Method of Test for Dimensional Changes in Laundering of Woven or Knitted Textiles (Withdrawn 1977)

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American Association of Textile Chemists
AMERICAN NATIONAL ANSl/ASTM D 1905 - 73
and Colorist Method 96-1967
STANDARD
Sftandard Test Method for
IDHMENSIONAL CHANGES IN LAUNDERING OF
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WOVEN OR KNITTED 1"1EXTILES •
This Standard_ is iss~ed under the_ fixed designation D 1905; the number immediately following the designation indicat
the year of ongmal adoption or, m the case of rev1swn, the year of last revision. A number in parenthes · d. . hes
year of last reapproval. . es tn icates t e
1. Scope
normal handling encountered during home or
commercial laundering. The distances between
1.1 This method covers the determination
bench marks on the specimen in the warp and
of the dimensional changes in woven or
filling directions for woven fabrics (or wales
knitted fabrics when the cloth is subjected to
and courses for knitted fabrics) are measured
laundering procedures commonly used in a
before washing,· after dr.ying, and after the
commercial laundry or in the home.
restoration procedure (if any). From these
NOTE I-For the measurement of dimensional
measurements, the changes in dimension are
changes of wool fabrics, refer to Method D 1284,
calculated.
Test for Relaxation and Consolidation Dimensional
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Changes of Stabilized Knit Wool Fabrics and
5. Uses and Significance
Method D 462, Testing and Tolerances for Certain
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Wool and Part Wool Fabrics. 5.1 The _procedures in this method are not
recommended for acceptance testing because
2. Applicable Documents
between-laboratory precision has been
2.1 ASTM Standards:
established (See Note 9, Section 15).
D 123 Definitions of Terms Relating to Tex­
5.2 Five wa~ing test procedures are in­
tiles• cluded, ranging from very severe to very mild,
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D 496 Specification for Chip Soap
and are intended to cover the range of prac­
tical washing from commercial procedures to
D 1776 Recommended Practice for Condi­
tioning Textiles and Textile Products for hand washing. Five drying test procedures are
Testing• included to cover the range of drying tech­
niques used in the home and commercial
2.2 Other Standards:
laundries. Three methods for determming the
P-S-579a Federal Specification for Soap,
dimensional restorability characteristics are
Laundry, Chip and Powdered
included for those textil~s which require re~to­
ration by ironing or p_ressing after laundering.
3. Definitions
These procedures are not accelerated tests and
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this
method, refer to Definitions D 123.
'This method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM. Com·
mittee D-13 on Textiles, and is the direct respons1b1hty of
Subcommittee 013.59 on Fabric Test Methods. .
'8. Summary of Method
Current edition approved June 27, 1973. Published Au·
4.1 A specified load of fabric specimens or gust 1973. Originally published as D 1905 - 61 T as a
consolidation and revision of former Methods D 416, D
garments is washed in a cylindrical reversing
437 - 36, D 1470 - 59 T, D 1487 - 57 T. and D 1773 - 60
wash wheel, dried, and subjected to restora­
T. Last previous edition D I 905 - 68. , .
2 The precision of this method 1s such that the method s
tive forces where necessary. The temperature
usefulness as an acceptance test is dubious. Additional wor_k
and time agitation in the wash wheel can be
is underway by the Subcommittee responsible for this
method to improve the precision of this method.
varied to obtain different degrees of severity.
•Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Part 32.
Drying procedures and the application of re­
4 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Parts 32 and 33.
•Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Part 30.
storative forces can be varied to conform with
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D 1905
must be repeated to evaluate dimensional 6. Apparatus and Materials
changes after repeated launderings.
6.1 Wash Wheel-A machine of the cylin­
5.3 A combination of procedures that is
drical, reversing wash-wheel type, having a
practical for any specific item must be estab­
wheel (cage) 20 to 24 in. (approx 500 to 600
lished in order to evaluate the dimensional
mm) in inside diameter aild 20 to 24 in. (ap­
changes of textile fabrics for garments after
prox 500 to 600 mm) in inside length. Three
laundering by procedures commonly used in
fins, each approximately 3 in. (75 mm) wide,
the home or in a commercial laundry. The
· shall extend the full length of the inside of the
test procedure can be completely identified by
wheel at 120-deg intervals around the inside
a code consisting of a Roman numeral, a let­
diameter of the wheel. The wash wheel shall
ter and an Arabic number, as shown in Table
rotate at a speed of 30 rpm making 5 to 10
I. For example, Test III E 1 refers to a spec­
revolutions before reversing. The water inlets
imen that has been washed by procedure
shall be large enough to permit filling the
III (at 1400°F (600°C) for a total of 45 min in
wheel to an 8-in. (200-mrn) lev
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