ASTM_D_5432_-_12.pdf

Designation:D543212Standard Performance Specification forBlanket Products for Institutional and Household Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5432;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 thermal woven,conventional woven,flocked,nonwoven,and knitted blanketproducts for use 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 Table 1 apply to the length andwidth directions for those properties where fabric direction ispertinent.1.4 This specification does not include requirements forelectric blankets.Electric blankets are specified under UL 964requirements dictated by the Underwriters Laboratories.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 TextilesD2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile,Home Furnishing,and Leather ProductsD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of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 MethodD4151 Test Method for Flammability of BlanketsD5034 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 of Seams in Fabrics after Repeated HomeLaundering96 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering ofWoven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool97 Extractable Content of Textiles116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-ingEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-StepChromatic Transfer-ence Scale2.3 UL Standard:5UL 964 Electrically Heating BeddingNOTE1Reference 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 For all terminology related to Home Furnishings seeTerminology D7023.3.1.2 The following terms are relevant to this standard:blanket,for bedding.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 Feb.1,2012.Published March 2012.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2000 as D5432-93(2000)1which was withdrawn October 2009 and reinstated in February 2012.DOI:10.1520/D5432-12.2For 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 27709.5Available from Underwriters Laboratories,Inc.,333 Pfingsten Road,Northbrook,IL 60062-0296.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.3 For definitions of all other textile terms see Terminol-ogy D123.4.Significance and Use4.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier,woven products intended for this end use should meetall of the requirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.4.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aestheticsthe ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics mayfind acceptable products that do not conform to all of therequirements in Table 1.Therefore,one or more of therequirements listed in Table 1 may be modified by mutualagreement between the purchaser and the supplier.4.2.1 In such cases,any references to the specification shallspecify that:This product meets Specification D5432 exceptfor the following characteristic(s).4.