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ASTM D3773 B3 0759530 00bb3B3 5=#b Designation:D 3993-81(Reapproved 1990)Standard Performance Specification for Woven,Thermal,Flocked,Nonwoven and Knitted Household Blanket Fabrics This sfandard is issued under the fixed designation D 3993;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope 1.1 This performance specification covers the require-ments for woven,thermal,flocked,nonwoven and knitted fabrics used in the manufacturing of household blankets.1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to woven and knit fabrics used for bindings or interlinings.1.3 For those properties where fabric direction is perti-nent,these requirements apply to both length and width direction.2.Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTMStandards:D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles2 D 15 18 Test Method for Thermal Transmittance of Tex-tile Materials2 D 1682 Test Methods for Breaking Load and Elongation of Textile Fabrics2 D 2724 Test Methods for Bonded,Fused,and Laminated Apparel Fabrics2 D 2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles2 D3786 Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of Knitted Goods and Nonwoven Fabrics-Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method2 D3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Knitted Goods-Constant-Rate-of-Traverse(CRT),Ball Burst Test2 2.2 AATCC method:8 Colorfastness to Crocking:AATCC Crockmeter Method 16A Colorfastness to Light:Carbon-Arc Lamp,Contin-16E Colorfastness to Light:Water Cooled Xenon-Arc 23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes 6 1 Colorfastness to Washing,Domestic and Laundering,116 Colorfastness to Crocking:Rotary Vertical Crock-132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning 135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laun-Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change uous Light Lamp,Continuous Light Commercial:Accelerated meter Method dering of Durable Press Woven or Knit Fabric I This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Sulommittee D13.56 on Performance Standards for Textile Fabrics.Current edition approved Feb.27,1981.Published July 1981.Annual Book ofASTiWStandards,Vol 07.01.Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists,P.O.Box 12215,Research TrianglePark,NC 27709.Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining Evaluation Procedure 3 AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale NOTE 1-The specific dated editions of ASTM test methods that prevail in this document are referenced in Section 7 on Test Methods.3.TerminoIogy 3.1 Definitions:3.I.1 blanket,n-for bedding,an unquilted fabric cov-ering designed primarily to provide thermal insulation.3.1.1.1 Discussion-Blankets may be made by any textile process from various types of fibers and may or may not have a raised fiber surface.Construction may be knitted,flocked,woven,nonwoven,or thermal.3.I.1.2 Discussion-Electric blankets include resistant heat wires and can provide heat as well as thermal insulation.3.1.2 delicate or gentle cycle,n-in washing machines,a cycle in which agitation is slow and time is reduced.3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in this specification refer to the individual ASTM and AATCC test methods and to Terminology D 123.4.Significance and Use 4.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller,fabrics intended for this end use should meet all of the requirements fisted in Table 1 of this specification.4.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aesthetics,the ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics may find acceptable fabrics that do not conform to all of the requirements in Table 1.Therefore,one or more of the requirements listed in Table 1 may be modified by mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller.4.2.1 In such cases,any references to the specification shall specify that:“This fabric meets ASTM Specification D 3993 except for the following characteristic(s).”4.3 Where no prepurchase agreement has been reached between the purchaser and the seller,and in case of controversy,the requirements listed in Table 1 are intended to be used as a guide only.As noted in 4.2,ultimate consumer demands dictate varying performance parameters for any particular style of fabric.4.4 The uses and significance of particular properties and test methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specified test methods.5.Sampling the user.5.1 Tests shall be performed on the fabric as it will reach 5.2 Unless otherwise agreed upon,as when specified in an 23 1 NOTICE:This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or discontinued.Contact ASTM International(www.astm.org)for the latest information.ASTM D3773 81=0757510 00bb382 7 (#D3993 TABLE 1 Specification Requirements Characteristics.Knits Woven/Nonwoven Sect