ASTM D4850-03a(2007)
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Fabric
Standard Terminology Relating to Fabric
SCOPE
1.1 This terminology covers definitions of technical terms used in the industry related to textile fabrics. Terms that are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily available sources are not included. Other terminology standards that have terms related to textile fabrics are shown in
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Designation:D4850–03a (Reapproved 2007)
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Fabric
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4850; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D 3775 Test Method for Warp End Count and Filling Pick
Count of Woven Fabric
1.1 This terminology covers definitions of technical terms
D 3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile
used in the industry related to textile fabrics. Terms that are
Fabrics—Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method
generally understood or adequately defined in other readily
D 3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles—
available sources are not included. Other terminology stan-
Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test
dards that have terms related to textile fabrics are shown in 2.1
D 3789 Practice for Labeling Cans of Consumer Spray
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2. Referenced Documents
Paint
D 3882 Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Knitted Fabrics
D 737 Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics
D 3883 Test Methods for Yarn Crimp and Yarn Take-up in
D 1117 Guide for Evaluating Nonwoven Fabrics
Woven Fabrics
D 1336 Test Method for Distortion of Yarn in Woven
D 3884 Guide for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics
Fabrics
(Rotary Platform, Double-Head Method)
D 1388 Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics
D 3885 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
D 1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by
Fabrics (Flexing and Abrasion Method)
Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus
D 3886 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
D 1775 Test Method for Tension and Elongation of Wide
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Fabrics (Inflated Diaphragm Apparatus)
Elastic Fabrics
D 3887 Specification for Tolerances for Knitted Fabrics
D 1777 Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials
D 3939 Test Method for Snagging Resistance of Fabrics
D 2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the
(Mace)
Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-
D 3990 Terminology Relating to Fabric Defects
Extension Tensile Testing Machine)
D 4032 Test Method for Stiffness of Fabric by the Circular
D 2594 Test Method for Stretch Properties of Knitted Fab-
Bend Procedure
rics Having Low Power
D 4033 Test Method for Resistance to Yarn Slippage at the
D 2646 Test Methods for Backing Fabric Characteristics of
Sewn Seam in Upholstery Fabrics (Dynamic Fatigue
Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
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Method) (Discontinued 2001)
D 3107 Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Fabrics
D 4034 Test Method for Resistance to Yarn Slippage at the
Woven from Stretch Yarns
Sewn Seam in Woven Upholstery Fabrics (Discontinued
D 3511 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Re-
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2001)
lated Surface Changes of Textile Fabrics: Brush Pilling
D 4157 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile
Tester
Fabrics (Oscillatory Cylinder Method)
D 3512 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Re-
D 4158 Guide for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics
lated Surface Changes ofTextile Fabrics: RandomTumble
(Uniform Abrasion)
Pilling Tester
D 4390 Practice for the Evaluation of the Performance of
D 3514 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Re-
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Terry Bathroom Products for Home Use
lated Surface Changes of Textile Fabrics: Elastomeric Pad
D 4772 Test Method for Surface WaterAbsorption of Terry
D 3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric
Fabrics (Water Flow)
D 3774 Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric
D 4350 Test Method for Corrosivity Index of Plastics and
Fillers
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
D 4685 Test Method for Pile Fabric Abrasion
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.59 on Fabric Test Methods,
D 4848 Terminology of Force, Deformation and Related
General.
Properties of Textiles
Current edition approved July 1, 2007. Published August 2007. Originally
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D 4850 – 03a.
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Withdrawn.
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D4850–03a (2007)
D 4850 Terminology Relating to Fabric secured and primarily supported and held in place by air
D 4851 Test Methods for Coated and Laminated Fabrics for pressure. D 4851
Architectural Use
architectural-use, n—in the building trade, a descriptive term
D 4964 Test Method for Tension and Elongation of Elastic
for fabrics used in fabric roof-systems or similar industrial
Fabrics (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Type Tensile Testing
applications. (See also fabric roof-system.) D 4851
Machine)
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