EN ISO 6938:2014

Textiles - Natural fibres - Generic names and definitions (ISO 6938:2012)

This International Standard gives the generic names and the definitions of the most important natural fibres according to their specific constitution or origin.
An alphabetical list of names in common use is provided, together with the corresponding standardized denominations.

Textilien - Naturfasern - Gattungsnamen und Definitionen (ISO 6938:2012)

Diese Internationale Norm gibt die Gattungsnamen und Definitionen der wichtigsten Naturfasern entsprechend deren spezifischer Struktur oder Herkunft an.
Es wird eine alphabetische Liste der allgemein verwendeten Namen zusammen mit den entsprechenden genormten Bezeichnungen aufgeführt.

Textiles - Fibres naturelles - Noms génériques et définitions (ISO 6938:2012)

La présente Norme internationale donne les noms génériques des principales fibres naturelles et leurs définitions, selon leur constitution ou leurs provenance propre. Une liste alphabétique des noms couramment employés est fournie avec les noms génériques normalisés correspondants.

Tekstilije - Naravna vlakna - Generična imena in definicije (ISO 6938:2012)

Podaja generična imena in definicije za naravna vlakna.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Nov-2014
• Withdrawal Date: 30-May-2015
• ICS: 01.040.59 - Textile and leather technology (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 59.060.10 - Natural fibres
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 05-Nov-2014
• Due Date: 20-Oct-2015
• Completion Date: 05-Nov-2014
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 6938:2014 - Textiles - Natural fibres - Generic names and definitions (ISO 6938:2012)

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2014
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Textiles - Natural fibres - Generic names and definitions (ISO 6938:2012)
Textilien - Naturfasern - Gattungsnamen und Definitionen (ISO 6938:2012)
Textiles - Fibres naturelles - Noms génériques et définitions (ISO 6938:2012)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 6938:2014
ICS:
01.040.59 Tekstilna in usnjarska Textile and leather
tehnologija (Slovarji) technology (Vocabularies)
59.060.10 Naravna vlakna Natural fibres
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 6938
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2014
ICS 01.040.59; 59.060.10
English Version
Textiles - Natural fibres - Generic names and definitions (ISO
6938:2012)
Textiles - Fibres naturelles - Noms génériques et définitions Textilien - Naturfasern - Gattungsnamen und Definitionen
(ISO 6938:2012) (ISO 6938:2012)
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Foreword .3
Foreword
The text of ISO 6938:2012 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/38 “Textiles” of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 6938:2014 by Technical
Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2015, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by May 2015.
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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
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Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 6938:2012 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 6938:2014 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6938
Second edition
2012-07-01
Textiles — Natural fibres — Generic
names and definitions
Textiles — Fibres naturelles — Noms génériques et définitions
Reference number
ISO 6938:2012(E)
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Contents  Page
Foreword .iv
1  Scope . 1
2  Types of fibres . 1
2.1  Natural fibres . 1
2.2  Animal fibres . 1
2.3  Vegetable fibres . 1
2.4  Mineral fibres . 1
3  Fibre generic names . 2
3.1  Animal fibres . 2
3.2  Vegetable fibres . 4
3.3  Mineral fibres . 5

4  List of common names, equivalent generic names and corresponding index number . 6
ISO 6938:2012(E)
Foreword
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ISO 6938 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38, Textiles.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 6938:2012(E)
Textiles — Natural fibres — Generic names and definitions
1  Scope
This International Standard gives the generic names and the definitions of the most important natural fibres
according to their specific constitution or origin.
An alphabetical list of names in common use is provided, together with the corresponding standardized
denominations.
2  Types of fibres
2.1  Natural fibres
Natural fibres are fibres which occur in nature; they can be categorized according to their origin into animal,
vegetable and mineral fibres.
2.2  Animal fibres
These include in particular:
— fibres from silk glands, secreted by some insects, perticularly by larvae of the lepidopter order, in the form
of two filaments of fibroin cemented together by sericin;
— fibres secreted by some molluscs;
— fibres from hair follicles, with a multicellular structure, composed of keratin, forming the fleece, the coat,
the mane or the tail of certain animals.
2.3  Vegetable fibres
These include in particular:
— fibres from seeds: single-cell structure, generated by the epidermal cells of the seed, almost entirely
constituted of cellulose;
— fibres from bast: composite fibres obtained from the bast of certain plants, mainly constituted of cellulose
and accompanied with incrusting and intercellular materials (pectin bodies, hemicellulose, lignin);
— fibres from leaf: composite fibres obtained from leaves, constituted chiefly of cellulose plus incrusting and
intercellular materials, consisting of lignin and hemicelluloses;
— fibres from fruit: composite fibres obtained from fruit, constituted chiefly of cellulose plus incrusting and
intercellular materials, consisting of lignin and hemicelluloses.
2.4  Mineral fibres
Mineral fibres are obtained from rocks of fibrous structure, constituted principally of silicates.
ISO 6938:2012(E)
3  Fibre generic names
3.1  Animal fibres
3.1.1  Fibres from silk glands
a
Number Generic name Definition
3.1.1.1 SILK Fibre extruded by the silkworm Bombyx mori.
(Soie)
b
3.1.1.2 TASAR Fibre extruded by the silkworm Antheraea mylitta, Antheraea
(Tasar) pernyi, Antheraea yama-may, Antheraea roylei, Antheraea
proylei.
b
3.1.1.3 MUGA Fibre extruded by the silkworm Anteraea assamensis.
(Muga)
b
3.1.1.4 ERI Fibre extruded by the silkworm Phylosamia ricini.
(Éri)
b
3.1.1.5 ANAPHE Fibre extruded by the silkworm Anaphe.
(Anaphe)
a
Names in brackets are equivalent French-language names.
b
The names relative to numbers 3.1.1.2 to 3.1.1.5 may be followed by the term “silk”.
3.1.2  Fibres secreted by some molluscs
a
Number Generic name Definition
3.1.2.1 BYSSUS Fibre extruded from some molluscs Pinna nobilis.
(Byssus)
a
Names in brackets are equivalent French-language names.
3.1.3  Fibres from hair follicles
a
Number Generic name Definition
3.1.3.1 WOOL Fibre from sheep or lamb of the genus Ovis aries.
(Laine)
b
3.1.3.2 ALPACA Fibre from alpaca Lama pacos.
(Alpaga)
b
3.1.3.3 ANGORA Fibre from angora rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus.
(Angora)
b
3.1.3.4 CASHMERE Fibre from cashmere goat Capra hircus laniger.
(Cachemire)
b
3.1.3.5 CAMEL Fibre from camel Camelus bactianus.
(Chameau)
b
3.1.3.6 GUANACO Fibre from guanaco Lama huanaco.
(Guanaco)
b
3.1.3.7 LLAMA Fibre from llama Lama glama.
(Lama)
b
3.1.3.8 MOHAIR Fibre from angora goat Capra hircus aegagrus.
(Mohair)
b
3.1.3.9 VICUNA Fibre from vicuna Lama vicugna.
(Vigogne)
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a
Number Generic name Definition
b
3.1.3.10 YAK Fibre from yak Bos (Poëphagus) grunniens.
(Yack)
c
3.1.3.11 COW Fibre from common ox Bos taurus.
(Boeuf)
b
3.1.3.12 BEAVER Fibre from beaver Castor canadensis.
(Castor)
c
3.1.3.13 DEER Fibre from deer Genus cervus.
(Daim)
c
3.1.3.14 GOAT Fibre from common goat Genus capra.
(Chèvre)
c d
3.1.3.15 HORSE Fibre from horse Equus caballus.
(Cheval)
c
3.1.3.16 RABBIT Fibre from common rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus.
(Lapin)
c
3.1.3.17 HARE Fibre from hare Lepus europaeus and Lepus timidus.
(Lièvre)
b
3.1.3.18 OTTER Fibre from otter Lutra lutra.
(Loutre)
c
3.1.3.19 NUTRIA Fibre from coypu Myocastor coypus.
(Myocastor)
c
3.1.3.20 SEAL Fibre from seal Family pinnipedia.
(Phoque)
c
3.1.3.21 MUSKRAT Fibre from muskrat Fiber zibathicus.
(Rat musqué)
c
3.1.3.22 REINDEER Fibre from reindeer Genus rangifer.
(Renne)
c
3.1.3.23 MINK Fibre from mink Mustela (Lutreola) vison.
(Vison)
c
3.1.3.24 MARTEN Fibre from marten Mustela martes.
(Martre)
c
3.1.3.25 SABLE Fibre from sable Mustela zibellina.
(Zibeline)
c
3.1.3.26 WEASEL Fibre from weasel Mustela misalis.
(Belette)
c
3.1.3.27 BEAR Fibre from bear Ursus arctos.
(Ours)
c
3.1.3.28 ERMINE Fibre from ermine Mustela eminea.
(Hermine)
c
3.1.3.29 ARTIC FOX Fibre from artic fox Vulpus lagopus, Canis isatis.
(Renard arctique)
a
Names in brackets are equivalent French-language names.
b
The names relative to numbers 3.1.3.2 to 3.1.3.10, 3.1.3.12, and 3.1.3.18 may be followed by the term “wool” and/or
“hair”.
c
The names relative to numbers 3.1.3.11 to 3.1.3.29, except 3.1.3.12 and 3.1.3.18 may be followed by the term “hair”.
d
Horse-hair fibre coming from the mane or the tail of the horse; horse-coat fibre coming from the coat of the horse.
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