1、.- -2 MIL-C-LJ435BA BLJ 9999906 OLJ79LJb9 7 MIL-C-44358A 7 Mav 1991 SUPER3DING MIL-C-44358 9 November 1988 MILILTARY SPECIFICATION com, INDIVIIXIAL, This specification is approved for use by all Demnts and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scow. This specification covers a 60 by 96
2、 inch, polyester, mesh knit cover intended to provide instant camouflage for the individual soldier. 1.2 Classification. The cover shall be of one type and size in the following classes as specified (see 6.2). Class 1 - Woodland Camouflage Pattern Class 2 - Daytime Desert Camouflage Pattern Class 3
3、- Snaw Camouflage (white) Class 4 - Desert Camouflage Pattern (3 color) 2. APPLI- lmcUmm5 2.1 Government docsuments. O 2.1.1 spec ifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifi- cations, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwi
4、se specified, the issues of these docunients are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation (see 6.2). Beneficial cormients (reccinnendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data whi
5、ch may be used in improving this document should be addressed to: Center, Natick, MA 01760-5019 by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (W Form 1426) appearing at the end of this docment or by letter. U.S. Army Natick Research, Developwnt, and Engineering AMSC N/A FSC 8415 DISTRIE
6、WTION STATEMENT A. Approved. for public release; distribution is unlimited, Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-C-44358A 84 .I 9999906 0479470 3 MIL-C-44358A SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL A-A-50083 - Bags, Plastic, Folded Garment PPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping, Fiberboard MILITARY MIL-L-35078 - mds,
7、Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items; Clothing, Personal Equipwnt and Equipage; General Specification For STANDARDS FED-STD-191 - Textile Test Methods MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes MIL-STD-129 - Marking for ShiFnt and Storage MIL-
8、STD-147 - Palletized Unit Loads MIL-STD-731 - Quality of Wood Members for Containers and Pallets (Unless otherwise indicated, copies of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the Standardization Documnts Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelp
9、hia, PA 19111-5094.) 2.1.2 other Government doRIsTs (AAICC) Chrmtic Transference Scale (Application for copies should be addressed to the Executive Director, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709-2215.) (Non-Government standa
10、rds and other publications are normally available fram the organizations that prepare or distribute the documents. documents also may be available in or through libraries or other informa- tional services.) These 2.3 order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of 0 this domnent
11、and the references cited herein, the text of this d0C;zrment takes precedence. laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. Nothing in this document hmver, supersedes applicable 3. REQUI- 3.1 First article. When specified (see 6.2), a sample shall be subjected to first article
12、 inspection (see 6.3) in accordance with 4.3. 3.2 Standard sample. The face and back of the ctyed and/or printed mesh cloth shall match the standani sample for shade and appearance and shall be equal to or better than the standard sample with respect to all character- istics for which the standard s
13、ample is referenced (see 6.4). 3.3 Material. It is encouraged that recycled material be used when practical as long as it meets the requirements of this specification. class 1, class 2 and class 4 covers shall be without optical brighteners. 3.3.1 Yarn. The yarns shall be semi-dull or dull polyester
14、. Yarns for 3 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-C-4435A 4 999990b 0479472 7 X MIL-C-44358A 3.4 Color. The color of the finished cover shall be as follm: Class 1 - Woodland Camouflage Pattern Class 3 - Snaw Camouflage (white) Class 4 - Desert Camouflage (3 color) . Class 2 - Daytime Desert
15、 Camouflage Pattern The required shades for classes 1, 2 and 4 shall be obtained by dying the ground shade with disperse dyes and wet overprinting with disperse dyes. Transfer printing and the use of resin bonded pigrents are not pemiitted. 3.4.1 Matchinq. The color shall match the standard sample w
16、hen viewed under filtered tungsten lanps that approximate artificial daylight and that have a correlated color temperature of 7500 f 200K, with illumination of 100 - + 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 f 200K. camouflage covers sha
17、ll be evaluated by placing a single layer sample mesh cloth and standard sample side by side on a backing of Dark Blue 150 Tropical worsted cloth. Research, Development, and kigineering Center, AT“: 01760. The color of the class 1 and 2 Dark Blue 150 may be obtained by contacting U.S. Army Natick ST
18、RNC-ITW, Natick, MA 3.4.2 Colorfastness. The finished cloth shall chaw fastness to light, perspiration, and laundering equal to or better than the standard sample or equal to or better than a rating of “good“ for light and perspiration, and “fair“ for laundering for each of the pattern areas. shall
19、Shaw fastness to crocking equal to or better than the standard sample or shall show an MEC Chromatic Transference Scale rating not lower than 3.5 for each of the pattern areas. The finished cloth O Testing shall be as specified in 4.4.4. 3.5 Physical requirements. The finished cloth shall conform to
20、 the requirements specified in table I when tested as specified in 4.4.4. TABU?, I. Physical requirements Characteristic Requirement Weight, oz./sq.yd. 1.5 to 1.8 Meshes per inch: Wales Courses Bursting strength, b. 4 to 8 5 to 8 30 (min.) 3.5.1 Knit. The cloth shall be mesh type warp knit. 4 Licens
21、ed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-C-44358A 3.5.2 Width. including selvage. The width of the finished cover shall be 60 f 1 inches, 3.6 Finishinq. The cloth shall be scoured and heat set. Class 1, 2 and 4 shall be dpxi and/or printed to meet the requirements specified in 3.6.1. 3.6.1 Pattern exe
22、cution. The pattern of the finished cloth shall reproduce the standard Woodland, Daytime Desert, or Desert (3 color) Camouflage pattern in respect to design, color placement, and registration of the respective areas. The warpise pattern repeat shall be 27.25, +1.25 -3.5 inches for the class 1-Woodla
23、nd Camouflage pattern, and 16.75, +1.25 -1.75 inches for the class 2-Daytime Desert Camouflage pattern and class 4-Desert Camouflage pattern. Each pattern area shall show solid coverage; skitteri- ness exceeding that Shawn by the standard sample in any of the printed areas will not be acceptable. WE
24、: If haloing or off register of the print pattern does not exceed 1/16 inch, the pattern execution is accepfzhle. (Usually occurs on the reverse side of the print). When the standard sample is not referenced for pattern execution, a pattern drawing shall be provided and the pattern shall match that
25、of the applicable drawing (see 2.1.2). shall Shaw no evidence of curling when tested as specified in 4.4.4. 3.7 Curlinq. The finished cloth shall lie flat without distortion and 3.8 pH. The pH value of the water extract of the finished cloth shall be not less than 5.0, and not greater than 8.0 when
26、tested as specified in 4.4.4. 3.9 ienq-th. The finished cloth shall be cut in lengths of 96 f 1 inches for each finished cover. O 3.10 Woriananship. The end item shall conform to the quality of product The occurrence of defects shall not established by this specification. exceed the applicable accep
27、table quality levels. . 4. QUALITY AS- PRVISIONS 4.1 Responsibilitv for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the Contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements (examinations and tests) as specified herein. Except as otherwise specifi
28、ed in the contract or purchase order, the contractor may use his awn or any other facilities suitable for the perform- ance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Goverment. inspections set forth in this specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to
29、 ensure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements. 4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance. All itenis shall meet all require- ments of sections 3 and 5. The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the contractors overall inspection system or quality The Governme
30、nt reserves the right to perform any of the 5 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-C-4435A 4 E 9999906 0479474 CI = MIL-C-44358A program. shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products or supplies suhnitted to the Government for acceptance comply with al
31、l requirements of the contract. Sampling inspection, as part of manufac- turing operations, is an acceptable practice to ascertain conformance to requirements, however, this does not authorize suimission of knuwn defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it cornnit the Government to a
32、ccept defective material. 4.1.2 Certificate of cmliance. Where certificates of compliance are suhitted, the Government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the validity of the certification. The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification 4.2 Classification of inspec
33、tions. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as follaws: a. b. First article inspection (see 4.3). Quality conformance inspection (see 4.4). 4.3 First article inspection. When a first article is required (see 3.1 and 6.2), it shall be examined forthe defects specified in 4.4.2
34、and 4.4.3 and tested for the characteristics specified in 4.4.4. 4.4 Quality confonnance inspection. Unless otherwise specified, sampling for inspection shall be performed in accordance with MIL-STD-105. 4.4.1 Component and material inspection. In accordance with 4.1, components and materials shall
35、be inspected in accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents unless otherwise excluded, amended, modified, or qualified in this specification or applicable purchase doc=ument. 4.4.1.1 Component and material certification. A certificate of compliance may be acceptable as evidence that
36、 the yarn conforms to the requirements specified in 3.3.1. 4.4.2 End item visual examination. The end items shall be examined for the defects listed in table II. The defects found shall be counted regardiess of their proximity to each other except where two or mre defects represent a single local co
37、ndition of the cover, in which case, only one defect shall be counted. covers. II and the acceptable quality level (AQL), expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 6.5. The lot size shall be expressed in units of The sample unit shall be one cover. The inspection level shall be 6 Lic
38、ensed by Information Handling Services4 6 MIL-C-4435A 4 999990b 0479495 2 ._ MIL-C-44358A TABLE II. End item visual defects e Examine Defect Knit Hole, break, weak place, mnd Thin area mse or floated end Coarse yarn mre than twice the thickness of ailoken or missing yarn Loose knitting, causing slea
39、ziness normal yarn Color Off shade Cleanness Objectionable odor Overall uncleanness Pattern execution Pattern execution not as specified 4.4.3 End item dimnsional examination. The end item shall be examined The sample unit shall be one cover. for the measurement defects in table III. units of one co
40、ver. level shall be S-3 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 6.5. The lot size shall be expressed in The inspection TABLE III. Dimensionai defects Examine Defect O Cover Length of cover less than 95 inches or more than Width of cover less than 59 inches or mre than
41、97 inches 61 inches, including selvage. 4.4.4 End itemtestinq. istics listed in table IV. wherever applicable and as listed in table IV shall be followed. The lot size shall be expressed in units of one cover. cover. .The lot shall be unacceptable if one or mre sample units fail to meet any test req
42、uirement specified. units) shall be in accordance with the following: The end ita shall be tested for the character- The methods of testing specified in FED-SID-191 The sample unit shall be one The sample size (nmhr of sample Lot size (covers1 Samle size 800 or less 22,001 and up 801 to 22;OOO 7 2 3
43、 5 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-C-q435BA 84 7799906 0479476 4 - MIL-C-44358A TABLE IV. End item tests Requirement Test Characteristic wraqraph method Colorfastness to: Light (40 hours) Crocking iaundering Perspiration Weight 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.4.2 3.5 5660 5651 I/ 56 14 5680 504 1 M
44、eshes per inch 3.5 - 2/ Type of knit 3.5.1 - 3/ Bursting strength 3.5 5120 Curling PH 3.7 3.8 4.4.4.1 2811 - i/ Class 1, class 2 and class 4 - test single layer of mesh backed by white cloth. - 2/ Five determinations per sample unit and the average reported to the nearest whole number. - 3/ Unless o
45、therwise specified, a certificate of compliance shall be sub- mitted and shall be acceptable for the stated requirement. 4.4.4.1 Curlinq. ?tio specimens of cloth, 1-1/2 inches wide by 6 inches long shall be cut, one having the long dimension parallel to the wales and the other with the long dimensio
46、n parallel to the courses. incorrect; illegible; of improper size, and interior) location, sequence, or method of application. Materials Any component missing, damaged, or not as specified. Workmanship Inadequate application of components, such as: incomplete closure of container flap, improper stra
47、pping, or inadequate stapling. Wilged or distorted container. Content 4.4.6 Number of unit packs mre or less than specified. Palletization examination, I The fully packaged and palletized end The sample unit shall be one items shall be examined for the defects listed belaw. expressed in units of pal
48、letized unit loads. palletized unit load, fully packaged. the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 6.5. The lot size shall be The inspection level shall be S-1 and Examine Defect Finished dimensions Length, width, or height exceeds specified maximum requirement. Palletizati
49、on Pallet pattern not as specified. Weight Load not bonded as specified. Exceeds maximum load limits. Marking Unitted; incorrect; illegible; of ,proper size, location, sequence, or method of application. 5. PACKAGING 5.1 Preservation. Preservation shall be level A or Comnercial, as specified (see 6.2). 5.1.1 Level A. Each individual camouflage cover shall be folded to approximately 12 by 18 inches and shall be unit packed in a snug-fitting, flat style, clear polyethylene film bag confomzing to A-A-50083. 5.1.2 Comnercial. Each individual camouflage cover shall be preser
