ASTM D3782-14

Standard Performance Specification for Men’s and Boys’ Knitted Dress Suit Fabrics and Knitted Sportswear Jacket, Slack, and Trouser Fabrics

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Knitted fabrics should meet all of the requirements in Table 1 to be suitable for use in the manufacture of dress suits and sportswear jackets, slacks, and trousers for men and boys.  
5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aesthetics the ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics may find acceptable some fabrics that do not conform to all of the requirements in Table 1. For example, the fabric could be dyed in shades that do not meet the requirement in Table 1 for colorfastness to light, yet be acceptable to the ultimate consumer because the shade is fashionable. In such cases, one or more of the requirements may be modified by mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller.  
5.2.1 If any of the requirements in Table 1 are modified by mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller, any reference to the specification shall specify that “this fabric meets ASTM Specification D3782 except for the following characteristic(s).”  
5.3 The uses and significance of particular properties are discussed in the appropriate sections of the specific methods.
SCOPE
1.1 This performance specification covers men's and boys' knitted dress suit and knitted sportswear jacket, slack, and trouser fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of textile fibers.
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to knitted fabrics used for interlinings.
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those properties where fabric direction is pertinent.  
1.4 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: 31-Jan-2014
• ICS: 61.020 - Clothes
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.61 - Apparel

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Designation:D3782 −14
Standard Performance Specification for
Men’s and Boys’ Knitted Dress Suit Fabrics and Knitted
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Sportswear Jacket, Slack, and Trouser Fabrics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3782; 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 2.2 AATCC Methods:
8 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method
1.1 This performance specification covers men’s and boys’
15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
knitted dress suit and knitted sportswear jacket, slack, and
16.3 Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc
trouser fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of
23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
textile fibers.
61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to
96 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering of
knitted fabrics used for interlinings.
Woven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool
116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width
Method
directions for those properties where fabric direction is perti-
124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After Repeated
nent.
Home Laundering
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
ing
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-Chlorine Bleach in
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Home Laundering
188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in Home
2. Referenced Documents
Laundering
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
D231 Methods of Testing Tolerances for Knit Goods; Re-
Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transfer-
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placed by D 3887 (Withdrawn 1980)
ence Scale
D2594 Test Method for Stretch Properties of Knitted Fabrics
NOTE 1—Reference to test methods used in this specification gives only
Having Low Power
the permanent part of the designation of ASTM, AATCC, or other test
D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated
methods. The current editions of each test method cited shall prevail.
Apparel Fabrics
D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for
3. Terminology
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Textiles (Withdrawn 2008)
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D7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel
3.1 For all terminology related to Apparel see Terminology
D7022.
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
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This performance specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee dimensional change, pressing and finishing.
D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.61 on
Apparel. 3.2 For terms relating to chemical or colorfastness testing,
Current edition Feb. 1, 2014 Published March 2014. Originally approved in
refer to specific AATCC methods. For definitions of all other
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1979. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D3782 – 13 . DOI: 10.1520/
textile terms see Terminology D123.
D3782-14.
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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
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the ASTM website. Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, http://
www.astm.org. www.aatcc.org.
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D3782−14
4. Specification Requirements 6. Sampling
4.1 The properties of fabrics for men’s and boys’ knitted
6.1 Testsshallbeperformedonthefabricasitwillreachthe
dress suits and sportswear jackets, slacks, and trousers shall
consumer. Any “partially finished” or “post-finished” fabrics
conform to the specification requirements in Table 1.
should first be processed in accordance with the fabric manu-
facturer’s instructions.
5. Significance and Use
6.2 Unless otherwise agreed upon, as when specified in an
5.1 Knitted fabrics should meet all of the requirements in
applicablematerialspecification,takethenumberofspecimens
Table 1 to be suitable for use in the manufacture of dress suits
directed in each of the applicable test methods.
and sportswear jackets, slacks, and trousers for men and boy
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Designation: D3782 − 13 D3782 − 14
Standard Performance Specification for
Men’s and Boys’ Knitted Dress Suit Fabrics and Knitted
1
Sportswear Jacket, Slack, and Trouser Fabrics
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3782; 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.
1. Scope
1.1 This performance specification covers men’s and boys’ knitted dress suit and knitted sportswear jacket, slack, and trouser
fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of textile fibers.
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to knitted fabrics used for interlinings.
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those properties where fabric direction is pertinent.
1.4 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
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D231 Methods of Testing Tolerances for Knit Goods; Replaced by D 3887 (Withdrawn 1980)
D2594 Test Method for Stretch Properties of Knitted Fabrics Having Low Power
D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics
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D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles (Withdrawn 2008)
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D7022 Terminology Relating to Apparel
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2.2 AATCC Methods:
8 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method
15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
16.3 Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc
23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated
96 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering of Woven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool
116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter Method
124 Smoothness Appearance of Fabrics After Repeated Home Laundering
132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning
135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Laundering
172 Colorfastness to Powdered Non-Chlorine Bleach in Home Laundering
188 Colorfastness to Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in Home Laundering
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transference Scale
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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.
Current edition July 1, 2013Feb. 1, 2014 Published August 2013March 2014. Originally approved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 20082013 as
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D3782 – 02D3782 – 13 (2008). DOI: 10.1520/D3782-13E01.10.1520/D3782-14.
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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 the ASTM website.
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The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on www.astm.org.
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Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, http://www.aatcc.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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D3782 − 14
NOTE 1—Reference to test methods used in this specification gives only the permanent part of the designation of ASTM, AATCC, or other test methods.
The current editions of each test method cited shall prevail.
3. Terminology
3.1 For all terminology related to Apparel see Terminology D7022.
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard: dimensional change, pressing and finishing.
3.2 For terms relating to chemical or colorfastness testing, refer to specific AATCC methods. For definitions of all other textile
terms see Terminology D123.
4. Specification Requirements
4.1 The properties of fabrics for men’s and boys’ knitted dress suits and sportswear jackets, slacks, and trousers shall conform
to the specification requirements in Table 1.
5. Significance and Use
5.1 Knitted fabrics should meet all of the requirements in Table 1 to be suitable for use in the manufacture of dress suits and
sportswear jackets,
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