ASTM D3823-94

Standard Practice for Determining Ticket Numbers for Sewing Threads

SCOPE
1.1 This practice establishes standard ticket numbers for sewing thread regardless of fiber content or type of thread.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard; the values in English units are provided as information only and are not exact equivalents.  
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2001
• ICS: 59.080.20 - Yarns
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.58 - Yarns and Fibers

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3823-01 - Standard Practice for Determining Ticket Numbers for Sewing Threads
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D4849-21 - Standard Terminology Related to Yarns and Fibers
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D204-02(2021) - Standard Test Methods for Sewing Threads
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3823 – 94
Standard Practice for
Determining Ticket Numbers for Sewing Threads
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3823; 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 practice, refer to Terminology D 123. For other definitions of
terms relating to thread, refer to Methods D 204.
1.1 This practice establishes standard ticket numbers for
sewing thread regardless of fiber content or type of thread.
4. Significance and Use
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4.1 This system of sewing thread ticket numbers was
as the standard; the values in English units are provided as
developed to overcome the confusion arising from the use by
information only and are not exact equivalents.
the thread industry of a multiple number of undefined and
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
unrelated ticketing systems.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 The practice is used by the thread manufacturer to
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
determine the ticket number to be assigned to a thread. The
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ticket number is an indicator of the amount of raw fiber in the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
thread. It is based on greige thread rather than finished thread
2. Referenced Documents because finishing processes such as bleaching, dyeing, stretch-
ing, mercerizing, or sewing finish application significantly
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 change the apparent thread size so that it may become an
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
inadequate indicator of raw fiber present. Because of the
D 204 Methods of Testing Sewing Threads
foregoing it is not practical to verify the ticket number by
D 861 Practice for Use of the Tex System to Designate
sizing the finished thread.
Linear Density of Fibers, Yarn Intermediates, and Yarns
4.3 The ticket number shall be based on average resultant
2.2 Military Standard:
yarn number and shall be designated as indicated in Table 1.
MIL-STD-105E Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-
spection by Attributes
5. Sampling
3. Terminology 5.1 Lot—Unless otherwise agreed upon between the pur-
chaser and supplier, a lot shall be a discrete manufacturing unit
3.1 Definitions:
produced in a given period of time not to exceed a calendar
3.1.1 greige thread, n—unfinished sewing thread after final
month.
plying or an equivalent step in a processing sequence such as
5.2 Lot Sample—Select the number of specimens as di-
extruding, texturing or braiding.
rected in MIL-STD-105E using single sampling with a general
3.1.2 sewing thread, n—a flexible small diameter yarn or
inspection level of S1 and a 1.0 AQL.
strand, usually treated with a surface coating, lubricant, or
5.3 Laboratory Sample—As a laboratory sample for accep-
both, intended to be used to stitch one or more pieces of
tance testing, take each unit in the lot sample.
material or an object to a material.
5.4 Test Specimens—From each package in the laboratory
3.1.3 ticket number, n—the tex number assigned to a sewing
sample, take one specimen.
thread to designate its approximate linear density.
3.1.3.1 Discussion—The ticket number is an indicator of the
6. Requirements
minimum amount of fiber present. The smaller the number, the
6.1 Thread ticket numbers shall be based on average result-
finer the thread (lesser amount of fiber); and the larger the
ant yarn number and shall be designated as indicated in Table
number, the coarser the thread (greater amount of fiber).
1.
3.1.4 For definitions of other textile terms used in this
7. Procedure
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D-13 on Textiles
7.1 Determine in tex the resultant yarn number of the greige
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.58 on Yarn Test Methods,
thread as directed in Methods D 204.
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