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ASTM D4771/D4771M-09

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Standard Performance Specification for Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture (Withdrawn 2018)

Standard Performance Specification for Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture (Withdrawn 2018)

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
Fabrics intended for this end-use should meet all of the requirements listed in Table 1.
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.  
Hence, no single performance specification can possibly apply to all the various fabrics that could be utilized for this end-use.
The uses and significance of particular properties and test method are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specified test methods.
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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 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.
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods described in this specification:  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.   See Note 2.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This performance specification covers the performance requirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in the manufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D13 on Textiles, this specification was withdrawn in January 2018 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.

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Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
31-Aug-2009
Withdrawal Date
21-Jan-2018
ICS
59.080.30 - Textile fabrics
97.140 - Furniture
Technical Committee
D13 - Textiles
Drafting Committee
D13.63 - Home Furnishings
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Designation:D4771/D4771M −09
Standard Performance Specification for
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Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for Indoor Furniture
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4771/D4771M; 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 Methods:
requirements for knitted upholstery fabrics as used in the
8 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crockmeter Method
manufacture of new indoor furniture for general domestic use.
16 Colorfastness to Light
These requirements apply to both the wale and course direc-
23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
tions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.
107 Colorfastness to Water
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to
116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter
fabrics used in contract, porch, deck, or lawn furniture; nor for
Method
woven fabrics, bonded or laminated fabrics, or surface-coated
129 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere Under High
fabrics (such as vinyls and urethanes).
Humidities
Evaluation Procedure No. 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
1.3 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in Evaluation Procedure No. 2 Gray Scale for Staining
Evaluation Procedure No. 9–Step AATCC Chromatic Trans-
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining ference Scale
2.3 Federal Standard:
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
with the standard. 16CFR, Chapter II-Consumer Product Safety Commission,
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Subchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
2.4 Military Standard:
test methods described in this specification:Thisstandarddoes
ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-
not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any,
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spection by Attributes
associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthis
2.5 Other Documents:
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices
Joint Industry Knit Upholstery Fabric Standards and Guide-
and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior
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lines
to use. See Note 2.
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Guides for the Household Furniture Industry
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2. Referenced Documents California Bulletin 117
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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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AATCC Technical Manual, available from American Association of Textile
Sewn Seam in Upholstery Fabrics (Dynamic Fatigue
Chemists and Colorists (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
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This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee Office, Washington, DC 20402.
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D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.63 on Home AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
Furnishings. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2009. Published September 2009. Originally Issued 1980, available from American Furniture Manufacturers Association,
approved in 1988. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D4771 – 02(2008). Box HP-7, High Point, NC 27261.
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DOI: 10.1520/D4771_D4771M-09. AvailablefromtheBureauofConsumerProtection,FederalTradeCommission,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Washington, DC 20580. Promulgated by the FTC on Dec. 21, 1973, to be effective
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM on March 21, 1974.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from California Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home
the ASTM website. Furnishings, 3485 Orange Grove Ave., North Highlands, CA 95660.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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D4771/D4771M−09
UFAC FabricClassificationTestMethodforCigaretteSmol- 5.2 It should be recognized that fabrics can be produced
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der Resistance utilizing an almost infinite number of combinations of con-
struction variables (for example, type of fibers, percentage of
NOTE 1—Reference to test methods in this specific
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TABLE 1 Specification Requirements
   CharacteristicsRequirementsSection Breaking strength (load)222 N (50 lbf), min6.1 Tongue tear strength27 N (6 lbf), min6.2 Resistance to yarn slippage111 N (25 lbf), min6.3 Surface abrasionA  Light-duty3000 cycles (double rubs), min6.4  Medium-duty9000 cycles (double rubs), min6.4  Heavy-duty15,000 cycles (double rubs), min6.4 Dimensional change:  Warp or filling5.0% shrinkage, max to6.5  2.0% gain, max Colorfastness to:B  Water,C Color Changegrade 4,D min6.6  Solvent,C Color Changegrade4,D min6.7  Burnt gas fumes-2 cyclesgrade 4,D min6.8  Crocking:  Drygrade 4,E min6.9  Wetgrade 3,E min6.9  Light-40 AATCC Fading Unitsgrade 4,D min6.10  Ozone 1 cyclegrade 4,D min6.11 Retention of hand, character, and appearanceno significant change6.12 Durability of back coatingno significant change6.13 Flammabilitypass6.14 FTC Requirementspass6.15
A For guideline purposes see 6.4.1.
B Class in the colorfastness requirements is based on a numerical scale of 5 for negligible for no colorchange or color transfer to 1 for very severe color change or color transfer.
C For guidelines purposes—See Section 6.6.2.
D AATCC Gray Scale for Color Change.
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1.1 This 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 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 following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods described in this specification: 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. See Note 2.

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ASTM D3597-95a(2001)(Specification)
Standard Specification for Woven Upholstery Fabrics-Plain, Tufted, or Flocked

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1.1 This specification covers the performance requirements for plain, tufted, or flocked woven upholstery fabrics as used in the manufacture of new indoor furniture. These requirements apply to both the warp and filling directions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.
1.2 This specification is not applicable to fabrics used in porch, deck, or lawn furniture; nor for knitted fabrics, bonded or laminated fabrics, or surface-coated fabrics (such as vinyls and urethanes).
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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