ASTM_D_4117_-_01.pdf

Designation:D 4117 01Standard Performance Specification forWomens and Girls Woven Robe,Negligee,Nightgown,Pajama,Slip,and Lingerie Fabrics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4117;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This performance specification covers woven fabricscomprised of any textile fiber or mixture of fibers used inwomens and girls robes,negligees,nightgowns,pajamas,slips,or lingerie.1.2 These requirements apply to the length and widthdirections for those properties where each fabric direction ispertinent.1.3 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:D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles2D 434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns inWoven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam2D 1336 Test Method for Distortion of Yarn in WovenFabrics2D 1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum Type(Elmendorf Apparatus)2D 2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by theTongue(Single Rip)Procedure(Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)2D 2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabricsby the Tongue(Single Rip)Method(Constant-Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine)3D 2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel Fabrics2D 5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongationof Textile Fabrics(Grab Test)42.2AATCC Test Methods:58 Colorfastness to Crocking:AATCC Crockmeter Method15 Colorfastness to Perspiration16Colorfastness to Light23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes61 Colorfastness to Washing,Domestic,and Laundering,Commercial:Accelerated116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod124 Appearance of Durable Press Fabrics after RepeatedHome Launderings132Colorfastness to Drycleaning135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Launderingof Woven or Knit Fabrics172 Colorfastness to Non-chlorine Bleach in Home Laun-dering188 Colorfastness to Chlorine Bleach in Home LaunderingEvaluation Procedure No.1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure No.2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure No.3 AATCC Chromatic Transfer-ence Scale.2.3Federal Standard:616 CFR,Chapter IIConsumer Product Safety CommissionSubchapter DFlammable Fabrics Act Regulations2.4Military Standard:7MIL-STD-105D Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-spection by AttributesNOTE1Reference to test methods in this standard give only thepermanent part of the designation of ASTM,AATCC,or other testmethods.The current editions of each test method cited shall prevail.3.Terminology3.1 Definition:3.1.1 sheer,na fabric that is transparently thin or diapha-nous.3.1.1.1 DiscussionThere is no clear distinction betweensheer fabrics and nonsheer fabrics.The purchaser and sellershould agree in advance as to which category a fabric should beclassified.3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in thisspecification,refer to the individual ASTM and AATCCmethods and to Terminology D 123.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 onTextiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on Apparel.Current edition approved May 10,2001.Published July 2001.Originallypublished as D 4117 82.Last previous edition D 4117 95a.2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 07.01.3Discontinued;see 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 07.01.4Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 07.02.5Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists,P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC 27709.6Available from Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20407.7Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.1Copyright ASTM,100 Barr Harbor Drive,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.3.3 Definitions found in a dictionary of common terms aresuitable for this specification.4.Specification Requirements4.1 The properties of woven fabrics for womens and girlsrobes,negligees,nightgowns,pajama,slips,and lingerie shallconform to the specification requirements in Table 1.5.Significance and Use5.1 Upon agreement between the purchaser and the supplier,fabrics intended for this end use should meet all of therequirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aestheticsthe ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics mayfind acceptable fabrics that do not conform to all of therequirements in Table 1.Therefore,one or more of therequirements listed in Table 1 may be modi