1、MIL-C-4Y263 83 797770b OLIO21OL 5 E /!#! - 3 7-76 MIL-C-44263 30 December 1986 SUPERSEDING (see 6.6 ) MIL I TARY SPEC I FI CATION CLOTH, LAMINATED, WATERPROOF, MOISTURE VAPOR PERMEABLE AND FLAME RESISTANT (WT. 3.4 OZ) This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Depa
2、rtment of Defense, 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This document covers one type of two layer laminated cloth which t is waterproof, moisture vapor permeable and flame resistant. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government documents. 2.1.1 Documents. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent
3、 specified. herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these doeu- * ments shall be those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation. 0 SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL PPP-B-1136 - Packaging and Pack
4、ing of Coated (Plastic; Rubber). and Laminated Fabrics Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: .U,S. Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Natick, MA 01760-5014 by u
5、sing the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. AMSC N/A FSC 8305 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. . THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 7 PAGES. - - - _ /-y,- -=_L_-_ Provide
6、d by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-44263 MILITARY MIL-C-43774 - Cloth, Plain or Pajama Check Weave, Aramid STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-191 - Textile Test Methods FED-STD-601 - Rubber: Sampling and Testing MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Pro
7、cedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes (Copies of documents required by contractors in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting activity.) 2.1.2 Other Government documents, The following other Governmen
8、t documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, e. the issues shall be those in effect on the date of the solicitation. Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products dentif ication Act (Copies may be obtained without charge from the Feder
9、al Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580,) 2.2 Other publications. the extent specified herein. documents which are DOD adopted shall be those listed in the issues of the DODISS specified in the solicitation. not listed in the DODISS shall be the issues of the nongovernment documents which are curr
10、ent on the date of the solicitation. The following documents form a part of this document to Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) D 1424 - Tear Resistance of Woven Fabrics by Falling-Pendul
11、um E 96 - Water Vapor Transmission of Materials, Procedure B and BW (Elmendorf) Apparatus (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.) 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted w
12、ithout license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-442b3 3 9999906 0402103 7 m MIL-C-44263 (Technical society and technical association documents are generally available for reference from libraries. They are also distributed among technical groups and using Federal agencies.) 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event o
13、f a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document shall take precedence. Nothing in this document, however, shall supersede applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 First article. When s
14、pecified in the contract or purchase order, a sample shall be subjected to first article inspection (see 4.3, 6.2 and 6.4). 3.2 Materials. 3.2.1 Base cloth. The cloth shall be plain or pajama check weave, aramid conforming to MIL-C-43774. The color shall be Olive Green 106, or natural as specified (
15、see 6.2). 3.2.2 Plastic film. The lastic film shall be polytetrafluoroethylene, microporous, 0.5 + 0.2 oz/yd 5 . The color shall be natural or white. - 3.2.3 Adhesive. The adhesive for laminating the layers together shall be such that the laminated cloth will meet the requirements of this document.
16、The adhesive shall have no adverse health hazard when used as intended. 3.3 Laminated cloth. The cloth specified in 3.2.1 shall be laminated to the The face side of the laminated cloth shall be plastic film specified in 3.2.2. the fabric side. 3.4 Physical requirements. The laminated cloth shall con
17、form to the require- ments in table I when tested as specified in 4.4.3. TABLE I. Physical requirements Characteristics Minimum Maximum Overall weight, oz/yd2 Breaking strength, lb: Warp . Fil 1 ing Warp Filling Initial After high humidity Resistance to leakage Moisture vapor transmission rate, Tear
18、ing strength, g: Hydrostatic resistance, psi: g/m2/24 hrs 3.4 80 70 5000 4000 - 25 25 No leakage 700 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- - -_ _ MIL-C-442b3 3 m 9797706 0402L04 O m MIL-C-44263 TABLE I. Physical requirements (contd) Char
19、acteristics Minimum Maximum Flame resistance, warp and filling: 2 5 - After flame, second After glow, second - 25 Char length, inch - t _ 3.4.1 Width. The minimum overall width of the laminated cloth, without selvages shall be 43 inches, 3.5 Color. The color of the face side of the laminated cloth s
20、hall match the standard sample (see 6.3). 3.5.1 Matching. The color shall match the standard sample (see 6.3) when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps which approximate artificial daylight having a correlated color temperature of 7500 2 200 K with illumination of 100 2 20 foot candles, and shall be
21、 a good match to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 - + 200 K. 3.6 Length and put-up, Unless otherwise specified, the laminated cloth shall be O put-up in rolls in lengths of 80 to 124 yards. pieces in each roll and no piece shall contain less than 25 yards. Acceptance of short
22、er lengths, if permitted, shall be based on the conditions stipulated in the contract (see 6.1). The cloth shall be put-up on full width rolls as specified in 5.1. There shall be no more than two 3.7 Fiber identification. Each roll shall be labeled and ticketed for fiber content in accordance with t
23、he Textile Fiber Products Identification Act. 3.8 Workmanship. The laminated cloth shall conform to the quality of product established by this document and the occurrence of defects shall not exceed the applicable acceptable qulity levels (AQL). 4, QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Responsibility for
24、 inspection, Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor may use his own or any other facilities sui
25、table for the performance of the inspection requirements specif ied herein, unless disapproved by the Government. of the inspections set forth in this document where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements. The Government reserves the
26、right to perform any 4 . Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- MIL-C-44263 83 m 7779706 0402305 2 m MIL-C-44263 4.1.1 Responsibility for compliance. All items must meet all requirements of sections 3 and 5. The inspection set forth in this
27、 document shall become a part of the contractors overali inspection system or quality program. of any inspection requirements in the document shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of assuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all re
28、quirements of the contract. Sampling in quality conformance does not authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance of defective material. The absence 4.1.2 Certificate of compliance. When certificates of compliance are s
29、ubmitted, the Government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the validity of the certification. 4.2 Classification of inspection. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as follows: a. b. First article inspection (see 4.3). Quality conformance inspection (see 4.
30、4). 4.3 First article inspection. When a first article is required (see 6.2), it shall be examined for appearance, color and finish defects and shall be tested for the characteristics specified in table III. The presence of any defect or failure of any test shall be cause for rejection of the first
31、article. 4.4 Quality conformance 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 be inspected in accordance with all the requirements of
32、referenced documents unless otherwise excluded, amended, modified, or qualified in this document or applicable purchase document. 4.4.2 End item examination. 4.4.2.1 Yard-by-yard examination. The cloth shall be examined on one side only for the defects listed below. However, the sample shall be so a
33、lternated that in one out of every three pieces in the sample, the cloth is examined on the opposite side. Visual defects are examined on the opposite side. All defects found shall b.e counted regardless of their proximity to each other except where two or more defects represents a single local cond
34、ition, in which case only the more serious defect shall be counted. A continuous defect shall be counted as one defect for each warpwise yard or fraction thereof in which it occurs. The lot size shall be expressed in yards. The sample unit shall be 1 linear yard. The inspection level shall be III an
35、d the acceptable quality level (AQL), expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 4.0 for major defects and 10.0 for total (major and minor combined) defects. The number of rolls from which the sample yardage is to be selected shall be in accordance with table II. An approximately equa
36、l number of yards shall be examined in each roll sampled. 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-l_ - MIL-C-LILIZb3 3 7779906 OLIOZLOb 4 MIL-C-44263 Classification Defects Major Minor Any hole, cut, or tear, including edges X Abrasion resu
37、lting in a thin or weak place X Blisters, tunnels or delamination of cloths X against each other, or any diagonal distortion of surface X Any solid lump X Fabric edges rolled, folded, doubled, scalloped or wavy X Any spot, stain, or foreign matter X Width less than specified X Color off shade, not u
38、niform, mottled, or spotted X Any tackiness X Floats or skips - multiple 1/2 inch, or more in either warp of filling direction X Crease or wrinkle - resulting in doubling that cannot be corrected by manual pressure, or adhesion of surfaces Any odor other than that which is characteristic of the lami
39、nating compound or water-repellent finish X 8 TABLE II. Sample size Lot size in yards Sample size in rolls 1200 or less i/ 1201 up to and including 3200 3201 up to and including 10,000 10,001 up to and including 35,000 35,001 up to and including 150,000 150,001 and over 3 5 8 13 20 32 - i/ If lot co
40、ntains fewer than three rolls, each roll in the lot shall be examined. 4.4.2.2 Length examination. 4.4.2.2.1 Individual rolls. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample shall be examined for length. Any length found to be less than the minimum specified or more than 2 yards less t
41、han the length marked on the , ticket shall be considered a defect with respect to length. The lot shall be unacceptable if two or more rolls in the sample are defective in respect to length. 4.4.2.2.2 Total yardage in sample. The lot shall be unacceptable if the total of the actual lengths of rolls
42、 in the sample is less than the total of the lengths marked on the ticket. 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-44263 4.4.2.3 Roll identification examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample shall be un
43、acceptable if two or more rolls in the sample are not labeled or ticketed in accordance with the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act. 4.4.3 End item testing. The cloth shall be tested for the characteristics listed in table III. The methods of testing specified in FED-STD-191 wherever applicab
44、le and as listed in table III shall be followed. All test reports shall contain the individual values utilized in expressing the final results. The sample unit for all testing shall be 3 continuous yards, full width, of the finished cloth supplied on a tube to prevent folding. if one or more sample
45、units fail to meet the requirement specified. lot size shall be 150,000 linear yards. The sample size shall be in accordance with the following: The lot shall be rejected The maximum Lot size, (yards) Sample size 800 or less 801 up to and incIuding 22,000 22,001 up to and including 150,000 2 3 5 TAB
46、LE III. End item tests Requirement Test Character is tic paragraph method L/ . Overall weight Breaking strength Tearing strength Hydrostatic resistance: Initial After high humidity Resistance to leakage Moisture vapor transmission rate Flame resistance 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 . 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 5041 5102 AST
47、M D 1424 5512 2/ 4.5.2 5903- 4.5.1- ASTM E 96 3f - 1/ Unless otherwise specified, the methodsof testing specified in FED-STD-191 shall be used. The water pressure shall be applied to the face side (fabric side) of the laminated cloth. - 2/ - 3/ The back side of the laminated cloth shall face the wat
48、er. air velocity shall be 550 + 50 FPM as measured 2 inches below the fabric specimen. surface. test. Five specimens shall be tested. The free stream The air flow shall be measured at least 2 inches from any other The test shall be taken at only the start and completion of the 7 Provided by IHSNot f
49、or ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-C-44263 3 H 4944406 0402108 MIL-C-44263 4.4.4 Packaging examination. The examination shall be in accordance with PPP-P-1136. 4.5 Methods of inspection, 4.5.1 Hydrostatic resistance after high humidity. Three 4 by 4 inch specimens shall be lac1 flat, face
