ASTM D6554/D6554M-14

Standard Specification for 100 % Cotton Denim Fabrics (Withdrawn 2023)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Upon agreement between purchaser and supplier, fabrics intended for this end use should meet all of the requirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.  
4.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aesthetics, the ultimate consumer of apparel made from these fabrics may find the product acceptable, even if it does not conform to all of the requirements in Table 1 or Table 2. One or more of the requirements listed in Table 1 or Table 2, therefore, may be modified upon agreement between the purchaser and the supplier.  
4.2.1 In such cases, any references to this specification must specify the following: “This fabric meets ASTM Specification D6554 except for the following characteristic(s):” All exceptions must be noted.  
4.3 Where no prepurchase agreement has been reached between the purchaser and the supplier, and in case of controversy, the requirements listed in Tables 1 and 2 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.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for 100 % cotton woven denim fabrics, prior to the manufacture of jeans, casual apparel, work clothing, and outerwear.  
1.2 This specification is not applicable to woven denim fabrics used as interlinings or protective clothing.  
1.3 This specification covers the performance of denim fabric on rolls ready for garment manufacturing.  
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.  
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This specification covers performance requirements for 100 % cotton woven denim fabrics, prior to the manufacture of jeans, casual apparel, work clothing, and outerwear.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D13 on Textiles, this specification was withdrawn in January 2023 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2014
• Withdrawal Date: 08-Jan-2023
• ICS: 59.080.30 - Textile fabrics
• ICS: 61.020 - Clothes
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.61 - Apparel

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D6554/D6554M −14
Standard Specification for
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100% Cotton Denim Fabrics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6554/D6554M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D3882 Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven and
Knitted Fabrics
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for
D5034 TestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationof
100 % cotton woven denim fabrics, prior to the manufacture of
Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
jeans, casual apparel, work clothing, and outerwear.
D7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel
1.2 This specification is not applicable to woven denim
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2.2 AATCC Standards :
fabrics used as interlinings or protective clothing.
Test Method 8 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter
1.3 This specification covers the performance of denim
Method
fabric on rolls ready for garment manufacturing.
Test Method 16.3 Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc
Test Method 61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
Test Method 109 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Under Low Humidities
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
Test Method 116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Crockmeter Method
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
Test Method 135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after
with the standard.
Home Laundering
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC—9 Step Chromatic Trans-
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
ference Scale
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.3 Federal Standard:
16 CFR 16.10, Chapter II, Subchapter D—Flammable Fab-
2. Referenced Documents
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rics Act Regulations
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2.4 Other Document:
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
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Glossary of AATCC Standard Terminology
D434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns in
Woven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam (Withdrawn NOTE 1—Reference to test methods in this specification gives only the
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permanent part of the designation of ASTM, AATCC, or other test
2003)
methods. The current edition of each test method cited shall prevail.
D1230 Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
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(Withdrawn 2010)
3. Terminology
D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by
3.1 For all terminology relating to D13.61,Apparel, refer to
Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) Apparatus
Terminology D7022.
D3107 Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Wo-
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
ven from Stretch Yarns
denim, indigo dyed, jeans, heavy-weight, light-weight,
D3774 Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric
medium-weight.
D3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of
Fabric
3.2 For all other terms related to textiles, see Terminology
D123 and the Glossary of AATCC Standard Terminology.
3.3 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on
Textiles and is direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on Apparel.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2014. Published March 2014. Originally
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approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D6554–09. DOI: Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
10.1520/D6554_D6554M-14. (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, http://
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.aatcc.org.
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D6554/D6554M−14
TABLE 1 Performance Requirements
Characteristics Requirements Section
Heavy Weight Medium Weight Light Weight
Breaking Strength (Force), CRT: 7.1
Warp 801 N (180 lbf), min 578 N (130 lbf), min 356 N (80 lbf), min
Filling 312 N (70 lbf), min 244 N (55 lbf), min 178 N (40 lbf), min
Elmendorf Tear Strength: 7.2
Warp 51 N (11.5 lbf), min 35 N (8.0 lbf), min 18 N (4.0 lbf), min
Filling 18 N (4.0 lbf), min 15 N (3.5 lbf), min 13 N (3.0 lbf), min
Yarn Slippage: 7.3
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( ⁄4-in. Separation) 222 N+ (50 lbf +)
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