Designation:D3887−96(Reapproved2008)StandardSpecificationforTolerancesforKnittedFabrics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3887;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverstestmethodsandtolerancesapplicabletothefollowingpropertiesofknittedfabrics:yield,mass(weight),width,length,fabriccount,burstingstrength,moistureregain,thickness,extractablematter,andfibercom-position.1.2Thesetolerancesareapplicabletoknittedfabricsofalltypes,suchaswarpknits,weftknits,flatbedknits,andsoforth.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD629TestMethodsforQuantitativeAnalysisofTextilesD2257TestMethodforExtractableMatterinTextilesD2494TestMethodforCommercialMassofaShipmentofYarnorManufacturedStapleFiberorTowD2654TestMethodforMoistureinTextiles(Withdrawn1998)3D2720PracticeforCalculationofCommercialWeightandYieldofScouredWool,Top,andNoilforVariousCom-mercialCompositionsD3773TestMethodsforLengthofWovenFabricD3774TestMethodforWidthofTextileFabricD3776TestMethodsforMassPerUnitArea(Weight)ofFabricD3786TestMethodforBurstingStrengthofTextileFabrics—DiaphragmBurstingStrengthTesterMethodD3787TestMethodforBurstingStrengthofTextiles—Constant-Rate-of-Traverse(CRT)BallBurstTest2.2OtherDocuments:TextileFiberProductsIdentificationAct4WoolProductsLabelingActof193952.3MilitaryStandard:6MIL-STD-105DSamplingProcedu...
