ASTM_D_3782_-_14.pdf

Designation:D378214Standard Performance Specification forMens and Boys Knitted Dress Suit Fabrics and KnittedSportswear Jacket,Slack,and Trouser Fabrics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3782;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 mens and boysknitted dress suit and knitted sportswear jacket,slack,andtrouser fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture oftextile fibers.1.2 This performance specification is not applicable toknitted fabrics used for interlinings.1.3 These requirements apply to 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Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD231 Methods of Testing Tolerances for Knit Goods;Re-placed by D 3887(Withdrawn 1980)3D2594 Test Method for Stretch Properties of Knitted FabricsHaving Low PowerD2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel32.2 AATCC Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking:Crockmeter Method15 Colorfastness to Perspiration16.3 Colorfastness to Light:Xenon-Arc23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes61 Colorfastness to Laundering:Accelerated96 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering ofWoven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After RepeatedHome Laundering132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-ing172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-Chlorine Bleach inHome Laundering188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in HomeLaunderingEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transfer-ence ScaleNOTE1Reference to test methods used in this specification gives onlythe permanent 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:dimensional change,pressing and finishing.3.2 For terms relating to chemical or colorfastness testing,refer to specific AATCC methods.For definitions of all othertextile terms see Terminology D123.1This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM CommitteeD13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 onApparel.Current edition Feb.1,2014 Published March 2014.Originally approved in1979.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D3782 131.DOI:10.1520/D3782-14.2For 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.4Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists(AATCC),P.O.Box 12215,Research Triangle Park,NC 27709,http:/www.aatcc.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.Specification Requirements4.1 The properties of fabrics for mens and boys knitteddress suits and sportswear jackets,slacks,and trousers shallconform to the specification requirements in Table 1.5.Significance and Use5.1 Knitted fabrics should meet all of the requirements inTable 1 to be suitable for use in the manufacture of dress suitsand sportswear jackets,slacks,and trousers for men and boys.5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aestheticsthe ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics mayfind acceptable some fabrics that do not conform to all of therequirements in Table 1.For example,the fabric could be dyedin shades that do not meet the requirement in Table 1 forcolorfastness to light,yet be acceptable to the ultimate con-sumer because the shade is fashionable.In such cases,one ormore of the requirements may be modified by mutual agree-ment between the purchaser and the seller.5.2.1 If any of the requirements in Table 1 are modified bymutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller,anyreference to the specification shall specify that“this fabricmeets ASTM Specification D3782 except for the followingcharacteristi