1、IINCH-POUND I A-A-595 14 November 3,1999 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION LEATHER, CALFSKIN AND KIP, FOR HEADBANDS, LACING AND HANDICRAFT The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description as a replacement for MIL-L- 13 8 16 and MIL-L-40074 for all Federal agen
2、cies. 1. SCOPE. This commercial item description covers the requirements for full-grain, vegetable- tanned, perspiration-resistant calfskin or kip leather in the form of whole skins and cut lacing. Type I leather is primarily used in making tooled leather items, hat bands and headbands. Type II leat
3、her lacing is primarily used for leather-craft work in occupational therapy. 2. CLASSIFICATION. The leather, lacing, and headbands shall be in the following types, classes, and treatments. Type I Type I -Whole calfskin or kip leather -Cut calfskin or kip lacing Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 -Smooth finish
4、ed, full grain, natural tannage color on both sides, -Smooth fiiished, full grain, natural tannage color on flesh side -Full grain, natural tannage color on both sides, no added fiiish and added finish on grain side Treatment A -Mildew resistant treated Treatment B -Not mildew resistant treated Bene
5、ficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Attn: DSCP-CO, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 6D, Philadelphia, Pennsvlvania 19 1 1 1-5092. AMSC NIA FSC 8330 Provid
6、ed by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-595 14 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Description. The Type I leather shall be whole skins of full-grain, vegetable-tanned calfskins or whole skins or sides of full-grain, vegetable-tanned, perspiration-r
7、esistant kip. The flesh side of the leather shall be free of coarse loose flesh and shall be buffed smooth. The Type II leather lacing shall be flat with beveled edges, full-grain, vegetable-tanned, perspiration- resistant, calfskin or kip. The width shall be 3/32 inches + 1/64 inch, -0 inch. The la
8、cing shall be furnished on spools in lengths of 100 yards + 10 yards, -0 yard. 3.2 Thickness. The thickness of the leather and the lacing shall be as specified in the contract. A tolerance of I 1/2 ounce shall be permitted. The flesh side for Types I and II may be skived or shaved on the flesh side
9、to ensure greater uniformity of thickness. The thickness of the Type II leather used for headbands only shall be 2 ounces I 1/2 ounce (NOTE: 1 ounce = 1/64 inch). 3.2.1 Trim (form) and area. The leather sides shall be trimmed to conform to the definition of a “side”. The area of the side shall be no
10、t more than 28 square feet. The area, expressed in square feet, shall be legibly marked in the butt area on the flesh side of the leather. 3.3 Color and finish The color of the leather shall be natural as produced by the vegetable tanning process. For headbands only, the finish shall contain no lead
11、 chromate, lead pigments or other lead salts. 3.3.1 Colorfastness. The leather shall be tested for resistance to dry and wet crocking in accordance with commercial testing practices, using ASTM-D-5053. Staining of the dry and wet crock cloths shall be not lower numerically than AATCC value “4” on th
12、e Chromatic Transference Scale. 3.4 Chemical requirements. The chemical requirements for Type I and II shall conform to the requirements specified in Table I. TABLE I. Chemical requirements Characteristic Minimum Maximum Test method Chloroform soluble materials, % I/ 3.0 12.0 ASTM-D-3495 Chloroform
13、soluble materials, % I/ 3.0 -(head- ASTM-D-3495 bands only) Lead - 2/ - ASTM-D-60 18 pH value 3.3 5.0 ASTM-D-28 1 O Total ash, % L/ - 2.0 ASTM-D-26 17 - 1/ Calculated on moisture-free basis. - 2/ The presence of lead is prohibited. 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitt
14、ed without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-595 14 When treatment A is used, the following three fungicides shall apply: a. Vitasan. The leather shall contain not less than 1.6 and not more than 5.0 percent of the active ingredient ortho-phenylphenol. b. Amical The leather shall contain not less than 300 pp
15、rn and not more than 1000 pprn of the active ingredient Diodomethyl-P-tolysulfone. c. Butsan 30L The leather shall contain not less than 100 pprn and not more than 400 pprn of the active ingredient 2-(thiocyanomethylthio)benzothiazole (TCMBT). 3.5 Area stability of leather to perspiration. When the
16、area stability of the leather to perspiration is tested, eighty (80) percent of tested specimens shall have an area loss no greater than 18 percent when tested in accordance with commercial practices using ASTM-D-2322 3.6 Stitch tearing strength Eighty (80) percent of the specimens tested shall have
17、 stitch-tearing strength values of not less than 18 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM-D-4705. 4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulat
18、ion (FAR). 5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 5.1 Product conformance. The product offered shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, conform to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and be a similar product offered for
19、sale in the commercial marketplace. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. 5.2 Market acceptability. The item offered, or a generic equivalent, must have been sold to the commercial market or to the Government. 5.3 Visual examination. Each calfskin and kip shall be e
20、xamined for the defects listed below. 5.3.1 Defects. Any hole, cut, or tear; color not as specified; any part shaded; any spot or stain (outside); raw edges, discoloration, cut, scratch, hole brand, hip mark, rough shoulder, heavy vein; deep fat wrinkle, slaughter cuts; label missing, incorrect, or
21、illegible; measurement of item not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation (HRI) omitted or illegible; bar code not visible on packaged item; bar code causes damage to the item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order.
22、 5.4 Acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-595 14 6. PACKAGING. 6.1 Preservation, packing and marking. The preservation, packing, and mark
23、ing shall be as specified in the contract or order. 7. NOTES 7.1 Source of Government documents. Copies of military and Federal documents are available from: Standardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19 1 1 1-5094 7.2 Sources on non-Government documents. ASTM-
24、D-2322 ASTM-D-28 1 O ASTM-D-3495 ASTM-D-4705 ASTM-D-5053 ASTM-D-60 18 -Resistance of Chrome-Tanned White Shoe Upper Leather to -pH Value of Leather -Chloroform Soluble and Water-Soluble Materials, and -Stitch Tear Strength, Double Hole -Resistance to Crocking of Leather -Determining of Lead Salts in
25、 Leather Artificial Perspiration Insoluble Inorganic Materials (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.) AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale (Applications for copies should be addressed
26、to American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triaingle Park, NC 27709-2215.) MILITARY INTERESTS : Custodians: Army - GL Air Force - 99 CIVlL ACTIVITY COORDINATING AGENCY: GSA - FSS PREPARING ACTIVITY: Review Activity: Air Force - 45 DLA- CT (Project 83 3 0-0 1 93) 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
