Designation:D3883−04(Reapproved2012)StandardTestMethodforYarnCrimpandYarnTake-upinWovenFabrics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3883;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftherela-tionshipbetweenthelengthofapieceoffabricandthelengthoftheyarninthefabricbymeasurementoftheyarncrimpandyarntake-up.1.2Thistestmethodappliestowovenfabrics.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theinch-poundunitsareshowninparentheses.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththespecification.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776PracticeforConditioningandTestingTextilesD2904PracticeforInterlaboratoryTestingofaTextileTestMethodthatProducesNormallyDistributedData(With-drawn2008)3D2906PracticeforStatementsonPrecisionandBiasforTextiles(Withdrawn2008)3D4849TerminologyRelatedtoYarnsandFibersD4850TerminologyRelatingtoFabricsandFabricTestMethods3.Terminology3.1Fordefinitionoftextiletermsusedinthistestmethod:benchmarks,refertoTerminologyD4849.3.2Fordefinitionsoftextiletermsusedinthistestmethod:yarncrimpandyarntake-up,refertoTerminologyD4850.3.3Fordefinitionsofothertextiletermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTerminologyD123.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Benchmarksareplacedonalengthofayarnasitliesinawovenfabric.Thedistancebetweenthebenchmarksismeasured.Theyarnisremovedfromthefabric,s...
