ASTM D2494-02
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Commercial Mass of a Shipment of Yarn or Manufactured Staple Fiber or Tow
Standard Test Method for Commercial Mass of a Shipment of Yarn or Manufactured Staple Fiber or Tow
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1.1 This test method provides a measurement of the commercial mass of a shipment of yarn or manufactured staple fiber or tow. This test method applies to (1) yarn of all fiber types except silk, glass, asbestos, and bast; (2) tops and slivers of all fiber types except wool, silk, glass, asbestos, and bast; and (3) manufactured fibers or tow, except glass and other fibers used for special purposes such as flock (Note 1).
Note 1—For other test methods for measuring mass of fibrous materials, refer to Practice D 2720.
1.1.1 Sampling in this test method is primarily for use in acceptance testing rather than production control. manufactured fiber producers usually sample for the commercial "mass" of product on an on-going basis rather than each shipment to a customer.
1.2 Commercial mass has been traditionally based on one of three options depending on the state of the material: ( 1) dried, unscoured yarn, staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using commercial moisture regain in the calculations; (2) dried, scoured yarn, staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using commercial moisture regain values in the calculations; and (3) dried, scoured yarn, staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using a commercial allowance agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier in the calculations.
1.3 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 determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D2494–02
Standard Test Method for
Commercial Mass of a Shipment of Yarn or Manufactured
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Staple Fiber or Tow
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2494; 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 D629 Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles
D1909 StandardTable of Commercial Moisture Regains for
1.1 This test method provides a measurement of the com-
Textile Fibers
mercial mass of a shipment of yarn or manufactured staple
D2257 Test Method for Extractable Matter in Textiles
fiber or tow. This test method applies to (1) yarn of all fiber
D2258 Practice for Sampling Yarn for Testing
types except silk, glass, asbestos, and bast; (2) tops and slivers
D2720 Practice for Calculation of Commercial Weight and
of all fiber types except wool, silk, glass, asbestos, and bast;
Yield of Scoured Wool, Top, and Noil for Various Com-
and (3) manufactured fibers or tow, except glass and other
mercial Compositions
fibers used for special purposes such as flock (Note 1).
D3333 Practice for Sampling Manufactured Staple Fibers,
NOTE 1—For other test methods for measuring mass of fibrous mate-
Sliver, or Tow for Testing
rials, refer to Practice D2720.
D3888 Terminology for Yarn Spinning Systems
1.1.1 Sampling in this test method is primarily for use in
D3990 Terminology Relating to Fabric Defects
acceptance testing rather than production control. manufac-
D4849 Terminology Related to Yarns and Fibers
tured fiber producers usually sample for the commercial
2.2 AATCC Standard:
“mass” of product on an on-going basis rather than each
150 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering
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shipment to a customer.
of Woven Garments
1.2 Commercialmasshasbeentraditionallybasedononeof
3. Terminology
three options depending on the state of the material: (1) dried,
unscoured yarn, staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using commer-
3.1 Definitions:
cialmoistureregaininthecalculations;(2)dried,scouredyarn,
3.1.1 commercial allowance (CA), n—an arbitrary value,
staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using commercial moisture
equal to the commercial moisture regain, plus a specified
regain values in the calculations; and (3) dried, scoured yarn,
allowanceforfinish,usedwiththemassofscoured,oven-dried
staple fiber, tow, and so forth, using a commercial allowance
yarn, to compute (1) yarn linear density, (2) the commercial or
agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier in the
legal mass of a shipment or delivery of any specific textile
calculations.
material (see also commercial moisture regain), or (3) the mass
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
of a specific component in the analysis of fiber blends.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.2 commercial mass, n—billed mass (weight) as deter-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
mined by a generally accepted method or as agreed upon
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
between the purchaser and the seller.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.2.1 Discussion—The basis for determining the commer-
cial mass of a shipment of yarn or manufactured fibers is
2. Referenced Documents
generally one of the following:
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
(1) CAS Basis (commercial allowance with scoured
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
material)—themassofoven-dryfiberoryarnafterscouringby
definite prescribed methods plus the mass corresponding to its
commercial allowance.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D13 onTextiles
(2) CMRS Basis (commercial moisture regain with scoured
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.58 on Yarn Test Methods,
material)—themassofoven-dryfiberoryarnafterscouringby
General.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2002. Published November 2002. Originally
definite prescribed methods plus the mass corresponding to its
published as D2494 – 66 T. Last previous edition D2494 – 96. DOI: 10.1520/
commercial moisture regain.
D2494-02.
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