ASTM_D_4232_-_14.pdf

Designation:D423214Standard Performance Specification forMens and Womens Dress and Vocational Career ApparelFabrics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4232;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 the performancerequirements for woven fabrics for mens and womens dressand vocational career apparel.1.2 This performance specification is not applicable tocareer apparel fabrics that do not patently fit the category ofCareer Dress Apparel.Performance specifications for suchfabrics should be as agreed to between the purchaser and theseller.This performance specification is not applicable toovercoat or topcoat uniform fabrics.1.3 These requirements apply to both the length and widthdirections for those properties where fabric direction is perti-nent.1.4 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:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns inWoven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam(Withdrawn2003)3D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf-Type)ApparatusD2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by theTongue(Single Rip)Procedure(Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)D2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabricsby the Tongue(Single Rip)Method(Constant-Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine)(Withdrawn 1995)3D2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation ofTextile Fabrics(Grab Test)D7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel2.2 AATCC Test Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:Crockmeter Method15 Colorfastness to Perspiration16.3 Colorfastness to Light:Xenon-Arc23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes61 Colorfastness to Laundering:Accelerated116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After RepeatedHome Laundering132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning135 Dimensional Change of Fabrics after Home Laundering172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-chlorine Bleach inHome Laundering188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in HomeLaunderingEvaluation Procedure 1 AATCC Gray Scale for ColorChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 AATCC Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transfer-ence ScaleA Glossary of AATCC Standard Terminology1This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM CommitteeD13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 onApparel.Current edition approved Feb.1,2014.Published March 2014.Originallyapproved in 1983.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D4232 01(2008).DOI:10.1520/D4232-14.2For 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.4AATCC Technical Manual,available from American Association of TextileChemists and Colorists(AATCC),P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC27709,http:/www.aatcc.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.3 Federal Standard:516 CFR,Chapter II-Consumer Product Safety CommissionSubchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations2.4 Military Standard:6MIL-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 For all terminology related to Apparel,see TerminologyD7022.3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:career apparel,career dress apparel,career vocational apparel.3.2 For definitions of all other textile terms see TerminologyD123.3.3 For terms relating to chemical or colorfastness testing,refer to specific AATCC test methods,or the Glossary ofAATCC Standard Terminology,or both.4.Specification Requirements4.1 The properties of woven fabrics for mens and womenscareer apparel shall conform to the specification requirementsin Table 1.5.Significance and Use5.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier,woven fabrics intended for this end use should meetall of the requirements listed in Table 1 of this performancespecification.5.2 It is recognized th