions for those properties where fabric direction ispertinent.1.4 This specification is not applicable to woven and knitproducts used for sheet blankets or to woven and knitted sheetproducts used for apparel.1.5 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 Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD629 Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of TextilesD1230 Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles(Withdrawn 2010)3D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing TextilesD2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabricsby the Tongue(Single Rip)Method(Constant-Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine)(Withdrawn 1995)3D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile,Home Furnishing,and Leather ProductsD3512 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other RelatedSurface Changes of Textile Fabrics:Random TumblePilling TesterD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextilesConstant-Rate-of-Traverse(CRT)Ball Burst TestD3882 Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven andKnitted FabricsD3938 Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instruc-tions for Apparel and Other Textile ProductsD5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation ofTextile Fabrics(Grab Test)2.2 AATCC Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:AATCC Crockmeter Method15 Colorfastness to Perspiration16A Colorfastness to Light:Carbon-Arc Lamp,ContinuousLight16E Colorfastness to Light:Water-Cooled Xenon-ArcLamp,Continuous Light61 Colorfastness to Laundering,Home,and Commercial:Accelerated88B Appearance of Seams in Durable Press Items AfterRepeated Home Launderings96 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering ofWoven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod124 Appearance of Fabrics After Repeated Home Launder-ing135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Launderingof Woven and Knit Fabrics1This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM CommitteeD13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.63 on HomeFurnishings.Current edition approved Oct.1,2013.Published October 2013.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D543108.DOI:10.1520/D5431-08R13.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 143 Appearance of Apparel and Other Textile End ProductsAfter Repeated Home LaunderingsEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingNOTE1Reference to test methods in this specification give only thepertinent part of the designation ofASTM,AATCC,or other test methods.The current edition of each test method shall prevail.3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 fitted sheet,n in textiles,a product usually madewith boxed corners,sometimes elasticized with shape and sizeto conform to the contours of the mattress and used forcovering the mattress on a bed.3.1.2 flannel,nas applied to bed sheeting,a napped fabricused in the fabrication of sheeting products.3.1.3 flat sheet,nin textiles,a flat,hemmed product,usually rectangular,used for covering the m