ASTM_D_5433_-_12.pdf

Designation:D543312Standard Performance Specification forTowel Products for Institutional and Household Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5433;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 knit-ted kitchen towel,dishcloth,crash towel,huck towel,washcloth,hand towel,bath towel,and bath sheet products foruse in institutional and 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 Tables 1 and 2 apply to the lengthand width directions for those properties where fabric directionis pertinent.1.4 This specification is not applicable for coated andlaminated products,nonwoven products,or terry fabrics usedfor apparel.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety problems,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 TextilesD1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by theTongue(Single Rip)Procedure(Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile,Home Furnishing,and Leather ProductsD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD4772 Test Method for Surface Water Absorption of TerryFabrics(Water Flow)D5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation ofTextile Fabrics(Grab Test)D6797 Test Method for Bursting Strength of FabricsConstant-Rate-of-Extension(CRE)Ball Burst TestD7023 Terminology Relating to Home Furnishings2.2 AATCC Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:Crockmeter Method16 Option 3 Colorfastness to Light:Xenon-Arc Lamp,Continuous Light61 Colorfastness to Laundering:Accelerated88B Smoothness Appearance of Seams in Fabrics afterRepeated Home Laundering135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-ing96 Dimensional Changes in Commericial Laundering ofWoven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod179 Skewness Change in Fabric and Garment Twist Result-ing from Automatic Home LaunderingEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transfer-ence ScaleNOTE1Reference 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 For definitions of terms relating to Home Furnishings,D13.63,refer to Terminology D7023.3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:bathsheet,bath towel,crash towel,fingertip towel,huck towel,terry towel,towel.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 onTextiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.63 on HomeFurnishings.Current edition approved June 1,2012.Published June 2012.Originallypublished as D543393.Discontinued October 2009 and reinstated as D543312.DOI:10.1520/D5433-12.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2 For all other terminology related to textiles,refer toTerminology D123.4.Specification Requirements4.1 ProductThe properties to be evaluated and the accep-tance criteria assigned to these areas shall be set by mutualagreement between the purchaser and the supplier.4.2 FabricsThe properties of fabrics for institutional andhousehold kitchen towels,dishcloths,huck towels,crashtowels,washcloths,hand towels,bath towels,and bath sheetsshall conform to the specification requirements in Tables 1 and2.TABLE 1 Woven or Knitted Terry Fabric Specification RequirementsTerry RequirementsKitchenTowelsDishclothsBath,Hand,Washcloths,Bath SheetsSectionBreaking Strength(CRE)7.1Length178 N(40 lbf)m