ASTM_D_4522_-_14.pdf

Designation:D452214Standard Performance Specification forFeather and Down Fillings for Textile Products1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4522;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 performance specification covers requirements forfillings for industry products such as wearing apparel,sleepingbags,and comforters containing down,feathers,down andfeather blends,or combinations of the above with other naturalor synthetic materials.1.2 These requirements apply only to the filling material.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD4523 Terminology Relating to Feather-Filled and Down-Filled Products(Withdrawn 2002)32.2 IDFB Testing Regulations(Parts 1-18-F)Version June2013:4Part 2 SamplingPart 3 Composition(Content Analysis)Part 7 Oxygen NumberPart 10-B Fill Power with Steam ConditioningPart 11a,b TurbidityPart 12 Feather and Down Species2.3 IABFLO:5Uniform Law Labels and USA-2000 Standard for Downand Feathers3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor the definitions of textile terms used inthis standard,refer to Terminology D4523.4.Specification Requirements4.1 The properties of feather and down filling materials oftextile products shall conform to the specification requirementsas set forth by IABFLO(International Association of Beddingand Furniture Law Officials)and the American Down andFeather Section of HFPA(Home Fashion Products Associa-tion).See Table 1.4.2 The wording of claims on the percentage of downpresent shall not misrepresent the facts directly or indirectly.For example:4.2.1 Aproduct should not be designated as“100%Down,”“All Down,”“Pure Down,”or by other terms of similar importunless it in fact contains only down.4.2.2 A product should not be represented to contain acertain percentage of down unless it in fact contains the statedpercentage as set forth in this standard.4.3 A product shall not be designated by the name of awaterfowl species unless a minimum of 90%of that waterfowlplumage contained therein is of that species.4.4 Other claims of down and feathers shall be testedaccording to the appropriate test method in IDFB TestingRegulations Parts 1 to 18-F.Labeling of such claims shallfollow the rules of IABFLO.54.5 Down and feather filling materials blended with othersynthetic and natural fillings shall be tested according to IDFBTesting Regulations,Part 15.Such blended products shall belabeled according to the rules of IABFLO.55.Significance and Use5.1 Feather and down filling material intended for this enduse should meet all requirements listed in Table 1 of thisspecification.5.2 The uses and significance of particular properties andtest methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of thespecified test methods.6.Sampling6.1 Tests shall be performed on the feather and down fillingmaterials as they will reach the consumer.6.2 Use the number of specimens directed in each of theapplicable test methods and IDFB Part 2 Sampling.1This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM CommitteeD13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 onApparel.Current edition approved May 15,2014.Published June 2014.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D4522 04(2012).DOI:10.1520/D4522-14.2For 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 the IDFB(International Down and Feather Bureau),JosephHuter Strasse 31 A-6900 Bregenz,Austria.5For IABFLO standards,visit the IABFLO website:www.iabflo.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 6.2.1 If the number of specimens is not specified,use anumber of specimens per unit in the laboratory sample,suchthat the user may expect at the 95%probability level that thetest result is not more than 5%of the average above or belowthe true value for the unit in the laboratory sample.7.Test Methods7.1 Plumage CleanlinessDetermine the oxygen numberand the turbidity of the filling material as directed in the IDFBTesting Regulations Part 7 and Part 11.7.2 Composition of PlumageDetermine the compositionof the filling material as directed in IDFB Regulations Part 3.See Note 1.NOTE1The exact percentages of down must be stated on the label for“down,”“down and feather,”and“feather and down”products.Theremainder of material is labeled“feathers”for“down and feather”and“feather and down”products,unless other components exceed themaximum allowed.If other components exce