ASTM D3995-13e1
(Specification)Standard Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Knitted Career Apparel Fabrics: Dress and Vocational
Standard Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Knitted Career Apparel Fabrics: Dress and Vocational
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller, fabrics intended for this end use should meet all of the requirements listed in Table 1 of this specification.
5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aesthetics the ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics may find acceptable fabrics that do not conform to all of the requirements in Table 1. Therefore, one or more of the requirements listed in Table 1 may be modifed by mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller.
5.2.1 In such cases, any references to the specification shall specify that: “This fabric meets ASTM Specification D3995 except for the following characteristic(s).”
5.3 Where no prepurchase agreement has been reached between the purchaser and the seller, and in case of controversy, the requirements listed in Table 1 are intended to be used as a guide only. As noted in 5.2, ultimate consumer demands dictate varying performance parameters for any particular style of fabric.
5.4 The significance and use of particular properties and test methods are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specified test methods.
SCOPE
1.1 This performance specification covers the minimum performance requirements for men's and women's knitted fabrics for dress and vocational career apparel composed of any textile fiber or mixtures of textile fibers.
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to career apparel fabrics such as those used in protective clothing, that do not patently fit the categories Career Apparel or Career Apparel, Dress (see Terminology D7022 for these terms). Minimum performance specifications for such fabrics should be as agreed between the purchaser and the seller.
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those factors where each fabric direction is pertinent.
1.4 The following precautionary statement pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of 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.
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Designation:D3995 −13
StandardPerformance Specification for
Men’s and Women’s Knitted Career Apparel Fabrics: Dress
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and Vocational
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3995; 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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ε NOTE—Section 3 was updated editorially in September 2013.
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1. Scope Textiles (Withdrawn 2008)
D3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile
1.1 This performance specification covers the minimum
Fabrics—Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method
performance requirements for men’s and women’s knitted
D3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles—
fabrics for dress and vocational career apparel composed of
Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test
any textile fiber or mixtures of textile fibers.
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D7022 (Withdrawn 2013)
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to
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2.2 AATCC Methods:
career apparel fabrics such as those used in protective clothing,
AATCC 8 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method
that do not patently fit the categories CareerApparel or Career
AATCC 15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
Apparel, Dress (see Terminology D7022 for these terms).
AATCC 16.3 Colorfastness to Light
Minimum performance specifications for such fabrics should
AATCC 23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
be as agreed between the purchaser and the seller.
AATCC 61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width
AATCC 116 Colorfastness to Crocking, Rotary Vertical
directions for those factors where each fabric direction is
Crockmeter Method
pertinent.
AATCC 124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After Re-
1.4 The following precautionary statement pertains only to peated Home Laundering
the test methods portion, Section 7, of this specification. This
AATCC 132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning
standarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns, AATCC 135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics After Home
ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuser Laundering
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
AATCC 172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-Chlorine
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita- Bleach in Home Laundering
tions prior to use.
AATCC 188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach
in Home Laundering
2. Referenced Documents
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
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Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Evaluation Procedure 8 Chromatic 9-Step Transference
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
Scale
D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated
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Apparel Fabrics
2.3 Federal Standard:
D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for
16 CFR 1610 Standard for Flammability of Clothing Tex-
tiles
NOTE 1—The specific dated editions ofASTM test methods that prevail
in this standard are referenced in Section 7 on Test Methods.
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This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee
D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on
Apparel.
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Current edition approved July 1, 2013. Published August 2013. Originally The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
approved in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D3995 – 02(2008). www.astm.org.
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DOI: 10.1520/D3995-13E01. Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
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D3995−13
3. Terminology 5.2.1 In such cases, any references to the specification shall
specify that: “This fabric meets ASTM Specification D3995
3.1 For all terminology related to Apparel see Terminology
except for the following characteristic(s).”
D7022.
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
5.3 Where no prepurchase agreement has been reached
careerapparel,careerapparel,dress,careerapparel,vocational,
between the purchaser and the seller, and in case of
dimensional change in pressing and finishing, pressing and
controversy, the requirements listed in Table 1 are intended to
finishing.
be used as a guide only.
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