Designation:D4038–95aStandardPerformanceSpecificationforWomen’sandGirls’WovenDressandBlouseFabrics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4038;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisperformancespecificationcoverswovenwomen’sandgirls’dressandblousefabricscomposedofanytextilefiberormixtureoftextilefibers.1.2Thisperformancespecificationisnotapplicabletowovenfabricsusedforinterlinings.1.3Theserequirementsapplytothelengthandwidthdirectionsforthosepropertieswherefabricdirectionisperti-nent.1.4Whenafabricrequiresspecialtreatment,specificmeth-odswillbedescribedastheyaredevelopedforthatmaterial,andsuchspecialtestswillhaveprecedenceoverthesegeneralrequirements.1.5Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethoddescribedinthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextiles2D434TestMethodforResistancetoSlippageofYarnsinWovenFabricsUsingaStandardSeam2D1424TestMethodforTearResistanceofWovenFabricsbyFalling-Pendulum(Elmendorf)Apparatus2D2261TestMethodforTearingStrengthofWovenFabricsbytheTongue(SingleRip)Method(ConstantRate-of-ExtensionTensileTestingMachine)2D2262TestMethodforTearingStrengthofWovenFabricsbytheTongue(SingleRip)Method(ConstantRate-of-TraverseTensileTestingMachine)2D2724TestMethodsforBonded,Fused,andLaminatedApparelFabrics2D2905PracticeforStatementsonNumberofSpecimensforTextiles2D5034TestMethodforBreakingForceandElongationofTextileFabrics(GrabTest)32.2AATCCTestMethods:48ColorfastnesstoCrocking:AATCCCrockmeterMethod15ColorfastnesstoPerspiration16Col...
