1、Designation: D5433 12Standard Performance Specification forTowel Products for Institutional and Household Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5433; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of la
2、st revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers the evaluation of specificperformance characteristics of importance in woven and knit-ted kitc
3、hen towel, dishcloth, crash towel, huck towel, wash-cloth, hand towel, bath towel, and bath sheet products for usein institutional and household environments.1.2 This specification may be used by mutual agreementbetween the purchaser and the supplier to establish purchasingspecification requirements
4、.1.3 The requirements in Tables 1 and 2 apply to the lengthand width directions for those properties where fabric directionis pertinent.1.4 This specification is not applicable for coated andlaminated products, nonwoven products, or terry fabrics usedfor apparel.1.5 This standard does not purport to
5、 address all of thesafety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Term
6、inology Relating to TextilesD1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics byFalling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) ApparatusD2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by theTongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)D2905 Practice for Statements on Number
7、 of Specimens forTextiles3D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather ProductsD3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of TextileFabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester MethodD4772 Test Method for Surface Water Absorption of TerryFabrics (Water Flow
8、)D5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongationof Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)D6797 Test Method for Bursting Strength of FabricsConstant-Rate-of-Extension (CRE) Ball Burst TestD7023 Terminology Relating to Home Furnishings2.2 AATCC Methods:48 Colorfastness to Crocking: Crockmeter Method16 Opt
9、ion 3 Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc Lamp,Continuous Light61 Colorfastness to Laundering: Accelerated88B Smoothness Appearance of Seams in Fabrics afterRepeated Home Laundering135 Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Launder-ing96 Dimensional Changes in Commericial Laundering ofWoven and Kni
10、tted Fabrics Except Wool116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical CrockmeterMethod179 Skewness Change in Fabric and Garment Twist Result-ing from Automatic Home LaunderingEvaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color ChangeEvaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for StainingEvaluation Procedure 8 AATCC
11、 9-Step Chromatic Trans-ference ScaleNOTE 1Reference to test methods in this specification give only thepertinent part of the designation ofASTM,AATCC, or other test methods.The current edition of each test method shall prevail.3. Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms relating to Home Furnishings,
12、D13.63, refer to Terminology D7023.3.1.1 The following terms are relevant to this standard: bathsheet, bath towel, crash towel, fingertip towel, huck towel,terry towel, towel.3.2 For all other terminology related to textiles, refer toTerminology D123.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of
13、ASTM Committee D13 onTextiles and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.63 on HomeFurnishings.Current edition approved June 1, 2012. Published June 2012. Originallypublished as D543393. Discontinued October 2009 and reinstated as D543312.DOI: 10.1520/D5433-12.2For referenced ASTM standard
14、s, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referencedon www.astm
15、.org.4Available from American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists(AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.4. Specification Requirements4.1 ProductThe properti
16、es to be evaluated and the accep-tance criteria assigned to these areas shall be set by mutualagreement between the purchaser and the supplier.4.2 FabricsThe properties of fabrics for institutional andhousehold kitchen towels, dishcloths, huck towels, crash tow-els, washcloths, hand towels, bath tow
17、els, and bath sheets shallconform to the specification requirements in Tables 1 and 2.5. Significance and Use5.1 Upon mutual agreement between the purchaser and thesupplier, woven or knitted products intended for this end useshould meet all of the requirements listed in Table 1 of thisspecification
18、for terry products and Table 2 for non terryproducts.5.2 It is recognized that for purposes of fashion or aestheticsthe ultimate consumer of articles made from these fabrics mayfind acceptable products that do not conform to all of therequirements in Table 1 or Table 2. Therefore, one or more ofthe
19、requirements listed in Table 1 or Table 2 may be modifiedby mutual agreement between the purchaser and the seller.5.2.1 In such cases, any references to the specification shallspecify that: This product meets ASTM Specification 63-707except for the following characteristic(s).TABLE 1 Woven or Knitte
20、d Terry Fabric Specification RequirementsTerry RequirementsKitchenTowelsDishclothsBath, Hand, Washcloths,Bath SheetsSectionBreaking Strength (CRE) 7.1Length 178 N (40 lbf) min 220 N (50 lbf) min 178 N (40 lbf) minWidth 133 N (30 lbf) min 178 N (40 lbf) min 133 N (30 lbf) minBursting Strength (knits
21、only)Diaphragm 222 N (50 lbf) min 222 N (50 lbf) min 222 N (50 lbf) min 7.1.3Dimensional Change: 7.1.4Length 10 % max 10 % max 10 % maxWidth 5 % max 5 % max 4 % maxSkew 5 % max 5 % max 5 % max 7.1.5Colorfastness:ALaundering: 7.1.6.1Shade Change Grade 4Bmin Grade 4Bmin Grade 4BminStaining Grade 3Cmin
22、 Grade 3Cmin Grade 3CminCrocking: 7.1.6.2Dry Grade 4Dmin Grade 4Dmin Grade 4DminWet Grade 3Dmin Grade 3Dmin Grade 3DminLight (20 AATCC AFU) Grade 4Bmin Grade 4Bmin Grade 4Bmin 7.1.6.3Absorbency Pass Pass Pass 7.1.7Laundered Appearance Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable 7.2.1AClass for color change and
23、 color transfer is based on a numerical scale of 5 for negligible or no color change or color transfer to 1 for severe color change or colortransfer. The numerical rating in Table 1 or higher is acceptable.BAATCC Gray Scale for Color Change.CAATCC Gray Scale for Staining.DAATCC 9-Step Chromatic Tran
24、sference Scale.TABLE 2 Non Terry Fabric RequirementsDishcloths Huck household; institutional; kitchen prod-ucts; towelingASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of this standard are expres
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