Standard Performance Specification for Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture

ABSTRACT
This performance specification covers the performance requirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in the manufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use. These requirements apply to both the wale and course directions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent. This performance specification is not applicable to fabrics used in contract, porch, deck, or lawn furniture; nor for woven fabrics, bonded or laminated fabrics, or surface-coated fabrics (such as vinyls and urethanes). The fabric shall be tested for its resistance to yarn slippage, dimensional change, and colorfastness to water, solvent, crocking, burnt gas fumes, light, and ozone. After the fabric has been tested, it shall be evaluated for any change in hand, character, or appearance. The fabric shall be evaluated for cracking or peeling of the back coating to check the coating durability. The fabric flammability shall also be tested. All upholstery fabrics shall be evaluated for cigarette ignition resistance.
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Fabrics intended for this end-use should meet all of the requirements listed in Table 1.  
5.2 It should be recognized that fabrics can be produced utilizing an almost infinite number of combinations of construction variables (for example, type of fibers, percentage of fibers, yarn twist, yarn number, warp and pick count, chemical and mechanical finishes.) Additionally, fashion or aesthetics dictate that the ultimate consumer may find acceptable articles made from fabrics that do not conform to all of the requirements in Table 1.  
5.2.1 Hence, no single performance specification can possibly apply to all the various fabrics that could be utilized for this end-use.  
5.3 The uses and significance of particular properties and test method are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specified test methods.
SCOPE
1.1 This performance specification covers the performance requirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in the manufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use. These requirements apply to both the wale and course directions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.  
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to fabrics used in contract, porch, deck, or lawn furniture; nor for woven fabrics, bonded or laminated fabrics, or surface-coated fabrics (such as vinyls and urethanes).  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.4 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See Note 2. See 6.4.1 for a specific warning.  
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:D4771 −19
Standard Performance Specification for
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Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4771; 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.
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1. Scope Method) (Withdrawn 2001)
D7023 Terminology Relating to Home Furnishings
1.1 This performance specification covers the performance
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2.2 AATCC Standards:
requirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in the
TM8 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method
manufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use.
TM16.2 Colorfastness to Light: Carbon-Arc
These requirements apply to both the wale and course direc-
TM16.3 Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc
tions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.
TM23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to
TM107 Colorfastness to Water
fabrics used in contract, porch, deck, or lawn furniture; nor for
TM116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crock-
woven fabrics, bonded or laminated fabrics, or surface-coated
meter Method
fabrics (such as vinyls and urethanes).
TM129 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere Under
High Humidities
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
EP1 Gray Scale for Color Change
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
EP8 Chromatic Transference Scale, 9-Step
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
2.3 Federal Standard:
and are not considered standard.
16CFR, Chapter II-Consumer Product Safety Commission,
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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Subchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.4 Military Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
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spection by Attributes
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.5 Other Documents:
See Note 2. See 6.4.1 for a specific warning.
Joint Industry Knit Upholstery Fabric Standards and Guide-
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
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lines
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
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Guides for the Household Furniture Industry
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
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California Bulletin 117
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
UFAC Fabric Classification Test Method for Cigarette
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
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Smolder Resistance
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
NOTE 1—Reference to test methods in this specification give only the
permanent part of the designation of ASTM, AATCC, or other test
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
www.astm.org.
D4033 Test Method for Resistance to Yarn Slippage at the
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Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Sewn Seam in Upholstery Fabrics (Dynamic Fatigue
(AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, http://
www.aatcc.org.
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Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.63 on Home Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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Furnishings. Issued 1980, available from American Furniture Manufacturers Association,
Current edition approved Jan. 15, 2019. Published February 2019. Originally Box HP-7, High Point, NC 27261.
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approvedin1988.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2009asD4771 – 09whichwas AvailablefromtheBureauofConsumerProtection,FederalTradeCommission,
withdrawn January 2018 and reinstated in February 2019. DOI: 10.1520/D4771-19. Washington, DC 20580. Promulgated by the FTC on Dec. 21, 1973, to be effective
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or on March 21, 1974.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Furnishings, 3485 Orange Grove Ave., North Highl
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