ASTM D4389/D4389M-16

Standard Specification for Finished Glass Fabrics Woven From Rovings

ABSTRACT
This specification primarily covers glass fabrics woven from "E" electrical continuous glass fiber rovings that are intended primarily as a reinforcing material in laminated plastics for structural use. The basic designation for glass woven roving fabric is by mass per unit area and is given in grams per square metre. The roving shall be continuous filament fiber, free of any free alkali, such as sodium or potassium metal salts and foreign particles, dirt, and other impurities. For the given woven roving fabrics, the average fabric count, average size-free yarn numbers, filament diameter, average mass per unit area, and fabric length shall conform to the requirements specified. For woven roving fabrics, the roving designations, strand construction, and fabric width shall be agreed upon between the purchaser and the supplier. For the given woven roving fabrics, the weave type shall be plain weave. The woven roving fabric shall be generally uniform in quality and condition, clean, smooth, and free of foreign particles and defects detrimental to fabrication, appearance, or performance. Woven roving fabric shall be furnished in rolls and shall be wound on spiral tubes.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification primarily covers glass fabrics woven from “E” electrical continuous glass fiber rovings that are intended primarily as a reinforcing material in laminated plastics for structural use.  
1.2 This specification specifies the terminology, definitions, general requirements, and physical requirements for woven roving glass fiber fabrics. This specification permits the application of sizing materials to the glass fiber roving during manufacture that helps facilitate weaving. When used as permitted in this specification, such materials are compatible with the resin matrix as specified in the contracting instrument.  
Note 1: Sizing materials on glass fiber yarns, in most cases, are removed by various cleaning procedures as a first stage in preparing a finished fabric. When these yarn sizing materials are removed during a cleaning procedure, they need not be compatible with the subsequent resin matrix.  
1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded 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 nonconformance with the standard.
Note 2: This specification is one of a series to provide a substitute for the following Military Specifications:
MIL-Y-1140H Yarn, Cord, Sleeving, Cloth, and Tape-Glass
MIL-C-9084C Cloth, Glass Finished for Resin Laminates
MIL-C-19663C Cloth, Glass, Woven Roving for Plastic Laminates

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2015
• ICS: 59.100.10 - Textile glass materials
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.18 - Glass Fiber and its Products

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D4389/D4389M − 16
Standard Specification for
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Finished Glass Fabrics Woven From Rovings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4389/D4389M; 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.
1. Scope D2408 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass
Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Amino-Silane-
1.1 This specification primarily covers glass fabrics woven
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Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
from “E” electrical continuous glass fiber rovings that are
D2409 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass
intended primarily as a reinforcing material in laminated
Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Vinyl-Silane
plastics for structural use.
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Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
1.2 This specification specifies the terminology, definitions,
D2410 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass
general requirements, and physical requirements for woven
Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Chrome
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roving glass fiber fabrics. This specification permits the appli-
Complexes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
cation of sizing materials to the glass fiber roving during
D2660 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass
manufacture that helps facilitate weaving. When used as
Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Acrylic-Silane-
permitted in this specification, such materials are compatible 3
Type Finishes, for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
with the resin matrix as specified in the contracting instrument.
D3098 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass
Fabrics, Cleaned and After-Finished with Epoxy-
NOTE 1—Sizing materials on glass fiber yarns, in most cases, are
removed by various cleaning procedures as a first stage in preparing a Functions Silane Type Finishes for Plastic Laminates
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finished fabric. When these yarn sizing materials are removed during a
(Withdrawn 1988)
cleaning procedure, they need not be compatible with the subsequent resin
D3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric
matrix.
D3774 Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric
1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
D3775 Test Method for Warp (End) and Filling (Pick) Count
pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values stated in
of Woven Fabrics
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
D3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Fabric
values from the two systems may result in nonconformance
D4029 Specification for Finished Woven Glass Fabrics
with the standard.
D4963 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Glass Strands and
Fabrics
NOTE 2—This specification is one of a series to provide a substitute for
the following Military Specifications: D7018 Terminology Relating to Glass Fiber and Its Products
MIL-Y-1140H Yarn, Cord, Sleeving, Cloth, and Tape-Glass
2.2 ANSI Standard:
MIL-C-9084C Cloth, Glass Finished for Resin Laminates
ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures for Inspection by
MIL-C-19663C Cloth, Glass, Woven Roving for Plastic Laminates
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Attributes
2. Referenced Documents
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3. Terminology
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
3.1 For definitions of glass fiber and product terms used in
D578 Specification for Glass Fiber Strands
this specification refer to Terminology D7018.
D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard:
continuous filament yarn, roving.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on
3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in this
Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.18 on Glass Fiber and
specification, refer to Terminology D123.
its Products.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2016. Published February 2016. Originally
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approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D4389 – 04 (2010 ).
DOI: 10.1520/D4389_D4389M-16.
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CLASSIFICATION 9. Filament Diameter
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Designation: D4389/D4389M − 04 (Reapproved 2010) D4389/D4389M − 16
Standard Specification for
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Finished Glass Fabrics Woven From Rovings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D4389/D4389M; 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—The units statement was updated and 3.1.1 and the last line of Table 2 were added editorially in August 2010.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification primarily covers glass fabrics woven from “E” electrical continuous glass fiber rovings that are intended
primarily as a reinforcing material in laminated plastics for structural use.
1.2 This specification specifies the terminology, definitions, general requirements, and physical requirements for woven roving
glass fiber fabrics. This specification permits the application of sizing materials to the glass fiber roving during manufacture that
helps facilitate weaving. When used as permitted in this specification, such materials are compatible with the resin matrix as
specified in the contracting instrument.
NOTE 1—Sizing materials on glass fiber yarns, in most cases, are removed by various cleaning procedures as a first stage in preparing a finished fabric.
When these yarn sizing materials are removed during a cleaning procedure, they need not be compatible with the subsequent resin matrix.
1.3 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded 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 nonconformance with the standard.
NOTE 2—This specification is one of a series to provide a substitute for the following Military Specifications:
MIL-Y-1140H Yarn, Cord, Sleeving, Cloth, and Tape-Glass
MIL-C-9084C Cloth, Glass Finished for Resin Laminates
MIL-C-19663C Cloth, Glass, Woven Roving for Plastic Laminates
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D578 Specification for Glass Fiber Strands
D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles
D2408 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Amino-Silane-Type Finishes,
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for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
D2409 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Vinyl-Silane Type Finishes,
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for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
D2410 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished With Chrome Complexes, for Plastic
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Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
D2660 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabric, Cleaned and After-Finished with Acrylic-Silane-Type Finishes,
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for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
D3098 Test Method for Finish Content of Woven Glass Fabrics, Cleaned and After-Finished with Epoxy-Functions Silane Type
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Finishes for Plastic Laminates (Withdrawn 1988)
D3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric
D3774 Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric
D3775 Test Method for Warp (End) and Filling (Pick) Count of Woven Fabrics
D3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D13 on Textiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.18 on Glass Fiber and its Products.
Current edition approved June 1, 2010Jan. 1, 2016. Published August 2010February 2016. Originally approved in 1984. Last previous edition approved in 20042010 as
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D4389 – 04.D4389 – 04 DOI:(2010 10.1520/D4389_D4389M-04R10). DOI: . 10.1520/D4389_D4389M-16.
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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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D4029 Specification for Finished Woven Glass Fabrics
D4963 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Glass Strands and Fabrics
D7018 Terminology Relating to Glass Fiber and Its Products
2.2 ANSI Standard:
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ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures for Inspect
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