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Designation:D4771/D4771M09Standard Performance Specification forKnitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4771/D4771M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This performance specification covers the performancerequirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in themanufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use.These requirements apply to both the wale and course direc-tions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.1.2 This performance specification is not applicable tofabrics used in contract,porch,deck,or lawn furniture;nor forwoven fabrics,bonded or laminated fabrics,or surface-coatedfabrics(such as vinyls and urethanes).1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system may not be exact equivalents;therefore,eachsystem shall be used independently of the other.Combiningvalues from the two systems may result in non-conformancewith the standard.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods described in this specification:This standard doesnot purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the user of thisstandard to establish appropriate safety and health practicesand determine the applicability of regulatory limitations priorto use.See Note 2.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD4033 Test Method for Resistance to Yarn Slippage at theSewn Seam in Upholstery Fabrics(Dynamic FatigueMethod)(Withdrawn 2001)3D7023 Terminology Relating to Home Furnishings2.2 AATCC Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:AATCC Crockmeter Method16 Colorfastness to Light23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes107 Colorfastness to Water116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod129 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere Under HighHumiditiesEvaluation Procedure No.1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure No.2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure No.9Step AATCC Chromatic Trans-ference Scale2.3 Federal Standard:16CFR,Chapter II-Consumer Product Safety Commission,Subchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations52.4 Military Standard:ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-spection by Attributes62.5 Other Documents:Joint Industry Knit Upholstery Fabric Standards and Guide-lines7Guides for the Household Furniture Industry8California Bulletin 11791This 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 Sept.1,2009.Published September 2009.Originallyapproved in 1988.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D4771 02(2008).DOI:10.1520/D4771_D4771M-09.2For 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.4AATCC Technical Manual,available from American Association of TextileChemists and Colorists(AATCC),P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC27709,http:/www.aatcc.org.5Available from Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.6Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.7Issued 1980,available from American Furniture Manufacturers Association,Box HP-7,High Point,NC 27261.8Available from the Bureau of Consumer Protection,Federal Trade Commission,Washington,DC 20580.Promulgated by the FTC on Dec.21,1973,to be effectiveon March 21,1974.9Available from California Department of Consumer Affairs,Bureau of HomeFurnishings,3485 Orange Grove Ave.,North Highlands,CA 95660.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 UFAC Fabric Classification Test Method for Cigarette Smol-der Resistance10NOTE1Reference to test methods in this specification give only thepermanent part of the designation of ASTM,AATCC,or other testmethods.The current editions of each test method cited shall prevail113.Terminology3.1 For all terminology relating to D13.54,Home Furnish-ings refer to Terminology D70233.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this specification:contract furniture,indoor furniture,upholstery fabric,uphol-stered furniture.3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in thisspecification,refer to Terminology D123,D7023.Definitionsfound in a dictionary of common terms are suitable for termsused in t