ASTM_D_3995_-_14.pdf

Designation:D399514Standard Performance Specification forMens and Womens Knitted Career Apparel Fabrics:Dressand Vocational1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3995;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 minimumperformance requirements for mens and womens knittedfabrics for dress and vocational career apparel composed ofany textile fiber or mixtures of textile fibers.1.2 This performance specification is not applicable tocareer apparel fabrics such as those used in protective clothing,that do not patently fit the categories Career Apparel or CareerApparel,Dress(see Terminology D7022 for these terms).Minimum performance specifications for such fabrics shouldbe as agreed between the purchaser and the seller.1.3 These requirements apply to the length and widthdirections for those factors where each fabric direction ispertinent.1.4 The following precautionary statement pertains only tothe test methods portion,Section 7,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and LaminatedApparel FabricsD2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens forTextiles(Withdrawn 2008)3D3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextilesConstant-Rate-of-Traverse(CRT)Ball Burst TestD7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel2.2 AATCC Methods:4AATCC 8 Colorfastness to Crocking:Crockmeter MethodAATCC 15 Colorfastness to PerspirationAATCC 16.3 Colorfastness to LightAATCC 23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas FumesAATCC 61 Colorfastness to Laundering:AcceleratedAATCC 116 Colorfastness to Crocking,Rotary VerticalCrockmeter MethodAATCC 124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After Re-peated Home LaunderingAATCC 132 Colorfastness to DrycleaningAATCC 135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics After HomeLaunderingAATCC 172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-ChlorineBleach in Home LaunderingAATCC 188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleachin Home LaunderingEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 Chromatic 9-Step TransferenceScale2.3 Federal Standard:516 CFR 1610 Standard for Flammability of Clothing Tex-tilesNOTE1The specific dated editions ofASTM test methods that prevailin this standard are referenced in Section 7 on Test Methods.3.Terminology3.1 For all terminology related to Apparel see TerminologyD7022.1This 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 1981.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D3995 131.DOI:10.1520/D3995-14.2For 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.5Available from Superintendent of Documents,Government Printing Office,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:career apparel,career apparel,dress,career apparel,vocational,dimensional change in pressing and finishing,pressing andfinishing.3.2 For terms relating to chemical or colorfastness testing,refer to specific AATCC methods.For definitions of all othertextile terms see Terminology D123.4.Specification Requirements4.1 The properties of knitted fabric for mens and womenscareer apparel shall conform to the specification requirement inTable 1.5.Significance and Use5.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and theseller,fabrics intended for this end use should meet all of therequirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aestheticsthe ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics mayfind acceptable fabrics that do not conform to all of therequirements in Table 1.Therefore,one or more of therequirements listed in Table 1 may be modif