1、INCH-POUND A-A-59531 21 December 1999 SUPERSEDING MIL- S-293 77A 27 May 1988 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION SLACKS, MATERNITY The General Services Abstration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all Federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. This commercial item description covers the requir
2、ements for maternity slacks made of a polyester and wool blend fabric. These slacks are intended for wear by female, military personnel. These slacks are a modified commercial item since they require a specific military appearance (See paragraph 3.3.1). 2. CLASSIFICATION. The slacks shall be of one
3、type in the following sizes: Schedule of sizes Extra Small 2 Large 12-14 Small 4-6 Extra Large 16- 18 Medium 8-10 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Description The slacks shall have two back waist darts, a full elastic waistband, an upper fiont stretch panel, straight legs and wihemmed, overedge stitch
4、ed bottoms (Figure 1). 3.2 Stitching. All lockstitching shall have 10-14 stitches per inch; overedge stitching shall have 8-10 stitches per inch. The top edge of the identificatiodinstructiodsize label shall be caught in the waistband tunnel stitching and the identification label shall be centered a
5、t the back of the slacks. All raw edges shall be finished with an overedge stitch. The waistband tunnel stitching and all seam joining shall be accomplished with a lockstitch. Outseams and inseams shall be pressed open and flat; the seam joining upper and lower fiont pieces shall be topstitched 1/4
6、I 1/8 inch below seam, through all seam allowances. Beneficial comments (recommendations, addhons, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP-CRD, 700 Robbi
7、ns Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19 1 1 1-5092. AMSC N/A FSC 8410 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-59531 3.3 Materials. 3.3.1 Basic material The basic materiai” for the slacks shall be a serge, woven with a singles yarn blended of a max
8、imum of 83 percent polyester and minimum of 17 percent wool fiber (62s U.S. standard or finer), and woven with a 100 percent continuous filament texturized polyester yarn into an end and end, and pick and pick arrangement in both the warp and filling. The weave shall be a 2 up 2 down, right hand twi
9、ll. The cloth shall be scoured, brushed, sheared, pressed and decated. The cloth shall weigh 10.5-1 1 .O ounces per linear yard based on a 56 inch width cloth when tested according to ASTM D 3776 Option C after conditioning as directed in ASTM D 1776 with a minimum of 65 ends and 55 picks per inch.
10、The minimum breakmg strength shall be 160 pounds warp and 140 pounds filling when tested accordmg to ASTM D 5034 Option G-T or G-E. The cloth shall have a maximum dmensional change of 2.5 percent in both warp and filling direction when tested accordmg to AATCC 135 and a minimum tearing strength of 6
11、.0 pounds in both the warp and filling direction when tested according to ASTM D 1424. The pH shall be 5.5-8.5 when tested according to ASTM D 2165. The color of the cloth shall be Green 2243 (as defined in the contract or order) and shall match the standard sample under artificial daylight having a
12、 color temperature of 7500 Kelvin and shall be a good approximation to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2800 Kelvin. The cloth shall show “good (4)” colorfastness to weudry cleaning, perspiration, light, and laundering (after 3 cycles) when tested according to AATCC 132, AATCC 15,
13、 AATCC 16 Option A, and AATCC 61-3A respectively. The cloth shall show “fair (3)” colorfastness to crocking when tested accordmg to AATCC 8 using the AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale. The cloth shall rate “good” for pilling resistance when tested according to ASTM D 35 1 1. Certificates of complia
14、nce shall be submitted for all requirements and the Government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the validity of the certification. - 1/ The material used is specifically for the required military appearance of the slack. 3.3.2 Knitted cloth. The cloth for the fiont stretch panel
15、 shall be an interlock knit, tubular, stretch type nylon cloth, Green shade 2245. The cloth shall weigh 6.5 to 8.0 odsq. yd. when tested according to test method ASTM D 3776 Option C and have a minimum of 30 wales per inch and 35 courses per inch when tested according to test method ASTM D 3887. Sam
16、ples shall be conditioned as directed in ASTMD 1776. 3.3.3 Thread. A cotton SOR finish thread shall be used for seaming. The thread shall be spun fiom combed cotton and shall be 11,023 to 12,400 yards per pound, 40 Tex, 3 ply, with a minimum breakmg strength of 1.8 lbs. with 5 determinations per sam
17、ple unit when tested according to ASTM D 2256 I/. The thread for overedge stitching shall be cotton, 14,173 to 16,535 yards per pound, 30 Tex, 3 ply, with a minimum breakmg strength of 1.5 lbs. with 5 determinations per sample unit when tested according to ASTM D 2256 1/. The thread shall be dyed to
18、 match basic material and shall show “good” colorfastness to laundering (3 cycles; dried after each cycle), light, perspiration ad weudry cleaning when tested according to AATCC 61-3A; AATCC 16 Option A S/; AATCC 15; and AATCC 132, respectively. Certificates of compliance shall be submitted for all
19、requirements and the Government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the v any part of slack caught in any unrelated row of stitching Hole, cut, tear, smash, burn, drill hole, rq th place, dye streak, color not as specified, misweave, knot or slub Any finished measurement not as spe
20、cified Permanent fold, pleat, or crease Seam: puckered, distorted, pleated, wavy, twisted, irregular or open, loose or tight stitch tension, broken or missing thread or stitch, needle chew, visible mend, edge or raised stitching sewn too close to edge resulting in damage to cloth, seam allowance not
21、 as specified, raw edge, not pressed as specified Waistband: twisted, not uniform in width by more than 1/8 inch elastic caught in waistband stitching, elastic twisted or rolling Darts twisted or puckered, drill holes exposed, darts uneven in length by 1/2 inch or more Shade variation with a part or
22、 between parts Thread color not as specified Spot, stah thread ends not trimmed or removed Rancid odor Omitted, incorrect, illegible, misplaced, not attached as specified, or stitched through printing; bar-codes not scannable or readable by scanner; human readable interpretation (HRI) omitted or ill
23、egible; bar code not visible on folded, packaged item; bar code causes damage to the item Any item not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order 5.3 Acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order. 6. PACKAGING 6.1 Preservation packin
24、g, and marking. Preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. 7. NOTES 7.1 Source of non-Government documents 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-59531 ASTM Test Method D 1424 D 1776 D 2165 D 225
25、6 D 3511 D 3776 D 3887 D 5034 Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by Standard Practice for Conditioning Textiles for Testing Standard Test Method for pH of Aqueous Extracts of Wool and Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yarns by the Standard Test Method for Pilling
26、 Resistance and Other Related Standard Test Method for Test Method for Mass per Unit Area Standard Specification for Tolerances for Knitted Fabrics Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Falling-Pendulum lmendorf) Apparatus Similar Animal Fibers Single-Strand Method Surfaces Ch
27、anges of Textile Fabrics- Brush PiUing Tester (Weight) of Fabric Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Society For Testing and Materials, 1 O0 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428.)” AATCC Test Method 8 15 Colorfastness to Perspiration 16 Colo
28、rfastness to Light 6 1 132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning 135 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crocheter Method Colorfastness to Laundering, Home and Commercial: Accelerated Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of Woven and Knit Fabrics (Applications for copies should be addressed to Ameri
29、can Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215.) MILITARY INTERESTS: custodians Navy - MC CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY: GSA - FSS PREPARING ACTIVITY: Project 8410-0357 DLA - CT 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-59531 ASIC MATE RIAL W AISTB At4 D SECTION A-A Figure 1. Maternity Slack 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
