ASTM D4522-14

Standard Performance Specification for Feather and Down Fillings for Textile Products (Withdrawn 2023)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Feather and down filling material intended for this end use should meet all requirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.  
5.2 The uses and significance of particular properties and test methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specified test methods.
SCOPE
1.1 This performance specification covers requirements for fillings for industry products such as wearing apparel, sleeping bags, and comforters containing down, feathers, down and feather blends, or combinations of the above with other natural or synthetic materials.  
1.2 These requirements apply only to the filling material.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This performance specification covers requirements for fillings for industry products such as wearing apparel, sleeping bags, and comforters containing down, feathers, down and feather blends, or combinations of the above with other natural or synthetic materials.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D13 on Textiles, this performance specification was withdrawn in January 2023 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the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• Status: Withdrawn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: 14-May-2014
• Withdrawal Date: 08-Jan-2023
• ICS: 59.040 - Textile auxiliary materials
• ICS: 97.160 - Home textiles. Linen
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.61 - Apparel

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:D4522 −14
Standard Performance Specification for
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Feather and Down Fillings for Textile Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4522; 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 4. Specification Requirements
1.1 This performance specification covers requirements for 4.1 The properties of feather and down filling materials of
fillings for industry products such as wearing apparel, sleeping textile products shall conform to the specification requirements
bags, and comforters containing down, feathers, down and
as set forth by IABFLO (International Association of Bedding
feather blends, or combinations of the above with other natural and Furniture Law Officials) and the American Down and
or synthetic materials.
Feather Section of HFPA (Home Fashion Products Associa-
tion). See Table 1.
1.2 These requirements apply only to the filling material.
4.2 The wording of claims on the percentage of down
2. Referenced Documents present shall not misrepresent the facts directly or indirectly.
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For example:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2.1 Aproductshouldnotbedesignatedas“100 %Down,”
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
“All Down,” “Pure Down,” or by other terms of similar import
D4523 Terminology Relating to Feather-Filled and Down-
3 unless it in fact contains only down.
Filled Products (Withdrawn 2002)
4.2.2 A product should not be represented to contain a
2.2 IDFB Testing Regulations (Parts 1-18-F) Version June
certain percentage of down unless it in fact contains the stated
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2013:
percentage as set forth in this standard.
Part 2 Sampling
4.3 A product shall not be designated by the name of a
Part 3 Composition (Content Analysis)
waterfowl species unless a minimum of 90 % of that waterfowl
Part 7 Oxygen Number
plumage contained therein is of that species.
Part 10-B Fill Power with Steam Conditioning
Part 11a,b Turbidity
4.4 Other claims of down and feathers shall be tested
Part 12 Feather and Down Species
according to the appropriate test method in IDFB Testing
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Regulations Parts 1 to 18-F. Labeling of such claims shall
2.3 IABFLO:
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follow the rules of IABFLO.
Uniform Law Labels and USA-2000 Standard for Down
and Feathers
4.5 Down and feather filling materials blended with other
synthetic and natural fillings shall be tested according to IDFB
3. Terminology
Testing Regulations, Part 15. Such blended products shall be
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labeled according to the rules of IABFLO.
3.1 Definitions—For the definitions of textile terms used in
this standard, refer to Terminology D4523.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 Feather and down filling material intended for this end
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use should meet all requirements listed in Table 1 of this
This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee
D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on
specification.
Apparel.
5.2 The uses and significance of particular properties and
Current edition approved May 15, 2014. Published June 2014. Originally
approved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D4522 – 04 (2012).
test methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of the
DOI: 10.1520/D4522-14.
specified test methods.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 6. Sampling
the ASTM website.
3 6.1 Tests shall be performed on the feather and down filling
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
www.astm.org. materials as they will reach the consumer.
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Available from the IDFB (International Down and Feather Bureau), Joseph
6.2 Use the number of specimens directed in each of the
Huter Strasse 31 A-6900 Bregenz, Austria.
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For IABFLO standards, visit the IABFLO website: www.iabflo.org. applicable test methods and IDFB Part 2 Sampling.
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D4522−14
TABLE 1 Down-Filled and Feather Filled Products Requirements
Characteristic Requirements Section
Content Claim: Down Down and Feathers Feathers and Down Waterfowl
Feathers
Plumage Cleanliness,
Minimum Requirement
Oxygen Number# 10, max. 10, max. 10, max. 10, max. 7.1
Turbidity 300, min 300, min 300, min 300, min 7.1
Plumage Cleanliness,
Extra Clean
Oxygen 4.8, max 4.8, max 4.8, max 4.8, max 7.1
Turbidity 500, min 500, min 500, min 500, min 7.1
Composition of Plumage 7.2
Down Clusters 75%, min 50 to
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