A Survey of Standards for the U.S.

Fiber/Textile/Apparel Industry

Craig G. Pawlak

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

QC
100 NIST
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NO. 5823
1996
 NISTIR 5823

A Survey of Standards for the U.S.

Fiber/Textile/Apparel industry

Craig G. Pawlak

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Manufacturing Systems integration Division
Gaithersburg, MD 20899

April 1996

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Michael Kantor, Secretary

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
Mary L. Good, Under Secretary for Technology

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS

AND TECHNOLOGY
Arati Prabhakar, Director
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 A SURVEY of STANDARDS for the U.S
FIBER/TEXTILE/APPAREL INDUSTRY
Craig G. Pawlak
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

ABSTRACT
This report documents a survey of standards relevant to the U.S. Fiber/Textile/Apparel (FTA)
industry. The standards are discussed in four main groups —
integration standards, test methods,
quality standards, and standard reference data and materials. The Appendix of the report lists the
titles of all standards found, grouped together by the organization responsible for them. Those
organizations are also listed along with contact information for them. The report attempts to bring
together useful information concerning FTA standards as a starting point to support the industry in
intelligently planning future standards' development efforts.

KEYWORDS
apparel, fiber, integration, quality, specifications, standards, test methods, textile
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work is supported by the government initiative on High Performance Computing and
Communications (HPCC), which is primarily being supported through the Systems Integration for
Manufacturing Applications (SIMA) initiative. The work is being done by the Manufacturing
Systems Integration Division of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology.

Iwould like to thank my supervisor, Jeane Ford, for her support of this project, and Howard
Moncarz for his editing and other help.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT iii

KEYWORDS iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Purpose 1

1.2 Scope 2
1 . 3 Methodology 2
1 .4 Reader’s Guide 2

2 OVERVIEW OF FT A STANDARDS 2

3 INTEGRATION STANDARDS 3
3.1 Business/EDI Transactions 4
3 2 . Manufacturing Automation 6
3 3 . Product Data Exchange 7

4 TESTMETHODS 8
4.1 Fibers 9
4.2 Textiles 9

5 QUALITY STANDARDS 10
5 1 . General Apparel 10
5.2 Special/Protective Clothing 10
5.3 Military Specifications and Standards 11
5 4 . Textile Machinery 12

6 STANDARD REFERENCE INFORMATION 13

6.1 SRD 13
6.2 SRM 14
6.3 Terminology 14

7 SUMMARY 15

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APPENDICES

A REFERENCES 17

B FTA STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS 19

C FTA STANDARDS LISTINGS 21

C.l AAMA Standards 21
C2 . AATCC Test Methods and Procedures 22
C . 3 ALC A Standards 26
C.4 ASTM Textile Standards 30
C.5 Govemment/Military Standards and Specifications 40
C.6 ISO Standards 58
C . 7 NFPA Apparel Standards 75
C.8 SAE AMS Textile Specifications 76

D GLOSSARY 79

E LIST OF ACRONYMS .......86

HGURE
Figure 1 Taxonomy for FTA Standards 4

TABLES

Table 1 Cotton Staple Qualities 80

Table 2 Fibers by Origin 81
Table 3 Sizing Types 83

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 A SURVEY of STANDARDS for the U.S
FIBER/TEXTILE/APPAREL INDUSTRY
Craig G. Pawlak
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division
Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD

1 INTRODUCTION
The Fiber/Textile/Apparel (or FT A) industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the
United States. It employs over one and a half million people, accounting for ten percent of all jobs
in the U.S. manufacturing sector. Apparel and textile products shipped each year are worth well
over one hundred billion dollars. The success of the FTA industry in the United States is critical to
the economic well-being of our country.

However, in the last decade, the FTA industry's domestic markets, which are key, have been
seriously eroded by foreign imports. As a result, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost
over the past ten years and new job opportunities have been missed as well.

The American Textile Partnership (AMTEX ), initiated in mid- 1992, is a collaboration of industry
research consortia and academia working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) national laboratories, to provide assistance to the U.S. FTA industry to recover its domestic
market share and enhance its global competitiveness. In June 1995, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) officially joined
the AMTEX collaboration. The survey described in this report is the first effort undertaken by
AMTEX
NIST in the effort. The goal of the survey is to help identify the standards that apply to
the entire FTA industry.^

1 . 1 Purpose

The survey is intended to benefit the Demand Activated Manufacturing Architecture (DAMA)
Project, one of the key The main goal of DAMA is to r^uce the long cycle time
AMTEX projects.
that it takes for a product to ultimately work its way through the "apparel pipeline" from fiber —
production to an apparel product on the retail shelf. The long cycle time costs the industry an
estimated $25 billion a year due to stockouts, inventory, and distressed pricing. The god of
DAMA is to greatly reduce that loss by improving the efficiency of information exchange
throughout the pipeline and enabling effective action as a result of that information. Understanding
what standards apply throughout the pipeline should be useful to that effort.

This paper reports on the results of that survey. It identifies standards related to the FTA industry,
identifies and describes the organizations responsible for approving those standards, and directs
the reader to the appropriate sources for further information.

^AMTEX identifies the FTA industry by the term "integrated textile complex," and has coined the acronym, "ITC."

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 1.2 Scope

The survey covers both national and international standards and standards organizations involved
with and relating to the fiber, textile, and apparel industries. This includes industry standards,
which make up the majority of the standards found, as well as any specifications issued by the
government (such as the MlL-series). This report focuses on standards that are currently in effect,
although past standards and current work may be mentioned to provide additional background and
understanding.

There are many products of the fiber and textile sectors of the FT A industry that do not go through
the entire life-cycle apparel pipeline (from fiber to textile to apparel to customer). Standards
relating to fiber products that do not end up as textiles, but are rather used for industrial purposes,
are included within the scope of this survey. Also included are fiber products such as rope or
webbing, which do not eventually become part of a garment. In addition, any products that are
fabricated from fiber and textile products are included. However, the main focus of this survey
concentrates on standards used in the apparel pipeline.

1.3 Methodology

A general search of standards for the industry was accomphshed through database searches as well
as the use of other reference material. The sources used are listed in Appendix A. The approach
was centered on determining the standards organizations for different sectors of the industry. The
standards organizations are hsted in Appendix B. After identifying the organizations, hsts of their
standards were obtained. The listings are transcribed for use in Appendix C. For the purposes of
discussing the standards in the text, they were organized into four main groups.

1 . 4 Reader’s Guide

Section 2 provides an overview of the different groups for the standards that were found. Sections
3 through 6 describe each group of standards in greater detail. Section 7 concludes the main text of
the paper with a brief summary.

Following the text are five appendices — A, B, C, D, and E. Appendix A contains a list of
references that are referred to in the text as well as additional references that are useful for further
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information. Appendix B identifies standards' organizations relevant to the FT industry with a
brief description of each and contact information. Appendix C lists the titles of the standards found
over the course of this survey. The documents are grouped according to the standards organization
responsible for each. Appendix Dcontains a glossary of terms related to the FT A industry.
Appendix E is a brief list of acronyms used in the paper, intended for quick reference.

2 OVERVIEW OF FTA STANDARDS

Based on an examination of the types of FTA standards found (determined by looking at titles,
content, and usage), standards were divided into four broad types. The standards are divided into
integration standards, test methods, quality standards, and standard reference data and materials.
Although divided for the purposes of discussion, standards listed in Appendix C are grouped by
publishing organization.

The first group contains integration standards. These are standards which allow one system or
activity to communicate with another. The types of communications may range from one machine

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communicating with another on a shop floor to one company ordering materials or products from a
supplier. Integration standards are covered in more detail in Section 3.

The second, and largest, group of standards found contains test methods and procedures. These
are methods for testing properties of anything from raw fibers, to yams, to woven fabrics, or even
the machinery used to make textiles. The standards themselves are arranged in the form of an
experiment format, with sections on materials, procedures, and observations. Properties
determined by this group of tests range from the tensile strength of raw cotton fiber to a fabric's
ability to resist fading or mnning (colorfastness). More detail about test methods can be found in
Section 4.

The third group is These deal with more functional properties of a finished
quality standards.
fabric or apparel product. Quality standards specify how to determine if certain products are
suitable for the application intended. The specification might cover the protective ability of a
fireproof jacket, or the stitch spacing of a dress. The bulk of these standards are military
specifications for combat apparel, but there are many important standards which apply to other
areas. Section 5 discusses quality standards in greater detail.

The remaining group of standards consists of standard reference materials (SRM), standard
reference data (SRD), and terminology. An SRM
is used to rate by direct comparison other data or
materials for different applications. An SRD is a collection of numerical information accepted as
accurate within a domain. For example, anthropometric data (body measurements of different
types of people), is used by companies for apparel sizing (an example of SRD), and standard color
or color change charts or samples are used in the apparel industry for direct comparison tests
relating to colorfastness (an example of SRM). More detail can be found in Section 6.

Figure 1 (on page 4) shows the grouping used in this discussion. In the figure, the four broad
groups of standards are each decomposed further to show the types of standards contained.

3 INTEGRATION STANDARDS
Integration is the process of unifying separate items, that is to make multiple objects (whether they
be machines, computers, or entire sectors) act as if they were one unit. This is contingent upon
accurate communication of ideas and information between the (different) parties involved. For this
to occur, both parties must agree upon and use the same protocol, or "language." There are many
accepted standards of communication for the multitudes of different interfaces existing in the FT A
industry. These interfaces exist from one end of the FT A hfe cycle to the other, and the efficiency
and effectiveness of the communication across these junctions has a major effect on the efficiency
of the industry.

Since the area of integration is so important, special attention is needed here. Time delays between
the different phases in the life cycle are due most directly to ineffective communication. These
delays (manifested in the need to keep large inventory) are responsible for $25 billion being lost
annually. The loss occurs through markdowns, stockouts, and inventory maintenance. The other
result of lack of integration is that the FFA industry as a whole cannot respond to demand directly,
but rather must anticipate it, a less desirable situation.

This section will discuss integration standards that are in existence now, as well as describe some
standards that are under development. Some of the most important work is still underway, so
special attention will be given to these up-and-coming protocols. Division of the integration-related
standards is done by what type of interface is affected. The three processes discussed are business
transactions, automated manufacturing, and product data exchange.

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Figure 1: Taxonomy for FTA Standards

3.1 Business/EDI Transactions

Put simply, electronic data interchange (EDI) is the process of conducting business electronically,
rather than by paper. Communication occurs between two computers, rather than between two
people^. This includes many different types of transactions, such as placing orders, transferring
funds (payment), and confirming receipt of goods. Although the task of creating electronic
protocols to replace all the different (paper) forms used in various kinds of businesses is daunting,
the benefits in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and ability to trace make it more than worthwhile.

^ Shaw, p. 5. 1994.

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Because the information is transmitted rather than mailed, EDI is faster than the traditional paper
method. Since the "forms" don't have to pass through as many different sets of hands, danger of
an order being miswritten, misplaced, or permanently lost is almost completely eliminated. And
lastly, electronic transmission allows one to trace the history of a form, a feature not always
available with normal mail.

Although EDI began in the 1960s, standards development didn't begin until 1978, when the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) founded the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC)
X12^. This organization was chartered with the responsibility of creating transaction sets (protocol
for a specific business exchange) for electronic commerce. X12 grew over time and has
established over two hundred different transaction sets through more than a dozen subcommittees.
Although these standards have been very widely used in North America, most industries have
found it necessary or desirable to modify the basic transaction sets in different ways to better suit
their business.

The EC/EDI effort is known as the United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for
international
Administration, Commerce, and Transport (UN/EDIFACT or just EDIFACT) standard.
UN/EDIFACT came about with the merger of the original EDIFACT with the United Nations
Trade Data Interchange (UN/TDI). This standard has often been seen as a competitor to XI 2,
though in fact their methods of organization and design rules are quite similar^. By the very nature
of EDI only one protocol can be used, unless the two are somehow made compatible. For this
reason, ASC X12 announced a deadline for converting to the international standard. This was
initially set for 1997, but was later extended to at least 1999, pending a poll of EDI users that will
be conducted the same year as the original deadline^. As part of the EDIFACT initiative, the
International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 154 developed
some syntax rules, which were first published in 1988^. They have since been revised.

In the FT Aindustry, EDI standards work can be divided into three domains: textile, apparel, and
retail. The Fabric and Supplier Linkage Council (FASLINC) was established to adapt X12
standards to the specific needs of textile companies and their suppliers (in the fiber sector). This is
accomplished mainly by inserting textile-specific codes into existing transaction sets, but a few
new transaction sets were actually developed by FASLINC and approved by ASC XI 2.
FASLINC as an entity was discontinued and its standards and responsibilities were transferred to
the Apparel Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI).

The Textile Apparel Linkage Council (TALC) and the Sundries and Findings Linkage Council
(SAFLINC) promote and develop electronic commerce standards for clothing manufacture.
Founded in 1986, TALC
is responsible for interactions between fabric suppliers and apparel
companies. SALLINC handles business with the suppliers of non-textile materials needed for
garments, such as zippers and buttons. These two organizations were merged to form
TALC/SAFLENC, which is now part of the American Apparel Manufacturers Association
(AAMA).

There are several EDI standards used in the apparel-retail sector. The Uniform Communication
Standards (UCS) began development in the early 1980's for use by the grocery industry, but has

^ McCarthy, p. 94. 1995.

^ Amoff & Hsing, 1995.
p. 5.
^ Gaffin, p. 31. 1994.
ASC X12. 1995.
^ ISO 9735:1988 "Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport
: (EDIFACT) —
Application level syntax rules (Amended and reprinted 1990)." Amendment 1 added in 1992.

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since been expanded in its scope and application^. It consists of about thirty transaction sets, as
well as the stated protocol of using the public phone system with a modem speed of 4800 or 9600
baud. The Warehouse Information Network Standard (WINS) consists of seven transaction sets
for that aspect of retail. The emerging standards for use by aU types of merchandising industries is
the Voluntary Interindustry Communication Standard (VICS). VICS is a subset of ANSI X12
pertaining specially to retail. The domains for UCS and VICS overlap. For more information on
any of these standards, contact the Uniform Code Council at the address and number listed in
Appendix B.

3.2 Manufacturing Automation

Much of the manufacturing of textiles is automated. Monitoring and control of the many different
machines present on the shop floor can require a lot of people, in the worst case one per machine.
Although most of the maclunes don't require constant monitoring or input, setting them up or
changing a weaving pattern, for example, can take a lot of time. Even shutting down a machine
often requires a long process, and can be dangerous if there are personnel in the wrong places on
the shop floor. This is important because utility companies commonly offer textile manufacturers
significant saving on their electricity if they can shut down power in a short span of time (this
reduces the peak load and keeps the power company from switching to less efficient back-up
generators).

Integrating the manufacturing process allows an entire shop floor to be runfrom the convenience
(and safety) of one central control booth. This can only take place if all the machines are
compatible with the controller and each other. Presently, companies making textile machinery use
proprietary methods of storing and communicating information such as speed of a process or error
warnings. As a result, these machines can only be integrated with others made by the same
—
company an inconvenience for textile manufacturers who may already have other equipment. If
the makers of textile machinery adopted voluntary standards for shop floor data, CIM for textiles
would be much easier to achieve.

One of the major proponents of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) for the FTA industry is
ATMI. To aid in the development of voluntary standards, ATMI is working on a dictionary of data
elements for control and monitoring of textile processes. The rationale is that in order to come up
with a universal data set for a certain process, one must first identify all the different variables
involved. This is being done in conjunction with ISO TC 72, and wUl be published in parts as ISO
10782. The first part covers spinning and related processes. At the present time, the dictionary
contains over 100 variables that require attention, as well as definitions and a method of
organization. It is currently in the draft stage and under committee review.

Also, the Apparel Research Committee (ARC) of AAMA

has been developing standards related to
CIM (as well as product data, which will be discussed in the next section), for apparel
manufacturing. The first AAMA
standard published and approved by ANSI is a modified version
of Gerber Garment Technology, Inc.'s protocol for automated cutting machines^. A second
standard of AAMA
deals with pattern data interchange (PDI)^. The PDI standard also pertains to
interfacing computer-aided design (CAD) systems with computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
systems. Work is in progress on a standard for NC stitching machines and a CIM architecture
standard ^0.

^ Uniform Code Council, p. 2. 1994.

^ ANSI/AAMA-001-1992 "Standard for Numerically Controlled Cutting Machines."
:

^ ANSI/AAMA-292-1993 "Standard for Pattern Data Interchange - Data Format."

:

AAMA. 1995.

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 3.3 Product Data Exchange

Product data includes information from every stage in the life cycle of a product. This extends
from initial design through manufacturing, shipping, and even recycling of the product. A
standard for product data has as its goal the accommodation of all the computer interfaces a product
will encounter, thus integrating the life cycle. The benefits include independence from any
particular software tools (such as a certain CAD system); continuity of data (same format of
information can follow the product through the different stages of its life); and the ability to
communicate a neutral data format between different departments, sectors, and even industries.

The development of total product data is called STEP (standard for the
international standard for
exchange of product model being developed in conjunction with ISO by TC 184/SC 4.
data). It is
STEP is being published (in many parts) as ISO 10303. Parts of STEP that have already finished
the approval process include standards relating to drafting and design. At the present time, there
are over forty more ISO 10303 parts in some stage of planning, development, or approval.

STEP an open methodology and framework for the development of product data models and
is

specifications. STEP uses a language for modeling information that is known as EXPRESS^^.
Within STEP, Application Protocols (APs) are created that specify the product information
requirements within the scope of particular applications. In addition to these APs, a large amount
of generic information, applicable to various kinds of products and applications, is used. This
saves the AP developers from redundant effort. Each AP contains a number of important
elements, including a scope for the AP, application reference model (ARM) which describes the
information requirements and constraints in the terminology of that particular domain, application
interpreted model (AIM) that is a representation of the ARM
in terms of STEP constructs, and
methods for testing conformance of an implementation of the standard (conformance testing,
abbreviated as CT).

The effort to extend STEP to apparel product data has been undertaken by the Apparel Product
Data Exchange Standard (APDES) project at NIST. This project is funded by the Defense
Logistics Agency (DLA) which is interested in streamlining the process of contracting uniform
design and manufacture through adoption of integration standards; and improving garment fit by
replacing the traditional ready-to-wear sizing with a made-to-measure system.

A prototype AP (to man for an official ISO STEP AP and containing all the
be used as a straw
parts of an STEP AP except for the AIM) for ready-to-wear pattern making has been under
development at NIST. The AP covers ready-to-wear pattern making, focusing on the
"representation of two-dimensional (flat) patterns generated by the traditional ready-to-wear pattern
making and grading method." ^ prototype AP for made-to-measure pattern making is also under
development. The ultimate goal, of course, is to incorporate all information that describes an
apparel product in terms of STEP.

Other work related to apparel product data is being done by AAMA/ARC. As mentioned earlier,
ARC has published an apparel pattern data interchange standard approved by ANSI. This standard
is based largely upon the Drawing Interchange file format (DXF) developed by AutoDesk™, Inc.

for their AutoCAD® product^^. In addition to continuing research, ARC is tasked with promoting

^^Schenck. 1994.
Lee & Moncarz, p. vi. 1994.
Lee & Moncarz, p. iii. 1994.
ANSI/AAMA-OO 1-1992 : "Standard for Pattern Data Interchange - Data Format."

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the move towards CIM standards within the apparel community and identifying technologies that
become more competitive globally^^ Current product data
will enable the U.S. apparel sector to
work includes developing implementation guidelines for the pattern data interchange standard, a
standard for grade rule table exchange to support the pattern data exchange standard, and a plotter
data exchange standard^

The area of integration standards seems to warrant special attention by those in the FTA
is one that
where losses to foreign competition are greatest (due to
industry, especially in the apparel sector,
intensive labor requirements). A large portion of the apparel sector is made up of small and
medium-sized companies who lack the resources to develop their own standards and protocols.
Potential exists for increasing efficiency through integration and automation standards development
(and implementation).

4 TEST METHODS
In order for an industry with hundreds of suppliers selling (what is supposed to be) the same
product to hundreds (or even thousands) of buyers, standards are needed to insure that products of
the same type are uniform (and to rate goods based on their quality). FTA is such an industry,
where multitudes of cotton growers and wool farms sell tens of thousands of tons of raw fiber to
the fabric manufacturers who, in turn, sell many bolts of colored fabric to the apparel
manufacturers. It is absolutely essential that the apparel sewers, who produce the end product,
have materials to work with that are of high and consistent quality.

At virtually every step in the transformation of raw fibers to finished apparel, inspections are made
and tests are done. Specific physical (and sometimes chemical) properties of the fiber, or textile,
or apparel are tested to insure that they meet the requirements of the manufacturer and its buyers. It
is important that each company uses the same tests for the same property, so that the results can be
interpreted consistently by those working with the manufacturer and their customers. To this end,
standards organizations are formed and standard test methods and procedures created and
published.

Most test methods consist of three main sections: purpose and scope, procedure, and evaluation
method. The purpose and scope describe exactly what property is to be tested by the method and
to what type or types of fibers or fabrics or yams it pertains. The procedure section is at the heart
of the test, and explicitly describes what steps to take in order to perform the test. The procedure
details what supplies, chemicals, or special equipment to use and how to use them. Lastly, the
evaluation section tells the tester what exactly to look for in rating the particular property being
observed and very often refers to a control sample or a standard reference system, such as the
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) Chromatic Transference
Scale^^.

Test methods apply to the fiber and textile segments of the industry, but in general not the apparel
sector, as the physical properties that can be tested completely objectively have already been taken
care of. Evaluation of finished apparel garments are done by means of quality standards and
specifications, which are covered in a later section. Test methods relating to the fiber and textile
sectors of the FTA industry are described in turn below.

Moncarz & Lee 1. 1994.

I^AAMA. 1995.
AATCC Evaluation Procedure 3. "Chromatic Transference Scale." p. 351

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 4.1 Fibers

The raw natural fibers (or produces raw man-made filaments) and sells these
fiber sector harvests
fibers to the textile sector. The most basic properties of these fibers (and filaments) need to be
known by both sectors. To this end, many tests are performed and their results recorded. The
main properties of interest include length and length distribution, strength and elongation, maturity,
and adhesion to other materials, such as steel or rubber. These properties are important because
they directly relate to how the fibers will act during the spinning process.

The testsused for fibers and textiles are created and published by two main organizations. They
are the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and ISO TC 38. With respect to
leather goods, the American Leather Chemists Association (ALCA) publishes standards, as does
ISO. Approximately 90 of ALCA's 140 or so test methods have been adopted by ASTM. These
organizations play a key role in the development of standards. Since they are independent of any
particular company, their standards are used throughout the sector. Having external standards also
saves each grower or distributor from having to develop and adopt its own standards, which
wouldn't be universal anyway.

Although some of the test methods apply to aU types of fibers, most are specifically targeted at one
type each. This is due to the intrinsic differences between man-made and naturd fibers, and the
ftirther differences between cotton and wool (the natural fibers used most often). So, although the
properties being tested are limited in number, the number of test methods are proliferated by the
variety of fiber types.

4.2 Textiles

The business of the textile sector is to take raw fibers and filaments and convert them into fabrics
which can then be sewn into garments. This process involves three main steps. In the first, the
yam manufacturer prepares the fibers or filaments (through carding, drawing, and roving), spins it

into cones of yam, and then winds the yam onto spools. During the second stage, the slashing
plant chemically treats the yam, preparing it for the next step. The last, and most involved process
is accomplished at the weaving plant. The yam is woven (or knitted) into fabric first. After that,
the fabric is prepared, dyed, and finished. Lastly, the fabric is cut for shipping to the garment
sewing plants.

Throughout this process numerous checks are made. After every major step of the fabric
manufacturing process, at least a visual inspection is done. Test methods applying to textiles are
concerned with a wide range of features. These include strength, flammability, creasing, and
dimensional change due to different environmental factors. The property that is most thoroughly
tested is colorfastness. The importance of that particular behavior of a textile is shown in that
almost half of ISO's 1 14 standards related to fabrics deal with colorfastness.

There are a few organizations that publish test methods for textiles. At the national level, AATCC
and ASTM both make standards. ISO TC 38 publishes standards, including test methods, on the
international level. As its name implies, AATCC is most concerned with chemical and biological
properties of fabrics and colorfastness, though some physical properties are covered. ASTM tests
are very physical in nature, dealing with aspects such as abrasion resistance, moisture, and mass.
There are many more tests applying to textiles made by AATCC than by ASTM. ISO tests are
dominated by tests for colorfastness, since many of the other textile-related standards are reference
information and not test methods.

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5 QUALITY STANDARDS
A
A major part of the body of standards which affect the FT industry are general quahty standards
or specifications. Unlike the integration standards and the test methods, quality standards are
concrete expectations for a finished product of a certain type. The expectations conveyed through
the document vary in content from flammabihty (such as a fireproof coat) to appearance, and vary
in detail from a general durability specification to a military standard for a uniform specifying every
design particular.

Quality standards are used for many different products in the FTA industry. In most cases, the
standard applies to high-level concepts in a finished product, rather than minute details. For
instance, there are not many quality standards applying to raw fibers, since examining most of the
properties of those fibers require specific tests. In keeping with the organization philosophy, the
quality standards have been sectioned on the basis of their area of application. The major areas of
interest are general apparel, special and protective clothing, military specifications, and textile
manufacturing machinery.

5.1 General Apparel

The majority of garments which are manufactured are sold to retailers who in turn sell them
through stores. The success of the apparel sector, and to a large part the whole FTA industry, is
determined by whether people, especially those in the United States, buy the clothes that the
garment companies sew. It is of paramount importance that the garments put on the shelf be of
consistently high quality, and it is in the interests of the manufacturers to minimize the number or
seconds that cannot be sold for full price.

There are many standards used to ensure that garments sold to a customer satisfy minimum quality
as defined by those standards. Most manufacturing and also retail companies have their own
inspections, but national and international specifications do exist. These are written by ASTM on
the national level. ASTM has about fifty performance specifications, each applying to a different
type of apparel, such as knitted overcoat fabrics for men and women^^, or swim wear^^ fabrics.
In addition, some smaller apparel manufacturers and retailers adopt the inspection criteria of large,
established companies such as J.C. Penny, Inc., making such procedures de facto standards.

It is important to note that most of these specifications are standards of quality for the fabrics used
to sew the garments. They insure that the clothing made will meet some basic standards of
durability and, in some cases, fit. ASTM publishes several standards relating to fit, as opposed to
the fifty or so fabric-related performance specifications mentioned earlier. The manufacturers and
designers of clothing who use these standards still have the ability to make whatever they want,
provided the material it is made from meets the specifications they have voluntarily adopted. In the
end, it is beneficial for fabric manufacturers to use these quality standards so potential customers in
the apparel sector wiU know that they are not buying shoddy materials.

5.2 Special/Protective Clothing

The area of special and protective clothing is one of the most sensitive to quality. This is for the
obvious reason that the consequence of product failure is often injury to the wearer of the garment.

D 3562 - 92 (ASTM) : "Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Sliver Knitted Overcoat and Jacket
Fabrics."
D 3994 - 94 (ASTM) : "Performance Specification for Men's, Women's, and Children's Woven Swimwear
Fabrics."

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(This is much worse than merely inconveniencing or alienating a customer, the result of general
apparel defects.) For this reason, quality standards must be more demanding and much less
tolerant of deviations. As a result, the field of protective clothing has a relatively large number of
fairly specific quality standards and specifications associated with it.

Standards relating to protective and other special clothing can be differentiated on the basis of what
exactly the garment they relate to is intended to do (or in most cases prevent against). Special
clothing is needed for use in a variety of hazardous environments; it may protect against electricity,
chemicals, fire, or even cold. Because of the large number of fires and firefighters, fire-protective
clothing is probably the most common protective clothing, though electrically insulated and
chemical-protective clothing are very important in their respective industries.

Specifications for special clothing are published by ISO TC 94 on an international level. The
National Fire Protection Association (NITA) writes national requirements for protective clothing
for fighting fires. There are many other standards that relate to protective clothing which are not
quality standards, but rather test methods applied to the fabric from which these garments are
made. These standards are published primarily by ASTM and ISO.

5.3 Military Specifications and Standards

The U.S. Armed Forces are probably the largest single customer for apparel made in the United
States. The Department of Defense (DoD) spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year
purchasing uniforms and other textile-based equipment. The consistent quality of garments
purchased is highly valued by the military, more so than in the civilian market. In addition to the
uniforms looking the same, they must meet strict requirements for durability and reliability, since
many of them are ultimately intended for combat. It is also important that the clothing is functional
and easy to wear under a wide variety of conditions. To insure the consistency, toughness, and
utility of their uniforms, DoD pubhshes specifications generally referred to as the "MIL-" standards
or specifications.

There are over 600 MIL-specifications that detail the requirements of specific apparel and textile-
related products and a dozen or so MIL standards that detail the requirements of a category of
apparel and textile-related products. These specifications vary greatly in content. On one side of
the spectrum, quality standards exist that cover all uses of certain fabrics or textiles in military
equipment^®. At the other extreme, some MIL-specifications are detailed requirements for the
making of a certain garment^i. There are also a substantial number of standards that involve textile
products other than apparel. Examples of this would be fabric hoses and life preservers. Since
these are still products of the FT A industry as a whole, they have been included within the scope of
this survey.

Military specifications follow a specific format. Each has six sections —

scope, applicable
documents, requirements, quality assurance provisions, packaging, and notes. The scope section
specifies exactly what the document applies to, for instance a polyester/cotton broadcloth durable
press shirt.22 The next section lists other documents that the manufacturer must adhere to in
making the garment. These include federal and other mihtary specifications and standards, as well
as test methods published by private organizations such as AATCC and the American Iron and
Steel Institute (AISI) —
for steel rings, zippers, and fasteners. The third section details
expectations, while the fourth section explains how those requirements are to be verified. The

20 MIL-C-429A "Cloth, Twill, Nylon."

:

21 MIL-C-1509H "Coat, Food Handler’s (Steward)."

:

22 MIL-4404 IC(GL) "Shirt, Man’s, Short Sleeve, Polyester Cotton, Army Green
: 415, Durable Press."

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packaging section is self-explanatory. The last part of every MIL-specification contains
information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not mandatory.

The current system of military specifications is designed to insure total uniformity. Every detail of
the sewing process is dictated. There are typically a dozen or more other documents referenced in
each MIL-specification. The reference to each consists only of the name and number of the
standard. No indication is given to the manufacturer of where to find the information that pertains
making of the garment. Unless the scope of the item referred to is very narrow, this
directly to the
can make it comply. Companies are left to search a possibly very
difficult for the contractor to
large document from cover to cover to find what might be a very small section applicable to their
product.

At the present time, proposals are being made to use commercial specifications because they are
simpler. The format for the new series is known as a commercial item description (CID). The
main difference is that the new format will specify what is desired, and allow the contractor to
make it in the most efficient method availible. Previously, the MIL-documents gave exact
instructions for making the item, which placed sometimes unnecessary demands on the companies
contracted to do the job. In addition, some of the specifications will be given in terms of
performance, rather than requiring a certain material, giving the maker leeway in choosing the most
desirable way to meet the requirements. This will make the process of procuring uniforms faster
and more efficient.

5.4 Textile Machinery

The process of making textiles from fibers and filaments is almost completely done by machine.
Setting up and loading the equipment is still often done manually, but the actual spinning,
weaving, etc. is done automatically. Therefore, the sector depends on these devices consistently
working in the proper manner. Standards are used to insure the safety and reliability of textile
machinery.

The primary pubhshers of specifications for textile machinery are ISO TC 72 and ASTM. Most of
these documents apply to key pieces of the machines, such as the rings and travelers on ring
spinning machines^^, or the cones for yam winding^^. There are also a good number of standards
which give definitions and terminology relating to different types of textile equipment. These will
be discussed in the next section.

6 STANDARD REFERENCE INFORMATION

Standard reference information is necessary in any field where uniformity and consistency is
important. This information makes repeatability possible by providing accepted standards that can
be used for comparison purposes and computation purposes. For example, has a AATCC
standard table for gray-scde color changers. This table is intended for use with the test methods
they developed. Use of that table insures that the evaluation given to the textile will not depend on
the tester, but rather be objective (with respect to the AATCC standard). The test results will also
be reproducible.

ISO 96-1:1992 : "Textile Machinery and Accessories — Rings and Ring Spinning and Ring
Travellers for
Doubling Frames — Part 1 : T-rings and Their Appropriate Travellers."
^ ISO 1 1 1:1978 "Textile
: Machinery and Accessories — Cones Yam Winding (Cross Wound) — Half Angle
for
of the Cone 4 Degress 20'."
AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1 : "Gray Scale for Color Change." p. 348 of AATCC Technical Manual .

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Standard reference information can be divided into three categories: standard reference data (SRD),
standard reference materials (SRM), and terminology. These are described below.

6.1 SRD
Standard reference data (SRD) refers to a collection of scientific or technical measurements, values,
or facts that can be represented quantitatively. SRD is accepted as correct within a particular
domain of expertise to be used as the basis of further calculations or decisions. A very simple
example from the field of engineering is the assignment of the value for the constant 7C. 11 is the
ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and its value can only be estimated to a specified
level of precision. For the purpose of taking a test, students may be told to use the value of 3.14
for 7C. Therefore, they should dl get the same answer, and their answers should conform with the
professor's solutions. Although simple and far removed from the FTA industry, this analogy
illustrates both the nature of SRD and its significance.

It iseasy to see the importance of these accepted values when the opposite scenario is considered.
If therewas no accepted value for n, each student would make an independent best guess, or use
whatever approximation the student felt appropriate. Some might use 3.14, others might extend it
to five or six places, while a handful might just truncate the fraction and go with 3. More
ambitious students might use string and ruler to measure the constant directly from a circular
object. (Others might forget entirely and just guess 7.) Depending on what is being done with the
number, the end results could be drastically different (and in some cases drastically wrong).

In the apparel industry, an important set of standard reference data are the different dimensions that
make up size. To achieve a good fit, the apparel manufacturer needs accurate measurements of the
human body. This is called anthropometric data. The first standard set of body dimensions was
compiled by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS, now NIST) in the 1950's. In 1983, the
Department of Commerce withdrew these voluntary standards. ASTM took over responsibility.
The D- 13.55 Body Measurement for Apparel Sizing sub-committee of ASTM has published
standard tables of measurements for ladies^^, infants^'^, and women over fifty-five^^. Sizing
standards for children, men, and large women are in different stages of committee review. With
the exception of the sizing for women over 55, all of these standard tables are based on the original
anthropometric survey conducted by NBS. D-13.55 is currently trying to rally industry support to
update the anthropometric survey to reflect the changing population of the country. Internationally,
ISO TC 133 has an international standard of anthropometric data^^ and sizing.

From surveys of body measurements, standards for actual sizing of garments are derived. NBS
had developed close to twenty voluntary apparel sizing standards which it published in the late
1960s. These covered all the most common types of apparel, from shirts to gloves. Although
girls and women were part of the anthropometric survey, there were no voluntary standards
relating specifically to women's clothing. The NBS-sizing standards were withdrawn in 1983.
On an international level, ISO TC 133 publishes ten standards relating to clothing size for both
sexes. A bibhography dealing with apparel sizing was pubUshed by NIST in 1994^0.

ASTM D 5585 - 93. "Standard Table of Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses Figure Type Size 2-20."
ASTM D 4910 - 89. "Standard Table of Body Measurements for Infants, Ages 0 to 18 Months."
ASTM D 5586 - 94. "Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Women Aged 55 and Older (All Figure
Types)."
ISO 8559:1989. "Garment Construction and Anthropometric Surveys — Body Dimensions."
30 Lee 1, 1994.

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Although the NBS anthropometric data and sizing recommendations were valuable, some larger
manufacturers have done work to improve the fit of their garments for their customer population.
Of the companies in the U.S., Sears, Roebuck and Company, Inc. has the distinction of doing the
most body size and clothing fit research.^^ With the knowledge they have gained, they publish
pages of details on sizing and fitting of garments. Although Sears has placed special emphasis on
this in the past, reducing returns and increasing customer satisfaction through improving the way
apparel fits remains a goal of all clothing manufacturers.

6.2 SRM
Standard reference materials are physical artifacts that are used for direct comparison with the
sample being evaluated. The reference material is accepted as a standard for the property it
exemplifies. SRMs are often used when dealing with qualitative aspects of an item, such as color
or texture. ("Qualitative aspects," as used here, refers to those properties that are generally not
measured by the industry directly due to technology limitations. For example, as technology
advances, measurements of texture may be more scientifically conducted than by a comparison
with known textures, as it is generally done in the textile industry today.) In order to have some
degree of consistency and control over properties, the properties must be converted to a
quantitative base. This is done by selecting an arbitrary point of reference which the property of a
particular physical artifact exudes. Then samples may be measured relative to the "standard,"
consequently providing an objective measurement of the "quahtative" property.

Many, if not most, of the pertinent properties of fibers, textiles, and apparel are qualitative.
However, many of these properties can be quantified through a certain method of testing. A few
can not. As mentioned earlier, a large percentage of the test methods relating to the fiber and textile
sectors relate to colorfastness. AATCC has developed scales for evaluating color change
(mentioned before), as weU as transference^^ and staining^^ reference standards. These SRMs are
directly compared with the sample that has been through the test procedure (and also a control
sample in tests relating to color change).

Another type of SRM which warrants mention is the model form. Model forms are actual molds of
the human body used to check sizing for apparel. NBS made standard model forms for girls',
boys’, and toddlers' apparel of different sizes. These were developed in conjunction wiA the
anthropometric survey ^scussed above in Section 6.1. Although these may be used for reference,
apparel manufacturers have their own model forms for all tj^s of people and sizes.

6.3 Terminology

The largest for the FTA industry relate to vocabulary and

number of reference standards developed
definitions. Standard terminology is very important because it facilitates communication. Since
some words have multiple meanings, and there are many ways to describe or designate a certain
object, discussion can often become obfuscated. Having precise definitions for key items and
ideas in a field has always been the responsibihty of that area's standards organizations. The FTA
industry is no exception.

The task of publishing definitions and vocabulary on an international level has been undertaken by
ISO. There are approximately forty-five ISO standards which define terminology for everything

Hudson, pp. 121-122. 1983.

AATCC Evaluation Procedure 3. "Chromatic Transference Scale." p. 351 of AATCC Technical Manual .

AATCC Evaluation Procedure 2. "Gray Scale for Staining." p. 350 of AATCC Technical Manual .

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from stitches^'^ to fibers^^ Some of the standards which fall into this category deal with words,
while a slightly smaller number define some physical aspect of a piece of equipment, such as
which side is left and which is right^^. ISO's terminology standards are most heavily concentrated
in the area of textile machinery, where there are many different types of machines, each with a
plethora of parts that may need definitions to refer to them.

ASTM has written roughly fifteen standards defining terminology for the FTA industry. Over half
of these standards deal with textiles (yams and fabrics) and textile properties, while a smaller
number deal with the textile manufacturing and apparel sewing processes. A few of the documents
apply to labeling of apparel. There is a terminology specifically for wooP^, but not for the other
fibers. This may be because wool requires a lot of processing before it can be spun into yam.
Dealing with plant fibers such as cotton and flax, is simpler. One standard of special interest to the
apparel sector defines terminology for apparel sizing^^. Overall, these documents seem to cover a
good portion of the industry.

7 SUMMARY
The primary purpose of this survey was to identify the standards that apply to the U.S. FTA
industry. To compete effectively in the global marketplace, the FTA indushy must operate as
efficiently as possible. By developing and adopting new standards where they are needed, and
improving existing standards where possible, many benefits in terms of reduced wait time and
elimination of unnecessary effort can be realized by the industry as a whole.

As can be seen by a pemsal of the appendix, the number of standards related to the FTA industry is
voluminous. The intent of this paper was to bring together in one document a listing of the
standards and standards' organizations associated with the FTA industry. That compilation
represents a first step to determine where to concentrate resources on further standards'
development.

Industry feedback necessary to draw conclusions concerning the prioritization of future

is
standards' efforts. in what parts of the FTA manufacturing process are the current
For example,
standards effective? What is it about those standards and the way they are implemented that makes
them effective? Where does there seem to be a lack of unity in standards where different —
standards are used by different people for the same purpose? The answers to these and other
questions can provide insight into where standards are helping and where they are holding back the
^A industry, and how improvement of the standards can make the FTA industry more
competitive.

ISO 4915:1991. "Textiles — Stitch Types —Classification and Terminology." Bilingual Edition.
ISO 8159:1987. "Textiles — Morphology of Fibers and Yams — Vocabulary." Bilingual Edition.
ISO 92:1976. "Textile Machinery and Accessories — Spinning Machinery — Definition of Side (Left or
Right)."
ASTM D 4845 - 89. "Terminology Relating to Wool."
ASTM D 5219-94. ‘Terminology Relating to Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing.”

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American Apparel Manufacturers Association. Minutes for November 1995 Meeting . Arlington,
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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. AATCC Technical Manual . Research
Triangle Park, NC : 1994.

American Leather Chemists' Association. Journal of the American Leather Chemists' Association .

Vol. 89, June 1994. Cincinnati, OH.

American Leather Chemists' Association. Methods of Sampling and Analysis Cincinnati, . OH :

1994.

American Society for Testing and Materials. 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards Section . 7,
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Amoff, Robert and Hsing, Karen. An Analysis of ANSI ASC X12 and UN/EDIFACT Electronic
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Technology. Gaithersburg, MD : 1995^^.

Fowler, Julian. STEP Development Methods . Australian STEP Conference Sydney, : 17-18
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Gaffin, Adam. "EDI Standards Migration Effort Delayed Till 1999; Group to Help X12 Users
Ease Into EDIFACT." Network World Oct. 10, 1994, vll, n41. .

Hudson, Peyton B. Guide to Apparel Manufacturing . MEDIApparel, Inc. Greensboro, NC :

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Information Handling Services, Inc. Govemment/Military Standards and Specifications Service

Locator Index Englewood, CO 1994.
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Information Handling Services, Inc. VSMF Product Subject Index . Englewood, CO : 1994.

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Lee, Y. Tina. A Bibliography on Apparel Sizing and Related Issues . NISTIR 5365, National
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Lee, Y. Tina. Body Dimensions for Apparel NISTIR 5411, National

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Reports from the National Institute of Standards and Technology are availible from the National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, VA
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Pattern Making NISTIR 5115, National Institute of Standard and Technology.
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Gaithersburg. MD : 1993.

Link, Paul. Textile Encyclopedia . Taleres Graficos Jorman. Buenos Aires : 1954.

McCarthy, Shawn P. "Why Agencies Are So Slow to Embrace EDI," Government Computer
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OH : 1994.

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B FTA STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
The following is of organizations publishing and/or developing standards and specifications
a list

related to the FTA industry.

This listing of organizations is intended to save time by bringing them
together in one place. In addition to the contact information, a short description and sometimes
notes are included beside each listing.

American Apparel Manufacturers Association (AAMAl

2500 Wilson Blvd., Suite 301 Sanctioned by ANSI'^ to create
Arlington, VA 2201 standards for the apparel sector of
(703) 524-1864 the FTA Industry. Responsible for
FAX: (703) 522-6741 TALC/SAFLINC voluntary
integration standards.
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
(AATCQ
One Davis Drive Responsible for test methods and
P.O. Box 12215 procedures relating to physical and
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 chemical properties of textiles.
(919) 549-8141 Sanctioned by ANSI.
FAX: (919) 549-8933

American Leather Chemists Association (ALCA)

Tanners Bldg. Publishes test methods for evaluating
University of Cincinnati-Loc. 14 raw leather and leather products.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 Most standards adopted by ASTM.
(513) 556-1197
FAX: (513) 556-2377

American National Standards Institute (ANSD

1 1 W. 42nd Street, 13th Floor Sanctions standards from industry
New York, New York 10036 organizations in all fields for use on
(212) 642-4900 a national level.
FAX: (212) 398-0023

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

1916 Race Street Publishes standards covering many
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1187 different materials. D-13 Committee
(215) 299-5585 responsible for textiles. Uses ALCA
FAX: (215) 977-9679 standards for leather.

American Textile Manufacturers Institute. Inc. (ATMD

1801 K Street, NW, Suite 900 Responsible for FASLINC
Washington, D.C. 20(X)6 standards.
(202) 862-0500
FAX: (202) 862-0570

^ "Sanctioned by ANSI" means that many or most of the standards they publish are approved and adopted by ANSI
as U.S. national standards.

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International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
1,rue de Varembe Standards relating to almost all

Case postale 56 fields. Members from 100

CH-1211 Geneve 20 countries. 182 technical committees
Switzerland (TCs), 630 subcommittees.^^ TCs
+ 41 22 749 01 11 of interest include 38 - Textiles, 72-
FAX: + 41 22 733 34 30 Textile Machinery, 94 - Protective
Clothing, and 133 - Sizing Systems.

National Fire Protection Association

One Batterymarch Park Responsible for standards and codes
P.O. Box 9101 relating to fire safety. These include
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101 specifications for protective clothing
(617) 770-3000 (primarily for fire fighting).
FAX: (617) 770-0700

SAE International tSAE')

400 Commonwealth Drive Publishes specifications for high-
Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15096-0001 performance textiles such as aramid-
(412) 776-4841 fiber.
FAX: (412) 776-4026

Uniform Code Council

8163 Old Yankee Road, Suite J Responsible for UCS and VICS
Dayton, Ohio 45458 retail EDI standards.
(513) 435-3870

The following organizations are not directly involved in writing standards, but serve other
important capacities related to FTA standards.
American Textile Partnership lAMTEX')
Laboratory Program Office Collaboration of FTA industry and
Pacific Northwest Laboratory DOE. Develops technologies to
P.O. Box 999 address industry needs. Helps
Richland, WA 99352 industry to optimize product
(509) 375-2306 quality and market responsiveness
while minimizing costs and
IndustryProgram Office environmental impacts.
P.O. Box 4670
Wilmington, DE 19807 AMTEX projects are coordinated
(302) 999-6733 through the Laboratory Program
FAX: (302) 999-6736 office (of DOE) and the Industry
Program Office.
National Institute of Standards and Technologv INISTl
Manufacturing Systems Integration Division Current efforts include the Apparel
Room A127, Bldg. 220 Product Data Exchange Stand^d
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (APDES) project.
(301) 975-3508
FAX: (301) 258-9749

ISO Catalogue 1994. p. 7.

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c FTA STANDARDS LISTINGS
The following is a listing of FTA standards obtained from the organizations listed in Appendix B.
The listings were obtained when possible from the organizations that issue the standards. The
listings have been reformatted so that they will be consistent across the standards organizations.
For the most recent information or to purchase any of these standards, contact the appropriate
organization directly. Information for contacting any of these organizations can be found in
Appendix B: FTA Standards Organizations.

C . 1 AAMA Standards

The American Apparel Manufacturers Association is in the process of creating and publishing a
number of standards which are important to the integration of apparel manufacturing. The
standards which have been generated thus far are the following:

ANSFAAMA-001-1992 Standard for Numerically Controlled Cutting Machines.

ANSI/AAMA-292- 1993 Standard for Pattern Data Interchange - Data Format.

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 C.2 AATCC Test Methods and Procedures'^^

The standards listed are organized first according to the following categories:

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
COLORFASTNESS
DYEING PROPERTIES
EVALUATION PROCEDURES
IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Within each category standards are listed in numerical order, according to their identification
number inthe left column. All standards are test methods unless otherwise noted.

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

24-1993 Insects, Resistance of Textiles to, p. 75.

28-1994 Insect Pest Deterrents on Textiles, p. 83.
2-
30-1993 Antifungal Activity, Assessment of Textile Materials: Mildew and
3-
Rot Resistance of Textiles, p. 85.
100-1993 Antibacterial Finishes of Textile Materials, Assessment of, p. 148.
8-
103-1994 Bacterial Alpha-Amylase Enzymes Used in Desizing, Assay of, p.
9- 154.
147-1993 Antibacterial Activity of Fabrics, Assessment of Textile Materials:
Parallel Streak Method, p. 261.
174-1993 Antimicrobial Activity Assessment of Carpets, p. 328.

15-
16-
COLORFASTNESS
1989 Colorfastness to Fulling, p. 174.
1989 Colorfastness to Bleaching with Chlorine, p. 19.
6-1994 Colorfastness to Acids and Alkalis, p. 21.
8-1989 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC
Crockmeter Method, p. 23.
1989 Colorfasmess to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter Method,
p.23.
1989
106- Colorfastness to Stoving, p. 26.
107-
11-1989 Colorfasmess to Carbonizing, p. 28.
1994 Colorfastness to Perspiration, p. 30.
1993
116- Colorfasmess to Light, p. 33.
16-1993
117- Colorfasmess to Light, p. 241.
23-1994 Colorfasmess to Burnt Gas Fumes, p. 72.
61-1994 Colorfasmess to Laundering, Home and Commercial; Accelerated,
p. 94.
101-1994 Colorfasmess to Bleaching with Hydrogen Peroxide, p. 150.
104-1994 Colorfasmess to Water Spotting, p. 1565.
1991 Colorfasmess to Water: Sea, p. 157.
1991 Colorfasmess to Water; p. 159.,

109-1992 Colorfasmess to Ozone in me Atmosphere under Low Humidities,

p. 161.
1994 Colorfasmess to Degumming, p. 192.
1994 Colorfastness to Heat: Dry (Excluding Pressing), p. 194.

AATCC Technical Manual , pp. 5-14. 1995. All page numbers in this section refer to this document.

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 AATCC Test Methods and Procedures

119-1994 Color Change Due to Flat Abrasion (Frosting) Screen Wire

Method, p. 202.
120-1994
125- Color Change Due to Flat Abrasion (Frosting) Emery Method, p.
126- 202.
1991 Colorfastness to Water and Light: Alternate Exposure, p. 214.
1991 Colorfastness to Water (High Humidity) and Light: Alternate
131- Exposure, p. 215.
132-
129-1990 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere under High Humidities,
133-
p. 219.
1990 Colorfastness to Pleating; Steam Pleating, p. 30.
1993 Colorfastness to Dry-cleaning, p. 225.
1994 Colorfastness to Heat; Hot Pressing, p. 228.
139-1989 Colorfastness to Light; Detection of Photochromism, p. 241.
162-
145-1985
163- Color Measurement of the Blue Wool Lightfastness Standards:
164- Instrumental, p. 256.
153-1985 Color Measurement of Textiles: Instrumental, p. 272.
157-1990 Colorfastness to Solvent Spotting: Perchloroethelyene, p. 284.
1991 Colorfastness to Water: Chlorinated Pool, p. 297.
1992 Colorfastness Dye Transfer in Storage; Fabric-to-Fabric, p. 299.
:

1992 Colorfastness to Oxides of Nitrogen the Atmosphere Under High

Humidities, p. 301.
165-1993 Colorfastness to Crocking: Carpets - AATCC
Crockmeter
Method, p. 303.
172-1990 Colorfastness to Non-Chlorine Bleach in Home Laundering, p.
321.
140-
173-1992
141- CMC: Calculation of Small Color Differences for Acceptability, p.
324.
154-
177-1993 Colorfastness to Light at Elevated Temperature and Humidity;
155- Water Cooled Xenon Lamp Apparatus, p. 336.
156-

DYEING PROPERTIES
1992 Disperse and Vat Dye Migration: Evaluation of, p. 243.
1994 Compatibility of Basic Dyes for Acrylic Fibers, p. 245.
146-1994 Dispersibility of Disperse Dyes: Filter Test, p. 258.
1991 Thermal Fixation Properties of Disperse Dyes, p. 278.
1991 Transfer of Disperse Dyes on Polyester, p. 280.
1991 Transfer of Basic Dyes of Acrylics, p. 282.
159-1994 Transfer of Acid and Premetallized Acid Dyes on Nylon, p. 288.
161-1992 Chelating Agents: Disperse Dye Shade Change Caused by Metals;
Control of, p. 262.
166-1993 Dispersion Stability of Disperse Dyes at High Temperature, p.
305.
167-1993 Foaming Propensity of Disperse Dyes, p. 307.
170-1989 Dusting Propensity of Powder Dyes: Evaluation of, p. 317.
176-1993 Speckiness of Liquid Colorant Dispersions: Evaluation of, p. 335.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change, p. 348.
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining, p. 350.
Evaluation Procedure 3 Chromatic Transference Scale, p. 351.
Evaluation Procedure 4 Standards Depth Scales for Depth Determination, p. 352.
Evaluation Procedure 5 Fabric Hand: Subjective Evaluation of, p. 353.

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 AATCC Test Methods and Procedures

IDENTinCATION AND ANALYSIS

20-1990 Fiber Analysis: Qualitative, p. 47.
81-
20A-1989
82- Fiber Analysis: Quantitative, p.63.
78-1989 Ash Content of Bleach Celluloid Textiles, p. 105.
1989 pH of the Water-Extract from Bleached Textiles, p. 107.
97- 1989 Fluidity of Dispersion of Cellulose from Bleached Cotton Cloth,
98- p. 108.
89-1989 Mercerization in Cotton, p. 123.
94-1992 Finishes in Textiles; Identification, p. 130.
1989 Extractable Content of Greige and/or Prepared Textiles, p. 141.
1989 Alkali in Bleach Baths Containing Hydrogen Peroxide, p. 142.
102-1992 Hydrogen Peroxide by Potassium Permanganate Titration:
Determination of, p. 1552.
110-1989 Whiteness of Textiles, p. 163.
112-1993 Formaldehyde Release from Fabric, Determination of; Sealed Jar
Method, p. 183.
144-1992 Alkali in We Processed Textiles: Total, p. 254.
149-1992 Chelating Agents: Chelation Value of Aminopolycarboxylic Acids
^d Their Sdts, Calcium Oxalate Method, p. 265.
168-1992 Chelating Agents: Active Ingredient Content of Poly amino
26- polycarboxylic Acids and Their Salts; Copper PAN Method, p.
27- 311.
173-1992
42-
CMC: Calculation of Small Color Differences for Acceptability, p.
43- 326.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
17-1989 Wetting Agents, Evaluation of, p. 45.
22-1989 Water RepeUency: Spray Test, p. 70.
1989 Aging of Sulfiir-Dyed Textiles: Accelerated, p. 80.
1989 Wetting Agents, Evaluation of Rewetting Agents, p. 82.
35-1989 Water Resistance: Rain Test, p. 89.
92- 1989 Water Resistance: Impact Penetration Test, p. 91.
93- 1989 Wetting Agents for Mercerization, p. 93.
62-1989 Oils, Wool: Oxidation in Storage, p. 98.
66-1990 Wrinkle Recovery of Fabrics: Recovery Angle Method, p. 99.
70-1989 Water RepeUency: Tumble Jar Dynamic Absorption Test, p. 101.
76-1989 Electrical Resistivity of Fabrics, p. 103.
79-1992 Absorbency of Bleached Textiles, p. 106.
84-1989 Electrical Resistivity of Yams, p. 111.
86-1989 Dry-cleaning: DurabiUty of Applies Designs and Finishes, p. 113.
88B-1992 Appearance of Seams in Durable Press Items after Repeated Home
Laundering, p. 115.
88B-1992 Smoothness of Seams in Fabrics after Repeated Home
Laundering, p. 218.
1989 Chlorine, Retained, TensUe Loss: Single Sample Method, p. 125.
1989 Abrasion Resistance of Fabric: Accelerator Method, p. 127.
96-1993 Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering of Woven and
Knitted Fabrics Except Wool, p. 137.
99-1993 Dimensional Changes of Woven Knitted Wool Textiles:
Relaxation, Consolidation and Felting, p. 144.

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lllA-1990 Weather Resistance: Sunshine Arc Lamp Exposure with Wetting,

p. 175.
lllB-1990 Weather Resistance: Exposure to Natural Light and Weather, p.
171.
lllC-1990 Weather Resistance: Sunshine Arc Lamp Exposure without
Wetting, p. 175.
lllD-1990 Weather Resistance: Exposure to Natural Light and Weather
121- through Glass, p. 165.
122-
115-1989 Electrostatic Clinging of Fabrics: Fabric to Metal Test, p. 188.
123-
118-1992
124- Oil Repellency: Hydrocarbon Resistance Test, p. 198.
127- 1989 Carpet Soiling: Visual Rating Method, p. 206.
128- 989 Carpet Soiling: Service Coiling Method, p. 206.
1989 Carpet Soiling: Accelerated Soiling Method, p. 208.
134- 1992 Appearance of Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering, p. 210.
135- 1989 Water Resistance: Hydrostatic Pressure Test, p. 216.
1989 Wrinkle Recover of Fabrics: Appearance Method, p. 217.
136-
128-1989 Wrinkle Recovery of Fabrics: Appearance Method, p. 217.
137-
130-1990
138- Soil Release: Oily Stain Release Method, p. 221.
1991 Electrostatic Propensity of Carpets, p. 230.
1992 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of Woven
on Kit Fabrics, p. 233.
1989 Bond Strength of Bonded and Laminated Fabrics, p. 236.
1989 Rug Back Staining of Vinyl Tile, p. 239.
1992 Shampooing: Washing of Textile Floor Covering, p. 240.
142-1989 Appearance of Flocked Fabric after Repeated Home Laundering
and/or Coin-Op Dry-Cleaning, p. 247.
143-1992 Appearance of Apparel and Other Textile End Products After
Repeated Home Laundering; Text, p. 249.
150-1992 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of
Garments.
151-1990 Soil Redeposition, Resistance to: Launder-Ometer Method, p.
270.
152-1990 Soil Redeposition, Resistance to: Terg O-Tomoeter Method, p.
272.
158-1990 Dimensional Changes on Dry-cleaning in Perchloroethylene:
Machine Method, p. 287.
169-1990 Weather Resistance of Textiles: Xenon Lamp Exposure, p. 165.
171-1989 Carpets: Cleaning of; Hot Water (Steam) Extracting Method, p.
321.
175-1993 Satin Resistance: Pile Floor Coverings, p 334.
178-1992 Barre: Visual Assessment and Grading, p. 345.
1114-1989 Chlorine, Retained, Tensile Loss: Multiple Sample Method, p.
186.
1600-1992 Dimensional Restoration of Knitted and Woven Fabrics after
Laundering, p. 292.
1 88C-1992 Retention of Creases in Fabrics after Repeated Home Laundering,
p. 119.

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 C.3 ALCA Standards43

This standards listing contains the names and numbers of all ALCA's test methods and definitions.
Most of them related to leather in general, and a few specifically apply to leather for footwear
purposes. Some of these standards have been adopted and re-published by ASTM. The names of
ALCA/ASTM standards are followed by their ASTM
document number (in parentheses).

A1 Analysis of Vegetable Tanning Materials - General (ASTM

D4899)
A5 Extraction of Raw and Spent Materials
A6 Moisture in Raw and Spent Materials
AlO Preparation of Solution of Liquid Extracts (ASTM D4901)
All Preparation of Solution of Solid, Pasty and Powdered Extracts
(ASTM 4905)
A12 Cooling of Analytical Solutions (ASTM D4904)
A13 Evaporation and Drying of Analytical Solutions (ASTM 4902)
A20 Totd Sohds and Water (ASTM D4903)
A21 Soluble Solids and Insolubles
A22 Nontannins and Tannin
A25 Analysis of Taimery Liquors
A30 Sugar in Tanning Materials
A31 Method for Copper and Iron in Tanning Materials
A40 Color Tests with Sheepskin Skiver
A50 Lignosulfonates (Sulfite Cellulose) (ASTM D4900)
A60 Official Certification
B1 Analysis of Vegetable-Tanned Leathers - General
B2 Preparation of Sample for Analysis (ASTM D2813)
B3 Moisture (ASTM D3790)
B4 Hexane Extract of Leather (ASTM D2876)
B5 Nitrogen Content (Kjeldahl) and Hide Substance (ASTM D2868)
B8 Water-Soluble Matter of Vegetable-Tanned Leather (ASTM
D2876)
B9 Soluble Non Tannin and Uncombined Tannin
BIO Glucose
Bll Insoluble Ash of Vegetable-Tanned Leather (ASTM D2875)
B12 Combined Tannin and Degree of Tannage
B15 Total Ash in Leather (ASTM D2617)
B16 Magnesium as Epsom Salts
B20 pH of Water (ASTM 2810)
B30 Official Certification
Cl Determination of Chromium in Chrome Tanning Liquors (ASTM
D3898)
C5 Determination of Acidity of Chrome Tanning Liquors (ASTM
D3813)
CIO Calculation Basicity of Chrome Tanning Liquors (ASTM D3897)
Cll Determination of pH of Chrome Tanning Liquors (ASTM D2815)
D1 Preparation of Composite Sample for Chemical Tests (ASTM
D2813)
D5 Mineral Leathers - General
DIO Chromic Oxide in Leather (Perchloric Acid Oxidation) (ASTM
2807)

Methods of Sampling and Analysis . 1994.

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 ALCA Standards

D20 Sulfates (Total, Neutral and Combined Acid) (ASTM D1655)

D21 Total Chlorides (D4563)
D30 Sulfate Basicity (ASTM D4654)
D35 Acidity (pH) (ASTM D2810)
El Conditioning Leather and Leather Products for Testing (ASTM
D1610)
E2 Measuring Area of Leather Test Specimens (ASTM D2346)
E3 Measuring Thickness of Leather Units (ASTM D1814)
E4 Measuring Thickness of Leather Test Specimens (ASTM D1813)
E5 Width of Leather (ASTM D1516)
ElO Tongue Tear Strength (ASTM D1704)
Ell BucWe Tear Stren^ (ASTM D1813)
E12 Stitch Tear Strength, Single Hole (ASTM D4786)
E13 Stitch Tear Strength, Double Hole (ASTM D1705)
E14 Bursting Strength of Leather by the Ball Method (ASTM D2207)
E15 Tensile Strengdi of Leather (ASTM D2209)
E16 Breaking Strength of Leather by the Grab Method (ASTM 2208)
E17 Elongation of leather (ASTM 2211)
E30 Water Absorption (Static) of Leather (ASTM D1815)
E32 Permeability to Water Vapor (ASTM D5052)
E40 Piping
E41 Grain Cracking
E42 Cold-Crack Resistance of Upholstery Leather (ASTM D1912)
E43 Stiffness
E44 Staining
E45 Compressibility of Leather (ASTM 2213)
E46 Crocking (ASTM D5053)
E50 Fire Resistance of Leather
E52 Corrosion Produced by Leather in Contact with Metal (ASTM
D1611)
E53 Colorfastness and Transfer of Color in the Washing of Leather
(ASTMD2096)
E54 Flex Testing of Finish on Upholstery Leather (ASTM 2097)
E55 Dynamic Water Resistance of Shoe Upper Leather by the Dow
Coming Leather Tester (ASTM 2098)
E56 Dynamic Water Resistance of Shoe Upper Leather by the Maeser
Water Penetration Tester (ASTM 2099)
E57 Resistance to Wetting of Garment-Type Leathers (Spray Test)
D
(ASTM 19 13)
E58 Grain Crack and Extension of Leather by the Mullen Test (ASTM
2210)
E59 Slit Tear Resistance of Leather (ASTM D2212)
E60 Estimating the Thermal Conductivity of Leather with the Cenco-
Fitch Apparatus (ASTM D221 1)
E61 Resistance of Chrome-Tanned White Shoe Upper Leather to
Artificial Perspiration (ASTM D221 1)
E62 Apparent Density of Leather (ASTM D2346)
E63 Measuring the Relative Stiffness of Leather by Means of a
Torsional Wire Apparatus (ASTM D2821)
E64 Measuring Break Pattern of Leather (Break Scale) (ASTM D2941)
FI Soak Waters - General
F3 Lime Liquors - General
F5 Bate Waters - General
FIO Solids and Ash of Beamhouse Liquors

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 ALCA Standards

F20 Total Volatile Nitrogen

F21 Total Volatile Amine Nitrogen an Free Ammonia Analysis
F30 Ammonia in Bate Waters
F35 Total Caustic Alkalinity
F40 Calcium in Beamhouse Liquors
F50 Chlorides in Beamhouse Liquors
F51 Sulfides in Lime Liquors
F52 Sulfates in Beamhouse Liquors
F60 pH Values of Beamhouse Liquors
G1 Miscellaneous Tannery Materials - General
G3 EggYoUc
G4 Lactic Acid
G5 Oxalic Acid
G6 Tannery Sugars
HI Fats, and Oils of Animal, Vegetable and Marine Origin - General
H2 Hard Greases General
-

H3 Moellon - General
H4 Compounded Oils - General
H5 Sulfonated and Sulfated Oils (ASTM D500)
H6 Commercial Soap and Soap deducts
H7 Sponging Compounds - General
H8 Mineral Oil - General
HIO Specifications for Reagents and Equipment
H15 Specific Gravity of Oils aid Liquid Fats (ASTM D5355)
H16 Melting Point
H17 Titer Test (ASTM 5565)
H18 Cloud and Pout Point (ASTM D5551 and D5346)
H20 Moisture and Volatile Matter (ASTM D5556)
H21 Insoluble Impurities (ASTM D5557)
H22 Ash (ASTM D5347)
H23 Sediment in Moellon
H30 Free Fatty Acids (ASTM D5555)
H31 Saponification Vdue (ASTM D5558)
H32 Iodine Value - Wijs Method (ASTM D5554)
H40 Moisture (ASTM D5348)
H41 Moisture and Volatile Matter (ASTM D5349)
H42 Organically Combined Sulfuric Anhydride Titiration Test (ASTM
D5350)
H43 Organically Combined Sulfuric Anhydride Extraction-Titration
Test (for Sulfated Oils) (ASTM D5351)
H44 Organically Combined Sulfuric Anhydride Ash-Gravimetric Test
(in the Presence of True Sulfonates) (ASTM D5352)
H45 Total Desulfated Fatty Matter (for Sulfated Oils) (ASTM D5353)
H46 Total Active Ingredients (ASTM D5354)
H47 Unsaponifiable Nonvolatile Matter (for Sulfated Oils) (ASTM
D5553)
H48 Inorganic Salts (H48) (ASTM D5566)
H49 Total Alkalinity and Total Ammonia (ASTM D5564)
H50 Acidity as Free Fatty Acids of Acid Number in the ftesence of
Dark Colored Oils but in the Absence of Ammonium or
Triethanolamine Soaps (Brine Method) (ASTM 5559)
H52 Acidity as Free Fatty Acids or Acid Number in the Presence of
Ammonium or Triethanolamine Soaps (ASTM 5562)
H53 Neutral Fatty Matter (ASTM D5560)

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 ALCA Standards

J1 Sampling Leather for Physical and Chemical Tests (ASTM

D2813)
J2 Sampling Heavy Leather for Physical Tests (ASTM D2813)
JIO Sampling of Vegetable Materials Containing Tannin
J15 Sampling of Vegetable-Tanned Leathers (ASTM D2813)
J25 Sampling of Mineral Tanned Leather for Chemical Tests (ASTM
D2813)
J30 Sampling of Beamhouse Liquors
J40 Sampling of Tannery Chemicals
J50 Sampling of Fats and Oils and Their Products
K1 Total Solids and Ash in Leather Finish (ASTM D4906)
K5 Nitrocellulose in Finish on Leather (ASTM D4907)
KIO Flexibility and Adhesion of Finish on Leather
Kll Tackiness of Finish on Leather (ASTM 4908)
K12 Method for Testing Resistance of Colored Leather to Bleeding
(ASTM D5552)
LI The Resistance of Leather to the Growth of Fungi
XI Standards Definitions of Terms Relating to Leather

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 C.4 ASTM Textile Standards'^'^

The following standards are categorized by the ASTM volume they appear in (either 07.01 or
07.02) and are hsted numerically.

VOLUME 07.01
D 76-93 Specification for Tensile Testing Machines for Textiles.
D 123- 93a Terminology Related to Textiles.
D 204- 93 Methods of Testing Sewing Threads,
D 276- 87 (1993) Test Methods for Identification of Fibers in Textiles.
D 418- 93 Methods of Testing Pile Yam Floor Covering Constmction.
D 434- 75 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yams in Woven
Fabrics Using a Standard Seam.
D 461- 93 Test Methods for Felt.
D 519- 90 Test Methods for Length of Fiber in Wool Top.
D 541- 87 Specifications for Single Jute Yam.
D 578- 90 Specification for Glass Fiber Strands.
D 579- 90 Specification for Greige Woven Glass Fabrics.
D 580- 89a Specification for Greige Woven Glass Tapes and Webbing.
D 581- 89 Specification for Glass Fiber Greige Braided Tubular Sleeving.
D 584- 90 Test Method for Wool Content of Raw Wool - Laboratoiy Sc^e.
D 629- 88 Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles.
D 681- 87 (1993) Specification for Jute Rove and Plied Yam for Electrical and
Packing Purposes.
D 737-75 (1980) Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics.
D 861- 89 Practice for Use of the Tex System to Designate Linear Density of
Fibers, Yam Intermediates, and Organic-Base Fibers.
D 885- 85 (1992) Methods of Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cords Fabrics, and Industrial
Filament Yams Made fi'om Man-Made, and Organic-Base Fibers.
D 885M-85 Methods of Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial
Filament Yams M^le from Man-Made, and Organic-Base Fibers
[Metric].
D 1059 -87(1992) Test Method for Yam Number Based on Short-Length Specimens.
D 1060 -85(1991) Practice forCore Sampling of Raw Wool in Packages for
Determination of Percentage of Clean Wool Present.
D 1113 -90a Test Method for Vegetable Matter and Other Alkali-Insoluble
Impurities in Scoured Wool.
D 1117 -80 Methods of Testing Non-woven Fabrics.
D 1230 -94 Test Method for RammabOity of Apparel Textiles.
D 1233 - 88 (1993) Specification for Twine Made from Bast and Leaf Fibers.
D 1234 - 85 (1990) Method of Sampling and Testing Staple Length of Grease Wool.
D 1244 -81 (1991) Practice for Designation of Yam Constmction.
D 1282 -89a Test Method for Resistance to Airflow as an Indication of Average
Fiber Diameter of Wool Top, Cam, and Scoured Wool.
D 1283 - 85 (1990) Test Method for Alkah-Solubility of Wool.
D 1284 -87 Test Methods for Relaxation and Consolidation Dimensional
Changes of Stabilized Knit Wool Fabrics.
D 1294 -94 Test Method for TensOe Strength and Breaking Tenacity of Wool
Fiber Bundles - 1-in. (25.4 mm
Length).
D 1334 -91 Test Method for Wool Content of Raw Wool - Commercial Scale.

^ 1994 Annual Book of ASTM Standards , pp. x-xiv. 1994.

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 ASTM Textile Standards

D 1335 -67 (1972) Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Roor Coverings.
D 1336 -72 (1977) Test Method for Distortion of Yam in Woven Fabrics.
D 1388--64 (1975) Test Methods for Stiffness of Fabrics.
D 1422--92 Test Method for Twist in Single Spun Yams by the Untwist-
Retwist Method.
D 1423--92 Test Method for Twist in Yams by the Direct-Counting Method.
D 1424--83 Test Method for Tear Resistance of Woven Fabrics by Falling
Pendulum (Elmendorf) Apparatus.
D 1425--89 Test Method for Unevenness of Textile Strands Using Capacitance
Testing Equipment.
D 1440--90 Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Cotton Fibers
(Array Method).
D 1441 -87 (1993) Ractice for SampUng Cotton Fibers for Testing.
D 1442--93 Test Method for Maturity of Cotton Fibers (Sodium Hydroxide
Swelling and Polarized Light Procedures).
D 1445--90 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Cotton
Fibers (Flat Bundle Method).
D 1447--89 (1994) Test Method for Length and Length Uniformity of Cotton Fibers
by Fibrograph Measurement.
D 1448--90 Test Method for Micronaire Reading of Cotton Fibers.
D 1464-90 Test Method for Differential Dyeing Behavior of Cotton.
D 1518-85 Test Method for Thermal Transmittance of Textile Materials.
D 1574--87a Test Method for Extractable Matter in Wool and Other Fibers.
D 1575--90 Test Method for Fiber Length of Wool in Scoured Wool and in
Card Silver.
D 1576-90 Test Method for Moisture in Wool by Oven-Drying.
D 1577-90 Test Methods for Linear Density of Textile Fibers.
D 1578-93 Test Method for Breaking Load of Skeins.
D 1683-90a Test Method for Failure in Sewn Seams of Woven Fabrics.
D 1684-90 Practice for Lighting Cotton Classing Rooms for Color Grading.
D 1770--88 (1993) Test Method for Neps, Vegetable Matter, and Colored Fiber in
Wool Top.
D 1774-93 Test Method for Elastic Properties of Textile Fibers.
D 1775-90 Test Methods for Tension and Elongation of Wide Elastic Fabrics.
D 1776-90 Practice for Conditioning Textile for Testing.
D 1777--64 (1975) Method for Measuring Thickness of Textile Materials.
D 1871 94
-
Test Methods for Adhesion of Single-Filament Steel Wire to
Rubber.
D 1907-89 Test Method for Yam Number by the Skein Method.
D 1908-89 Test Method for Needle-Related Damage Due to Sewing in Woven
Fabric.
D 1909-86 (1990) Table of Commercial Moisture Regains for Textile Fibers.
D 2050-87 (1992) Terminology Relating to Zippers.
D 2051 86 (1991)
-
Test Method for Durability of Finish of Zippers to Laundering.
D 2052-85 (1990) Test Method for Colorfastness of Zippers to Dry-cleaning.
D 2053-86 (1991) Test Method for Colorfastness of Zippers to Light.
D 2054-86 (1991) Test Method for Colorfastness of Zipper Tapes to Crocking.
D 2057-90 Test Method for Colorfastness of Zipper Tapes to Laundering.
D 2058-87 (1992) Test Method for Durability of Finish of Zippers to Dry-cleaning.
D 2059-87 (1992) Test Method for Resistance of Zippers to Salt Spray ^og).
D 2060-90 Methods for Measuring Zipper Dimensions.
D 2061 93
-
Test Methods for Strength Tests for Zippers.
D 2062--87 (1992) Test Methods for Operability of Zippers.

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 ASTM Textile Standards

D 2101 -94 Test Methods for Tensile Properties of Single Man-Made Textile
Fibers Taken from Yams and Tows,
D 2102 -90 Test Method for Shrinkage of Textile Fibers.
D 21 18 -84 (1990) Practice for Assigning a Standards Commercial Moisture Content
for Wool and Its Products.
D 2130 -90 Test Method for Diameter of Wool and Other Animal Fibers by
Microprojection.
D 2165 - 90 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Extracts of Wool and Similar
Animal Fibers.
D 2229 - 93a Test Method for Rubber Property - Adhesion to Steel Cord.
D 2252 -85 (1991) Specification for Fineness of Types of Alpacea.
D 2253 - 88 Test Method for Color of Raw Cotton Using the Nickerson-
Hunter Cotton Colorimeter.
D 2255 - 90 Test Method for Grading Cotton Yams for Appearance.
D 2256 - 90 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Yams by the Single Strand
Method.
D 2257 - 89 Test Method for Exti'actable Matter in Textiles.
D 2258 - 94 Practice for Sampling Yam for Testing.
D 2259 - 91 Test Method for Shrinkage of Yams in Boiling Water or Dty Heat.
D 2260 - 89 Tables of Conversion Factors and Equivalent Yam Numbers
Measured in Various Numbering Systems.
D 2261 - 83 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by the
Tongue (Single Rip) Method (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile
Testing M^hine).
D 2262 -83 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by the
Tongue (Single Rip) Method (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile
Testing Machine).
D 2401 - 67 (1972) Test Method for Service Change of Appearance of Pile Floor
Coverings.
D 2402 - 90 Test Metiiod for Water Retention of Fibers (Centrifuge Method).
D 2462 - 90 Test Method for Moisture in Wool by Distillation witii Toluene.
D 2475 - 88 (1993) Specification for Wool Felt.
D 2494 - 94 Test Method for Commercial Mass of a Shipment of Yam or Man-
Made Staple Fiber or Tow.
D 2495 - 87 (1993) Test Method for Moisture in Cotton by Oven-Drying.
D 2497 - 80 Tolerances for Man-Made Organic-Base Filament Single Yams.
D 2524 - 91 Test Method for Breaking Tenacity of Wool Fibers, Fl;at Bundle
Method - 1/8-in. (3.2 mm) Gage length.
D 2525 - 90 Practice for Sampling Wool for Moisture.
D 2594 - 87 Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Knitted Fabrics Having
Low Power.
D 2612 - 93a Test Method for Fiber Cohesion in Sliver and Top Static Tests.
D 2644 - 81 (1991) Tolerances for Yams Spun on the Woolen System.
D 2645 - 85 (1990) Tolerances for Yams Spun on the Cotton or Worsted Systems.
D 2646 - 87 Test Methods for Backing Fabrics.
D 2654 - 89a Test Methods for Moisture in Textiles.
D 2692 - 89 Test Method for Air Wicking of Tire Fabrics, Tire Cord Fabrics,
Tire Cord, and Yams.
D 2720 - 90 Recommended Practice for Calculation of Commercial Weight and
Yield of Scoured Wool, Top, and Notch for Various Commercial
Compositions.
D 2724 - 87 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics.
D 2812 -88 Test Method for Non-Lint Content of Cotton.
D 2816 -91 Test Method for Cashmere Coarse-Hak Content in Cashmere.

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D 2817 -91 Specification for Maximum Cashmere Coarse-Hair Content in

Cashmere.
D 2859 - 93a Test Method for Flammability of Finished Textile Floor Covering
Materials.
D 2904 -91 Practice for Inter-laboratory Testing of a Textile Test Method that
Produces Normally Oistributed Oata.
D 2905 - 91 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles.
D 2906 - 91 Practice for Statements of Precision and Bias for Textiles.
D 2968 - 89 Test Method for Med and Kemp Fiber in Wool and Other Animal
Fibers by Micro-projection.
D 2969 - 92 Test Methods for Steel Tire Cords.
D 2970 -80 Method of Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial
Yams Made from Glass Filaments.
D2970M-80 Method of Testing Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial
Yams Made from Glass Filaments [Metric].
D 3025 - 86 Practice for Standardizing Cotton Fiber Test Results by Use of
Calibration Cotton Stanci^ds.
D 3106 -89 Test Method for Permanent Deformation of Elastomeric Yams.
0 3107 - 75(1980) Test Method for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Woven from Stretch
Yams.
0 3108 - 89 TestMethod for Coefficient of Friction, Yam
to Sohd Material.
0 3135-87 Specification for Performance of Bonded, Fused, and Laminated
Apparel Fabrics.
0 3136-94 Terminology for Permanent Care Labels for Consumer Textile and
Leather Products 0±er Than Carpet and Upholstery.
0 3181-89 Practice for Conducting Wear Testing on Textile Garments.
O 3217 - 94 Test Methods for Brea^g Tenacity of Man-Made Textile Fibers
in Loop or Knot Configurations.
0 3218-93 Specification for Polyolefin Monofilaments.

VOLUME 07.02
D 3333 - 90a Practice for Sampling Man-Made Staple Fibers.
D 3374 - 89 Specification for Vinyl-Coated Glass Yams.
D 3412 - 89 Test Method for Coefficient of Friction, Yam to Yam.
D 3477 - 92 Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Woven Dress
Shirt Fabrics.
D 3511 -82 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface
Changes of Textile Fabrics : Bmsh Pilling Tester Method.
D 3512 -82 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface
Changes of Textile Fabrics Random Tumble Pilling Tester
:

Method.
D 3513 -90 Test Method for Overlength Fiber Content of Man-Made Staple
Fiber.
D 3514 -81 Test Method for Resistance of Apparel Fabrics to Pilling
(Elastomeric Pad Method).
D 3562 - 92 Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Sliver Knitted
Overcoat and Jacket Fabrics.
D 3597 - 94 Specification for Woven Upholstery Fabrics - Plain, Tufted, or
Flocked.
D 3655 - 93 Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Sliver Knitted
Overcoat and Jacket Fabrics.

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D 3656 - 89 Specification for Insect Screening and Louver Cloth Woven from
Vinyl-Coated Glass Yams.
D 3657 -88 (1993) Specification for Zipper Oimensions.
D 3659 -80 (1993) Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Fabrics by Semi-
Restraint Method.
D 3660 - 90 Test Method for Staple Length of Man-Made Fibers, Average and
Oistribution (Fiber Array Method).
D 3661 - 90 Test Method for Staple Length of Man-Made Fibers, Average and
Oistribution (Single-Fiber Length Machine Method).
D 3690 - 78 (1990) Performance Specification for Vinyl-Coated and Urethane-Coated
Upholstery Fabrics - Indoor.
0 3691 -78(1990) Performance Specification for Woven, Lace, and Knit Household
Curtain and Orapery Fabrics.
D 3692 - 89 Practice for Selection of Sppers for Care-Labeled Apparel and
Household Furnishings.
0 3693 - 91 Specification for Labeled Length per Holder of Sewing Thread.
O 3773 - 90 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric.
O 3774 - 89 Test Methods for Width of Woven Fabric.
O 3775 - 85 (1990) Test Method for Fabric Count of Woven Fabric.
O 3776 - 85 (1990) Test Methods for Mass per Unit Area (Weight) of Woven Fabric.
O 3777 - 91 Practice for Writing Specifications for Textile.
O 3778 - 94 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Drycleanable
Woven Dress Coat Fabrics.
O 3779 - 81 (1990) Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Woven
Rainwear and All-Purpose Water-Repellent Coat Fabrics.
O 3780 - 94 Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Woven Dress Suit
Fabric and Woven Sportswear Jacket, Slack, and Trouser Fabrics.
0 3781-79(1990) Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Knitted Rainwear
and All-Purpose, Water-Repellent Coat Fabrics.
O 3782 - 79 (1990) Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Knitted Dress
Suit Fabrics and knitted Sportswear Jacket, Slack, and Trouser
Fabrics.
O 3783 - 94 Performance Specification for Woven Flat Lining Fabrics for
Men's and Boy's Apparel.
O 3784 - 93 Performance Specification for Woven Necktie and Scarf Fabrics.
O 3785 - 92 Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of Knitted Goods
and Non-Woven Fabrics - Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester
Method.
O 3786 - 87 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Knitted Goods - Constant-
Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test.
O 3817 - 89 Test Method for Maturity Index of Cotton Fibers by Fibrograph.
0 3818-92 Test Method for Linear Density and Maturity Indices of Cotton
Fibers (HC-Shirley Fineness/Maturity Test).
0 3819-94 Performance Specification for Men's and Boys' Woven Pajama
Fabrics.
O 3820 - 94 Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Woven
Underwear Fabrics.
0 3821-81(1993) Performance Specification for Woven Terry Household Kitchen
and Bath Towel Fabrics.
O 3822 - 94 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Single Textile Fibers.
O 3823 - 94 Practice for Determining Ticket Numbers for Sewing Threads.
O 3882 - 90 Test Method for Bow and Skewness in Woven and Knitted
Fabrics.
O 3883 - 90 Test Method for Yam Crimp or Yam Take-up in Woven Fabrics.

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D 3884 - 92 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Rotary

Platform, Oouble-Head Method).
D 3885 - 92 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Flexing
and Abrasion Method).
D 3886 - 92 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Inflated
Oiaphragm Method).
D 3887 - 94 Specification for Knitted Fabrics.
D 3888 - 90 Oefinition of Terms Relating to Open-End Spinning.
D 3936 - 80 Test Method for Oelamination of Strength of Secondary Backing
of Pile Floor Coverings.
D 3937 - 90 Test Method for Crimp Frequency of Man-Made Staple Fibers.
D 3938 - 93 Guide for Evaluation of Textile Products in Relation to
Refurbishing Described on Care labels.
D 3939 - 93 Test Method for Snagging Resistance of fabrics (Mace Test
Method).
D 3940 - 83 Test Method for Bursting Strength (Load) and Elongation of Sewn
Seams of Knit or Woven Stretch Textile Fabrics.
D 3990 - 93 Terminology Relating to Fabric Defects.
0 3991 -85(1991) Specifications for Fineness of Wool or Mohair and Assignment of
Grade.
0 3992-85(1991) Specifications for Fineness of Wool Top or Mohair Top and
Assignment of Grade.
O 3993 - 81 (1990) Performance Specification for Woven, Thermal, Flocked, Non-
woven, and Knitted Household Blanket Fabric.
O 3994 - 94 Performance Specification for Men's, Women's, and Children's
Woven Swimwear Fabrics.
O 3995 - 92 Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Knitted Career
Apparel Fabrics: Dress and Vocational.
O 3996 - 92 Performance Specification for Men's, Women's, and Children's
Knit Swimwear Fabrics.
0 4028-84 Specification for Solar Screening Woven from Vinyl-Coated Fiber
Glass Yam.
0 4029-90 Specification for Finished Woven Glass Fabrics.
0 4030-89 Specification for Glass Fiber Cord and Sewing Thread.
0 4031-81 (1987) Test Method for Bulk Properties of Textured Yams.
0 4032 - 94 Test Method for Stiffness of Fabric by the Circular Bend
Procedure.
0 4033-92 Test Method for Determining Yam Slippage in Sewn Seams Made
from Upholstery Fabrics - Plain, Tufted, or Flocked.
O 4034 - 92 Test Method for Determining Yam Slippage in Sewn Seam in
Woven Upholstery Fabrics - Plain, Tufted, or Rocked.
0 4035-92 Performance Specification for Knitted Necktie and Scarf Fabrics.
O 4036 - 81 (1990) Performance Specification for Woven and Knit Household
Pillowcase, Bed Sheet and Crib Sheet Fabrics.
0 4037 - 81 (1990) Performance Specification for Woven, Knitted, or Rocked,
Bedspread Fabrics.
0 4038 - 94 Performance Specification for Women's and Girl's Woven Dress
and Blouse Fabrics.
0 4109-92 Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Woven Coverall,
Dungaree, Overall, and Shop Coat Fabrics.
04110-92 Performance Specification for Men's and Boys' Knitted Bathrobe,
Dressing Gown, and Pajama Fabrics.
04111-92 Performance specification for Woven Napery and Tablecloth
Fabrics: Household and Institutional.

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D 4112 -92 Performance Specification for Woven Umbrella Fabrics.

D4113-92 Performance Specification for Woven Slipcover Fabrics.
D 41 14 -92a Performance Specification for Woven Flat Lining Fabrics for
Women's and Girls' Apparel.
D4115-92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Knitted and
Woven Oress Glove Fabrics.
D4116-92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Knitted and
Woven Corset-Girdle-Combination Fabrics.
D4117-92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Woven Robe
Negligee, Nightgown, Pajama, Slip, and Lingerie Fabrics.
D 4118 -92 Performance Specification for Women's Woven Coverall,
Dungaree, Overall and Shop Coat Fabrics.
D4119-92 Performance Specification for Men's and Boys' Knitted Dress
Shirt Fabrics.
D 4120 -93 Test Method for Fiber Cohesion in Roving, Sliver, and Top
(Dynamic Tests).
D 4151 -92 Test Method for Flammability of Blankets.
D 4152 -82 (1993) Performance Specification for Woven Institutional Dish, Huck,
and Terry Bath Towel Fabrics.
D 4153 -82 Performance Specification for Men's, Women's and Children's
Woven Handkerchief Fabrics.
D 4154 -92 Performance Specification for Men's and Boy's Knitted and
Woven Beachwear and Sport Shirt Fabrics.
D 4155 -92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Woven
Sportswear, Shorts, Slacks, and Suiting Fabrics.
D 4156 -92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Knitted
Sportswear Fabrics.
D 4157 -92 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics
(Oscillatory Cylinder Method).
D 4158 -92 Test Method for Abrasion of Textile Fabrics (Uniform Abrasion
Method).
0 4231 -83 (1989) Practice for Evaluation of Men's and Boys' Home Launderable
Woven Dress Shirts and Sport Shirts.
D 4232 - 92 Performance Specification for Men's and Women's Dress and
Vocational Career Apparel Fabrics.
D 4233 - 92 Performance Specification for Women's and girl's Knitted and
Woven Brassiere Fabrics.
D 4234 - 92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Knitted Robe,
Negligee, Nightgown, Pajama, Slip, and Lingerie Fabrics.
0 4235 - 92 Performance Specification for Women's and Girls' Knitted Blouse
and Dress Fabrics.
0 4238 - 90 Test Method for Electrostatic Propensity of Textiles.
0 4268 - 83 Methods of Testing Fiber Ropes.
0 4270 - 90 Guide for Using Existing Practices in Developing Test Methods
for Textiles.
0 4271-88(1993) Practice for Writing Statements on Sampling in Test Methods for
Textiles.
0 4272-93 Specification for Flame-Resistant Materials Used in Camping
Tentage.
0 4389 - 89 Specification for Finished Glass Fabrics Woven from Rovings.
O 4390 - 93 Practice for the Evaluation of the Performance of Terry Bathroom
Products for Household Use.
0 4391 -93a Terminology Relating to the Burning Behavior of Textiles.

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D 4393 -94 Test Method for Strap Peel Adhesion of Reinforcing Cords or
Fabrics to Rubber Compounds.
D 4465 - 85 (1990) Performance Specification for Zippers for Oenim Oungarees.
D 4466 - 85 Terminology for Multicomponent Textile Fibers.
D 4467 - 94 Practice for Inter-laboratory Testing of a Textile Test Method That
Produces Non-NormaUy Oistributed Oata.
D 4510 -93 Test Method for Counting Partial Cleavages in Wool and Other
Animal Fibers.
0 4522-86(1993) Performance Specification for Feather-Filled and Down-Filled
Products.
0 4523 - 85(1993) Terminology Relating to Feather-Filled and Down-Filled
Products.
O 4524 - 86 (1993) Test Method for Composition of Plumage.
O 4604 - 86 Test Methods for Measurement of Cotton Fibers by High Volume
Instruments (HVT) (Motion Control Fiber Information System).
0 4605-86 Test Methods for Measurement of Cotton Fibers by High Volume
Instmments (HVI) (Special Instrument Laboratory System).
0 4685-87 Test Method for Pile Retention of Corduroy Fabrics.
0 4686 - 91 Guide for Identification of Frequency Distributions.
0 4697-91 Guide for Maintaining Test Methods in the User's Laboratory.
O 4720 - 87 (1994) Practice for Evaluation of the Performance of Soft Window
Coverings.
0 4721-89(1994) Practice for Evaluation of the Performance of Machine Washable
and Drycleanable Bed Coverings and Accessories.
0 4723 - 90(1993) Index and Descriptions of Textile Heat and Flammability Test
Methods and Performance Specifications .

O 4724 - 87 (1992) Test Methods for Degree of Filament Yam Entanglement by

Needle Insertion Methods.
0 4769 - 88(1994) Performance Specification for Woven and Warp Knitted
Comforter Fabrics.
0 4770 - 88 Test Method for Evaluation of Man-made Fiber Batting Used as
Outerwear Apparel.
Filling in
0 4771-94 Performance Specification for Knitted Upholstery Fabrics for
Indoor Furniture.
0 4772 - 88 Test Method for Surface Water Absorption of Terry Fabrics
(Water-Flow Test Method).
0 4776 - 88 Test Method for Adhesion of Tire Cords and Other Reinforcing
Cords to Rubber Compounds by H-Test Procedure.
O 4777 - 88 Test Method for Adhesion of Tire Cords and Other Reinforcing
Cords to Rubber Compounds by Hot U-Test Procedure.
0 4845 - 89 Terminology Relating to Wool.
O 4846 - 88 Test Method for Resistance to Unsnapping of Snap Fasteners.
O 4847 - 88 Performance Specification for Woven Awning and Canopy
Fabrics.
D 4848 -94a Terminology Relating to Tensile Properties of Textiles.
0 4850 - 91 Terminology Relating to Fabric and Related Terms.
0 4851-88 Test Meth^ for Coated and Laminated Fabrics for Architectural
Use.
0 4852-88(1994) Practice for Evaluation of Attached Upholstery Fabrics.
0 4853-91 Guide for Reducing Test Variability.
0 4854-91 Guide for Estimating the Magnitude of Variability from Expected
Sources in Samphng Plans.
0 4855 - 91 Practice for Comparing Test Methods.

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D 4909 - 89 Test Method for Color Stability of Vinyl-Coated Glass Textiles to

Accelerated Weathering.
D 4910 -89 Standard Table of Body Measurements for Infants, Ages 0 to 18
Months.
D4911 -94 Tolerances for Man-Made Yams Spun on the Parallel Worsted or
Modified Worsted System.
D 4912 -89 Test Method for Fabric Stability of Vinyl-Coated Glass Yam
Insect Screening and Louver Cloth.
D 4920 -89 Terminology Relating to Moisture in Textiles.
D 4963 -89 Test Method for Ignition Loss of Glass Strands and Fabrics.
D 4964 - 94 Test method for Tension and Elongation of Elastic Fabrics
(Constant-Rate-of-Expansion Type Tension Testing Machine).
D 4965 -89b Terminology of Seam Finishes in Home Sewing.
D 4966 -89 Test Meth(^ for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics
(Martindale Abrasion Tester Method).
D 4970 -89 Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface
Changes of Textile Fabrics (Martindale Pressure Tester Method).
D 4974 -93 Test Method for Thermal Shrinkage of Yam and Cord Using the
Textile Thermal Shrinkage Oven.
D 4975 -93 Test Methods for Single-Filament Tire Bead Wire Made from
Steel.
D 5034 -90 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics
(Grab Test).
D 5035 - 90 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textiles
Fabrics (Strip Test).
D 5038 - 90 Terminology of Textile Conversation.
D 5103 -90 Test Method for Length and Length Distribution of Man-Made
Staple Fibers (Single-Fiber Test).
D 5104 -90 Test Method for Shrinkage of Textile Fibers (Single-Fiber Test).
D 5169 -91 Test Method for Shear Strength (Dynamic Method) of Hook and
Loop Touch Fasteners.
D 5170 -91 Test Method for Peel Strength ("T" Method) of Hook and Loop
Touch Fasteners.
D 5171 -91 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Plastic Sew-Through Flange
Buttons.
D 5219 -94b Terminology Relating to Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing.
D 5328 - 92 Test Method for Smoldering Combustion Potentid of Cotton-
Based Batting.
D 5251 -92 Practice for the Operation of the Tetrapod WalkerDmm Tester.
D 5252 - 92 Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod Dmm Tester.
D 5253 - 92 Terminology of Writing Care Instmctions and General
Refurbishing Procedure for Textile Floor Coverings and Textile
Upholstered.
D 5278 - 92 Test Method for Elongation of Narrow Elastic Fabrics (Bean Bag
Test Method).
D 5332 - 92 Test Method for Fiber Length and Length Distribution of Cotton
and Man-Made Staple Fibers.
D 5344 - 93 Test Method for Extension Force of Partially Oriented Yam.
D 5362 - 93 Test Method for Snagging Resistance of Fabrics (Bean Bag Test
Method).
D 5478 - 93 Performance Specification for Woven and Knitted Shower
Curtains for Institutional and Household Use.
D 5417 - 93 Practice for the Operation of the VettermnanDmm Tester.

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D 5426 - 93 Practice for the Visual Inspection and Grading of Fabrics Used for
Inflatable Restraints.
D 5427 - 93 Practice for the Accelerated Aging of Inflatable Restraint Fabrics.
D 5428 - 93 Practice for Evaluating the Performance of Inflatable Restraint
Modules.
D 5429 - 93a Practice for the Pre-treatment of Backing Fabrics Used in Textile
Conservation Research.
D 5430 - 93 Test Methods for Visually Inspecting and Grading Fabrics.
D 5431 - 93 Performance Specification for Woven and Knitted Sheeting
Products for Institutional and Household Use.
D 5432 - 93 Performance Specification for Blanket Products for Institutional
and Household Use.
D 5433 - 93 Performance Specification for Towel Products for Institutional and
Household Use.
D 5446 - 93 Test Methods for Determining Physical Properties of Fabrics Used
in Inflatable Restraints.
D 5489 - 93 Guide for Care Symbols for Permanent Care Labels On Consumer
Textile Products.
D 5497 - 94 Terminology Relating to Buttons.
D 5585 - 93 Standard Table of Body Measurements for Adult Female Misses
Figure Type Size 2-20.
D 5586 - 94 Standard Tables of Body Measurements for Women Aged 55 and
Older (AU Figure Types).

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 C.5 Government/Military Standards and Specifications^s

Because of its size and diversity of content, the military and federal standards and specifications are
organized into two levels of subjects. Standards within each subgroup are hsted numerically. This
section is broken into the following groups and subgroups:

NOTIONSAENTS
Notions & Apparel Findings
Tents/T arpaulins/Covers
CLOTHING/INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT
General Information/Apphcations
Outerwear, Men's
Outerwear, Women's
Food Handler's/Processor's
Special Pockets Garments
Surgical Gown/Glove/Mask
Nonsurgical Medical &
Veterinary
Underwear & Nightwear, Men's
Underwear & Nightwear, Women's
Hosiery, Handwear & Clothing Accessories, Men's
Hosiery, Handwear & Clothing Accessories, Women's
Children's & Infant's Apparel & Accessories
Luggage
Clothing/Individual Equipment

NOTIONS/TENTS

Notions & Apparel Findings

KSC-SPEC-P-0016 REV A Minimum Requirements for Garment Snap Fastener, Specification
for. FSCPACK
DDD-L-20F (1) Label: for Clothing, Equipage, and Tentage, (General Use). FSC
8315
A-A-119B Pin, Safety. FSC 8315
MIL-HDBK-150B Clothing Components for Military Uniforms. FSC 8315
FF-N-180AINTAMD 1 Needles, Except Surgical, Hand. FSC 8315
GGG-N-202C Valid Notice 1 Needle, Sailmaker. FSC 8315
MIL-B-286D Buttons, Tack; and Tack, Button. FSC 8315
V-B-871F Button, Sewing Hole, and Button, Staple, (Plastic). FSC 8315
MIL-STD-1394B Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Cap Crowns. FSC 8405
A-A-1749 Headband, Sweat. FSC 4240
MIL-B-1860E Buckle, Slide, Plastic. FSC 8315
MIL-B-1963J (1) Buckles; and Clips, End, Strap (for Belt, Trousers). FSC 8315
MIL-S-3276H Sewing Kits. FSC 8315
MIL-S-3577G Sweatband, Headwear, Leather. FSC 8405
MIL-B- 14656 Buckle and Catch, Ceremonial, Army. FSC 8315
MIL-L-15040F Valid Notice 1 Label, Garment (Woven, Rayon). FSC 8315
MIL-P-15064G (1) Pads, Shoulder and Sleeve-Head. FSC 8315
MIL-C-15065J Coat Fronts. FSC 8315
MIL-L-17507F (1) Lace, Ornamental. FSC 8315
MIL-E-17568C Embroidery Materials, Metalhc and Synthetic Metallic. FSC 8315

Information Handling Services , pp. 327-335, 340-434. 1994.

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MIL-F-17619E(1) Frame, Service Cap (Man's). FSC 8405

MIL-C-17620F Crown, Service Cap (Man's), FSC 8405
MIL-B-17910D Buckle, Brass: for Belt, Coat, Man's, FSC 8315
MIL-C-18186D(1) Crowns, Service Cap. FSC 8405.
MIL-F-20268G Frame, Cap, Man's. FSC 8405
MIL-B-20269E Buckles: Insignia and Plain, FSC 8315
MIL-L-20271C Valid Notice 1 Lace, Gold: Ornamental. FSC 8315
MIL-B-20588F Buckle, Center Bar (Military Police Belt). FSC 8315
MIL-S-22760C Support Crown, Service Cap; and Support Holder. FSC 8405
MIL-C-23486B Collar, Coat, Man's: PolyesterAVool, Gabardine, Blue. FSC
8315
MS35901 Notions and Apparel Findings FSC Class 8315. FSC 8315
MIL-B-40006D Buckle, General Officers' Belt, Gold Plated. FSC 8315
MIL-B-40092D Braid, Textile, Cord-Edge, Polyester. FSC 8315
MIL-F-43514B Fastener, Plastic, for Equipage Items. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43993C Sweatband, Headwear: Artificial Leather. FSC 8405
A-A-52067 Binding, Textile, Cotton, Bias-Cut. FSC 8315
A-A-55066 Needles, Except Surgical, Hand. FSC 8315
A-A-55187 Braid, Textile (Flat). FSC 8315
A-A-55190 Sewing Kit, FSC 8315
MIL-C-82114A Coat Front: for Coats, Musicians. FSC 8315
MIL-N-87224 Valid Notice 1 Neck Tab, Women's, Shirts. FSC 8445

Tents/T arpaulins/Covers
K-P-146E INT AMD 1 Tarpaulins, Cotton Duck, FWW/MR. FSC 8340
MIL-P-500H Plates, Tent, Peak and Ridge. FSC 8340
MIL-P-501P Pin, Tent, Metal. FSC 8340
MIL-P-549K Poles, Tent, Upright and Ridge. FSC 8340
MIL-P-608K Pole Section, Tent: Upright and Adapter, Tent Pole. FSC 8340
MIL-T-lllOF Tent, Assembly, M-1942. FSC 8340
MIL-T-1111G(2) Tent, Command Post, M-1945, Fire, Water, Weather and Mildew
Resistant, Olive Drab, Complete. FSC 8340
MIL-F-1461H Frame Sections, Tent, Maintenance. FSC 8340
MIL-S-1484E Shields, Stovepipe, Tent. FSC 8340
MIL-T-1712T Tent, General Purpose, Medium. FSC 8340
MIL-P-1716H(1) Pole, Tent, Telescopic, Adjustable 5 Feet to 9 Feet, Magnesium.
FSC 8340
MIL-S-1743H Slips, Tent Line. FSC 8340
MIL-T-1926G Tent, Mountain, Two-Man, Complete with Pins and Poles. FSC
8340
MIL-T-1956D (1) Tarpaulins, Waterproof, Special Purpose, 10 Feet Long by 8 Feet
Wide. FSC 8340
MIL-P-2383H Pins, Tent, Wood. FSC 8340
MIL-S-3725E Valid Notice 1 Shelter Half, Tent. FSC 8305
MIL-T-7249B Valid Notice 1 Tarpaulin, Light Weight. FSC 8340
MIL-T-10009H Tent, Kitchen, Flyproof, M-1948. FSC 8340
MIL-T-10035K Tent, Hexagonal, Light Weight, M-1950. FSC 8340
MIL-T-10069G (2) Tent, Maintenance Shelter, Fire, Water, Weather, and Mildew
Resistant, Ohve Drab. FSC 8340
MIL-T-10168J Tent, Frame-Type, Insulated, Sectional, with Floor, 16 Feet
Wide, M1948, Complete. FSC 8340
MIL-I-10901H Valid Notice 1 Insect Bar: Field Type, Nylon Netting. FSC 7210
MIL-U-11224E(1) Umbrella, Surveyor's (Six-Rib). FSC 8340

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MIL-T-12354F(1) Tent, Arctic, 10 Man. FSC 8340

MIL-T-1219F Tent Liner, General Purpose, Medium. FSC 8340
MIL-C-13489D Cover and End Curtains; Cargo Body (for Military Vehicles). FSC
2540
MIL-T-14038K Tent, General Purpose, Large. FSC 8340
MIL-T-14056G Tent Liner, General Purpose, Large, Fire, Water, and Mildew
Resistant. FSC 8340
MIL-C-18680C Fly, Tent: Fire, Water, Weather and Mildew Resistant. FSC 8340
MIL-C-22043 Covers, Coated, Nylon (for Naval Ordnance Equipment). FSC
lOGP
MIL-T-40001E Tent, Observing, Triangulation, Ground Type, Complete with
Frame. FSC 8340
MIL-T-40031E Tent, Observing, Astronomic, Complete with Fly and Frame.
FSC 8340
MIL-F-40132G Frame Sections, Tent, Maintenance, Medium, Light Metal. FSC
8340
MIL-P-40148F Poles, Tent, Telescopic, Adjustable, Aluminum. FSC 8340
MIL-T-41810K Tent, General Purpose, Sm^l. FSC 8340
MIL-T-41812H Tent, Liner Sections, Frame-Type, Maintenance, Medium. FSC
8340
MIL-T-41813F Tent Sections, Frame Type, Maintenance, Medium. FSC 8340
MIL-T-41830E Tent, Vehicle Maintenance, Complete with A-Frame. FSC 8340
MIL-S-43176C Screen, Latrine, Fire, Water, Weather, and Mildew Resistant
Treated, O.D. FSC 8340
MIL-T-43182D Tent, Missile System Equipment Console (HAWK). FSC 8340
MIL-T-43309C Valid Notice 1 Tarpaulin: Cotton Duck for Wind Measuring Set. FSC 8340
MIL-T^3333C Tent Liner, General Purpose, Small and Arctic, 10 Man. FSC
8340
MIL-T-43389 (1) Tarpaulin, Cotton Duck, Olive Drab No. 7; 20 Feet by 20 Inches.
FSC 8340
MIL-P-43413D Poles, Tent, Light Metal, Special. FSC 8340
MIL-T-43416C Tent, Sunshield, Theodolite. FSC 8340
MIL-T^3492C Tent Sections, Frame Type, Expandable. FSC 8340
MIL-T-43512B (1) Tents, Missile System ^uipment Console, (High-Power
niuminatorHAWK). FSC 8340
MIL-F-43695B Frame Sections, Tent, Frame Type, Expandable. FSC 8340
MIL-T-43764A Tents, Cable Splicer. FSC 8340
MIL-T-44222A Tent, Liner Sections; Insulated (Temper). FSC 8340
MIL-T-44243A (1) Tent Sections, Tent, Extendable, Modular, Personnel (Temper).
FSC 8340
MIL-F-44251A Frame Sections, Tent, Extendable, Modular, Personnel (Temper).
FSC 8340
MIL-T-44271A Tents, Extendable, Modular, Personnel (Temper), Assembly
Components. FSC 8340
MIL-F-44397 (1) Frame, Tent, (SICPS). FSC 8340
MIL-T-44400 (1) Tent, Fabric Assemblies, Standardized IntegratedCommand Post
System. FSC 8340
MIL-P-44403 Passageway, Complexing Kit. FSC 8340
MIL-C-44404 Command Post, Tent, Standardized Integrated Command Post
System. FSC 5410
MIL-C-44413 Cover, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protective (NBC-CP).
FSC 8340
MIL-F-44425 Frame Section, Tent, Five Soldier Crew. FSC 8340
MIL-T-44427 Tent, Five Solder Crew. FSC 8340

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MSS 123 REV C Valid Notice 1 Cover, Fitted, Vehicular Body - Top. FSC 2540
A-A-55235 Tarpaulin; Cotton Duck, Camouflage Green 483; 20 Feet by 20
Inches. FSC 8340
MIL-S-55507E (2) Shelter, Electrical Equipment (With or Without Equipment),
Packaging of. FSC PACK
MIL-S-55557A Notice 2 Shelter, Electrical Equipment S-330()/TRC-l 17(V). FSC 5410
MIL-T-82120A (1) Tarpaulins: Duck, Cotton; Fire, Water, Weather and Mildew
Resistant Treated; with Carrying Bag. FSC 8340
MIL-T-82152B Tarpaulins: Duck, Cotton, Vinyl Resin Coated Both Sides, 14
Feet Lx)ng by 6 Feet Wide. FSC 8340
MIL-T-82288B Tarpauhn: Laminated, Vinyl-Nylon, Rexible. FSC 8340
MIL-T-83788 Tent, Pyramidal, Survival, 3-4 Man, SRU-l/P. FSC 8340
MIL-C-83991A Cover, Polyethylene, Pallet, Cargo HCU-6/E And HCU-12/E
(Use A-A-55437). FSC 3990

CLOTHING/INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT

General Information/ Applications

MIL-HDBK-156 Glossary of Military Clothing Fabrication Terms. FSC 8430
MIL-STD-284A Visual Inspection Guide for Rubber Footwear. FSC 8430
MIL-L-35078M SUPP 1 Loads, Unit: Preparation of Semiperishable Subsistence Items:
Clothing, Personal Equipment and Equipage; General
Specification for. FSC PACK
MIL-C-44192A Container, Shipping and Storage, Coat (Hanger Pack). FSC 8115

Outerwear. Men's
BBB-C-0050 Cap, Softball. FSC 8415
MIL-STD-657A Provision for Evaluating Quality of Service Caps. FSC 8405
MIL-C-8131E(1) Cap, Utility: Cotton, Sateen, Green. FSC 8405
MIL-STD-901B Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Caps, Garrison, Men's.
FSC 8405
BBB-S-1268B Valid Notice 1 Sweatshirt. FSC 8415
BBB-S-1269B (2) Sweat Pants. FSC 8415
MIL-STD-1391D Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Overcoats, Men's. FSC
8405
MIL-STD-1488G Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Coats, Men's Dress. FSC
8405
MIL-STD-1492C Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Men's Shirts. FSC 8405
MIL-STD-1494B Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Raincoats. FSC 8405
A-A-1626 Shirt, Man's and Women's (Long or Short Sleeve). FSC 8405
A-A-1782 Cap, Civilian, Uniform. FSC 8405
A-A-1783 Shirt, Man's (and Woman's; Long Sleeve). FSC 8415
A-A-1784 Trousers, Man's (and Woman's - Summer Weight). FSC 8415
A-A-1785 Trousers, Man's and Woman's (Winter Weight). FSC 8405
A-A-1786 Shirt, Man's (and Woman's; Short Sleeve). FSC 8415
MIL-C-191 IJ INT AMD 2 Cap, Camouflage Pattern. FSC 8415
MIL-S-2036J Scarf, Neckwear, Wool. FSC 8440
MIL-C-2202H Coveralls, Men's Cotton, Sateen. FSC 8405
MIL-0-24 14H Overcoat, Man's, Enlisted. FSC 8405
MIL-T-2423L Trousers, Men's (White). FSC 8405
MIL-S-3003K (1) Poncho, Wet Weather, Heavy Duty. FSC 8405
MIL-S-3007J (1) Sweater, Man's, Olive Drab. FSC 8405

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MIL-C-3095G Cap, Service, Man's, Air Force. FSC 8405

MIL-C-3261F Cap, Garrison, Man's Air Force, Blue. FSC 8405
MIL-H-3364D Helmet, Sun. FSC 8415
MIL-S-3649F Valid Notice 1 Shirt, Man's; Long Sleeve. FSC 8405
MIL-J-7448K Jacket, Utility L-2B. FSC 8405
MIL-S-10858H Shirt, Cold Weather, Field, Wool/Nylon, Olive Green 108. FSC
8415
MIL-C-13998H Valid Notice 1 Cap, Service, Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-15065J Coat Fronts. FSC 8315
MIL-C-16472H Cap, Knit (Watch). FSC 8405
MIL-C-17614F Cap, Garrison, Man's. FSC 8405
MIL-S-17615E Strap, Chine (Navy and Coast Guard). FSC 8405
MIL-S-17618H Shirt, Man's, (Polyester/Cotton, Tropical, Short Sleeve).
MIL-H-19448C Valid Notice 1 Hat, Service: with Chin Strap. FSC 8405
MIL-C-19519G(1) Coat, Man's: PolyesterAVool, Gabardine; Blue. FSC 8405
MIL-S-19984E Shirt, Man's: Khaki; with Quarter Length Sleeve. FSC 8405
MIL-C-21083C (1) Coat, Man's: Service, Officers, USMC. FSC 8405
MIL-S-21088C VaUd Notice 1 Coast, Man's: White; Dress (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-T-21704F Trousers, Cold Weather. FSC 8415
MIL-J-21708G Jacket, Cold Weather. FSC 8415
MIL-C-24918B Coat, All-Weather, Man's, W/Removable Liner. FSC 8405
MIL-C-24920A Coat, All-Weather, Man's, with Removable Liner. FSC 8405
MIL-S-24922 Sweater, Man's (Flame Retardant). FSC 8405
MIL-C-24937A Cap, Combination, Man's, (CG). FSC 8405
MIL-S-24950 Shut, Man's, Dress White, Long Sleeve (CG). FSC 8405
MIL-H-25754B (1) Hood, Winter, Knit, Wool. FSC 8415
MIL-C-27438G Coat, Men's, Service. FSC 8405
MIL-C-27845C Valid Notice 1 Coveralls, Men's CMU-3/P. FSC 8405
MIL-T-28902B Trousers, Men's: Musicians. FSC 8405
MIL-T-28919 Valid Notice 1 Trousers, Men's: Service, Summer and Winter (Officer's). FSC
8405
MIL-T-28920A VaUd Notice 1 Trousers Men's: Dress (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-V-28936 Valid Notice 1 Vest, Man's: Dress White (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-C-28950A Valid Notice 1 Coat Man's: Dress Blue (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-P-28958 Parka and Trousers, Wet Weather: Lightweight. FSC 8405
MIL-J-28978A Jacket, Man's: Evening Dress (Staff, Noncommissioned
Officer’s). FSC 8405
MIL-M-28985 Maintenance Kit: Wet Weather Clothing; Parka and Trousers.
FSC 8405
MIL-C-29106B Coat, Man's, Wool, Winter. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29107C Coat, Man's, Polyester/Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29109B Coveralls, Anti-Exposure. FSC 8415
MIL-T-29112C Trunks Swimmers. FSC 8415
MIL-S-29130A Shorts, Men's, Polyester/Cotton. FSC 8405
MIL-S-29149C Shirt, Man's, Polyester and Wool, Long Sleeve. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29366B Cap, Utility: Camouflage. FSC 8405
MIL-J-29370 Jacket, Man's: Lightweight. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29380D Coat, All-Weather, Men's. FSC 8405
MIL-V-29389 Vest, Man's: Scarlet, Dress (General Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-B-29407A Belt, All Weather, Coat, Men's. FSC 8405
MIL-S-2915A Sweater; Service Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29424A Coat, Man's: Polyester/Wool, Gabardine. Green (with Belt).
FSC 8405
MIL-S-29428A Scarf: Headover, Wool. FSC 8440

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MIL-C-29433 Caps, Garrison: Men's. FSC 8405

MIL-J-29451A Jacket, Men's: Intermediate Weight, PolyesterAVool. FSC 8405
MIL-T-29542A Trousers, Men's: Polyester/Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29632 Coat, Man's, PolyesterAVool, Serge, Fusible (Coast Guard).
FSC 8405
MIL-J-29634 Jersey, FlightDeck Crewman's (Flame Retardant). FSC 8415
MIL-C-31002 Cap, Garrison, Man's (Coast Guards). FSC 8405
MIL-C-3 1006 INT AMD 1 Coat, Man's. FSC 8405
MIL-C-38182C Cover, Service Cap, Man's, Water Repellant. FSC 8405
MIL-P-38184C Valid Notice 1 Parka, Extreme Cold Weather CWU-8/P. FSC 8415
M1L-R-38213B Valid Notice 1 Raincoat, Man's, Lightweight, Blue. FSC 8405
M1L-T-41828H Trousers, Men's, PolyesterAVool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-41833E Coverall, Mechanic's, Cold Weather. FSC 8415
M1L-T-41834G Trousers, Men's, Polyester and Cotton. FSC 8415
M1L-B-43172E Beret, Man's, Wool. FSC 8405
M1L-L-0043335F INT AMD 1 Liner, Wet Weather Poncho. FSC 8405
MIL-S-43355B VaUd Notice 1 Strap Chin; and Suspension Assembly, Chinstrap. FSC 8470
M1L-H-43371B Hat, Sun, Reversible. FSC 8415
M1L-C-43415C Cap, Service, Military Police, White. FSC 8405
M1L-C-43419E Cap, Garrison, Men's PolyesterAVool, Army Green 344. FSC
8405
M1L-C-43455J Coat, Cold Weather, Field. FSC 8415
MIL-T-43497D (1) Trousers, Cold Weather, Field, Nylon and Cotton. FSC 8415
M1L-D43498D Liner, Cold Weather Trousers, Field. FSC 8415
M1L-R-43518C Raincoats, Men's, Quarpel. FSC 8405
M1L-L-43536F Liner, Cold Weather Coat. FSC 8415
M1L-0-4357C Overcoat, Man's, Army Green 44, with Removable Liner. FSC
8405
M1L-P-0043700D INT AMD 1 Poncho, Wet Weather. FSC 8405
M1L-C-43724C Valid Notice 1 Cap -Hot Weather Olive Green 507. FSC 8415
MIL-P-43907D Parka and Trousers, Wet Weather. FSC 8405
M1L-J-43924E Jackets, Cold Weather, (High Temperature Resistant). FSC 8415
M1L-S-43929B VaUd Notice 1 Shirt, Utility, (Durable Press). FSC 8405
M1L-T-43932C Valid Notice 1 Trousers, Utility, (Durable Press). FSC 8405
M1L-M-43946A VaHd Notice 1 Maintenance Kit: Wet Weather Clothing. FSC 8405
M1L-T-43957D Trousers, Men's, Dress, Wool and PolyesterAVool. FSC 8405
MTT -<s-4^9^QA Sweat Shirt: Zipper Front. FSC 8415
MlL-S-43960 Valid Notice 1 Sweat Pants: Leg Zipper. FSC 8415
M1L-B-43965A Valid Notice 1 Bag, Wet Weather Clothing: (Parka and Trousers). FSC 8465
M1L-J-43967C Jersey, Reversible. FSC 8415
MIL-C-44030B Coat, All-Weather, Man's, Black, with Removable Liner. FSC
8405
MIL-S-44039C Shirt, Man's, Long Sleeve, Polyester/Cotton, Army Green 415,
Durable Press. FSC 8405
M1L-S-44041C Shirt, Man's, Short Sleeve, Polyester/Cotton, Army Green 415,
Durable Press. FSC 8405
M1L-T-44047E Trousers, Camouflage Pattern, Combat. FSC 8415
MlL-P^i4087B INT AMD 1 Parka, Night Camouflage, Desert. FSC 8415
M1L-L^089A Liner, Night Camouflage Parka: Desert. FSC 8415
M1L-T-44094B INT AMD 1 Trousers, Night Camouflage, Desert. FSC 8415
MIL-H-44105B Hats, Sun, Hot Weather. FSC 8415
MIL-C-44211A(1) Coats, Men's, Tropical and Serge, PolyesterAVool, Army Green
344, Fusible. FSC 8405

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MIL-S-44212A Sweatshirt, Hooded, Physical Fimess Uniform (PFU). FSC

8415
MIL-T-44214A T-Shirt, Physical Fitness Uniform (PFU). FSC 8415
MIL-S-44215A Sweatpants, Physical Fitness Uniform (PFU). FSC 8415
MIL-S-44290 Smock, Man's: Hospital Duty Uniform (HDU). FSC 8405
MIL-T-44291 Trousers, Man's: Hospital Duty Uniform (HDU). FSC 8405
A-A-50358B Coveralls, Disposable, General Purpose. FSC 8415
A-A-50366 Sweater, Man's ModacrylicAVool. FSC 8405
A-A-50367A Coat, Man's, All Weather, with Removable Liner. FSC 8405
A-A-50369 Cap, Knit (Watch). FSC 8405
A-A-50526B Hat, Service: with Chin Strap. FSC 8405
A-A-50527 Trunks, General Purpose. FSC 8415
A-A-50528A Coat, Shooter's Green. FSC 8415
A-A-52112B Shirts, Man's. FSC 8405
A-A-52115B Sweater, Man's, Ohve Drab. FSC 8405
A-A-55085 Trousers, Men's, Polyester/Cotton. FSC 8405
A-A-55086 Trousers, Men's, Unless, Polyester/Cotton (CG). FSC 8405
A-A-55091 Shirt, Man's, Polyester and Wool, Long Sleeve. FSC 8405
A-A-55095 Coveralls, Utility. FSC 8405
A-A-55108 Hat, Service (White). FSC 8405
A-A-55110A Coat, All-Weather, Man's, W/Removable Liner. FSC 8405
A-A-55178 Coveralls, Men's, Cotton, Sateen. FSC 8405
A-A-55180 Cap, Utility, Cotton, Sateen, Green. FSC 8405
A-A-55184 Beret, Man's, Wool. FSC 8405
A-A-55185 Trousers, Men's (White). FSC 8405
A-A-55186 Poncho, Wet Weather, Heavy Duty. FSC 8405
A-A-55219 Trousers, Men's (Enlisted, \^te). FSC 8405
A-A-55222 Belt, Man's Coat. FSC 8405
A-A-55229 Raincoat, Man's. FSC 8405
A-A-55239 Sweater, Service Wool. FSC 8405
A-A-55294 Cap, Camouflage Pattern. FSC 8415
MIL-C-82114A Coat Front: for Coats, Musicians. FSC 8315
MIL-T-82139A Tabard: USMC Band, Embroidered. FSC 8345
MIL-C-82145A Valid Notice 1 Coat, Man's: Special Full Dress Scarlet, U.S. Marine Band,
Musicians. FSC 8405
MIL-C-82149A Valid Notice 1 Coat, Man's: Full Dress, Scarlet, U.S. Marine Band, Musician.
FSC 8405
MIL-S-82155B Stripe, Trousers, Dress. FSC 8455
MIL-C-82156B Coat, Man's; Scarlet, Drum and Bugle Corps, Musician. FSC
8405
MIL-H-82157A Hat, Rain: Man's, Cotton, Rubber Coated; Olive Green 107. FSC
8405
MIL-T-82161A Valid Notice 1 Trousers, Men's: Evening Dress (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-T-82163B Trousers, Men's: Dress, White and Special Mess, Black. FSC
8405
MIL-C-82168A Valid Notice 1 Coat, Man's, Full Dress, Summer and winter. Scarlet, U.S.
Marine Band, Drum Major. FSC 8405
MIL-C-82172B (1) Coat, Man's: Full Dress, U.S. Marine Band Officer's. FSC 8405
MIL-J-82193B Jacket, Man's: Evening Dress (Officer's). FSC 8405
MIL-O-82250D Overcoat, Man's (Officer's Type). FSC 8405
MIL-T-82251E Trunks, General Purpose. FSC 8415
MIL-J-82293D Jacket, Utility, Man's, Blue. FSC 8405
MIL-J-83472A Valid Notice 1 Jacket, Cold Weather, Security PoUce CWU-46/P. FSC 8415
MIL-C-87000B (1) Coveralls, Men's. FSC 8405

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MIL-C-87026A Coat, Man's, PolyesterAVool, Serge (Coat Guard). FSC 8405

MIL-J-87035C Jumper, Man's (Blue, Dress). FSC 8405
MIL-J-87037D Jumper, Man's, White. FSC 8405
MIL-T-87038D Trousers, Men's (Blue, Enlisted). FSC 8405
MIL-H-87041B Hat, Service (White). FSC 8405
MIL-S-87046A Shirt, Utility, Man's, Polyester/Cotton (CG). FSC 8405
MIL-T-87047A Trousers, Men's PolyesterAVool Serge (CG). FSC 8405
MIL-S-87060B Shirts, Utility, Men's Chambray. FSC 8405
MIL-T-87062B Trousers, Utility, Men's Denim. FSC 8405
MIL-T-87067C Trousers, Men's, (Enlisted, White). FSC 8405
MIL-C-87093B Coveralls, Flame Resistant (Aramid). FSC 84115
MIL-P-97098 Parka, Wet Weather. FSC 8405
MIL-T-87099 Trousers, Wet Weather. FSC 8405
MIL-C-87110A Coat, All-Weather; Man's, Blue, with Removable Liner. FSC
8405
MIL-C-87165 Valid Notice 1 Collar, Jacket, DetachableCWU 63/P. FSC 8315
MIL-S-87214B Shirts,Man's Short and Long Sleeves Polyester/Cotton (Durable
Press) and Long Sleeves, Polyester/Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-J-87250 Jacket, Man's; Lightweight with Removable Liner. FSC 8405

Outerwear. Women's
MIL-STD-656C Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Slacks, Women's. FSC
8410
MIL-STD~657A Provisions for Evaluating Quahty of Service Caps. FSC 8405
MIL-STD-902A Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Caps, Garrison, Women's.
FSC 8410
MIL-STD-984 Chg Notice 1 Size Labeling for Women's Uniform Clothing, Provisions for.
FSC 8410
MIL-STD-1608C Notice 1 Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Coats, Women's, Dress.
FSC 8410
MIL-STD-1609C Provisions for Evaluating Quahty of Women's Skirts. FSC 8410
A-A-1626 Shirt, Man's and Women's (Long or Short Sleeve). FSC 8405
A-A-1782 Cap, Civilian, Uniform. FSC 8405
A-A-1783 Shirt, Man's (and Woman's; Long Sleeve). FSC 8415
A-A-1784 Trousers, Man's (and Woman's - Summer Weight). FSC 8405
A-A-1785 Trousers, Man's and Woman's (Winter Weight). FSC 8405
A-A-1786 Shirt, Man's (and Woman's; Short Sleeve). FSC 8415
MIL-C-15065J Coat Fronts. FSC 8315
MIL-H-15505K Hat, Service, Woman's. FSC 8410
MIL-C-15507L Cap, Garrison, Woman's (Navy). FSC 8410
MIL-C-15881C Coat, Woman's: Cotton, Sateen; Green; (Utility). FSC 8410
MrL-S-19665B Shirt, Woman's: Cotton, Sateen, Green (Utility). FSC 8410
MIL-H-19793C Havelock, Plastic. FSC 8410
MIL-S-202474A Slacks, Women's: Cotton, Sateen, Green (Utility). FSC 8410
ME.-O-21086B (1) Overcoat, Women's: Wool, Serge, Green. FSC 8410
MIL-H-24900A Hat, Combination, Woman's (Coast Guard). FSC 8410
MIL-R-24919A Raincoat, Women's, w/Removable Liner(CG). FSC 8410
MIL-C-24921A Coat, All-Weather, Woman's, with Removable Liner. FSC 8410
MIL-S-24923 Shirt, Utility, Woman's, Polyester/Cotton (CG). FSC 8410
MIL-0-24926A Overcoat, Woman's, Enlisted. FSC 8410
MIL-S-24948A Slacks, Women's (with Side Pockets). FSC 8410
MIL-J-24949 Jumper, Woman's, White. FSC 8410
MIL-C-28922 (2) Coat, Woman's: Summer, Green and White. FSC 8410

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MIL-U-28946A VaUd Notice 1 Uniform, Women's: White; Dress (Officer's). FSC 8410
MIL-S-29122D Skirt, Woman's, Blue, Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29123A Coat, Women's, Summer (Navy). FSC 8410
MIL-C-29124D Coat, Woman's, Blue, Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29138A(1) Sweater, Woman's, Acrylic. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29368C Shirts, Women's: I^ng and Short Sleeves. FSC 8410
MIL-T-29375A Tunic: Woman's Maternity. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29376A Skirt: Woman's Maternity. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29377A Slacks: Women's Maternity. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29381C Coat, All-Weather, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-H-29382 Hood, Woman's: All-Weather Coat, Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-V-29384 Valid Notice 1 Vest, Women's: Scarlet, Dress (General Officer's). FSC 8410
MIL-C-29386A Cap, Dress: Women's. FSC 8410
ME.-S-29388B (1) Shirts, Women's: Maternity, Long and Short Sleeves. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29391A Coat, Women's: Wool Gabardine: Dress Blue Ceremonial. FSC
8410
MIL-C-29393 Valid Notice 1 Coat, Women's: Full Dress, Scarlet, U.S. Marine Band,
Musician's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29394B Skirts, Women's: Evening Dress, U.S. Marine Band
(Musician's). FSC 8410
MIL-S-29395A Slacks, Women's; Musician's. FSC 8410
MIL-J-29396 Valid Notice 1 Jacket, Women's; Special Full Dress Scarlet, U.S. Marine Band,
Musician. FSC 8410
MIL-J-29397 Valid Notice 1 Jacket, Woman's, Full Dress Scarlet, U.S. Marine Band,
Musician. FSC 8410
MIL-B-29408A Belt, All Weather Coat, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29427A(1) Coats, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29429A Skirts, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29431 Caps, Garrison: Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29432A Slacks, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29453A Coat, Woman's: Wool/Polyester; Gabardine, Blue. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29454 Caps, Service: Women's, PolyesterAVool, Wool. FSC 8410
MIL-C-29628 Coat, Woman's, Blue, Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29629 Skirt, Woman's (with Welt Pockets). FSC 8410
MIL-S-29630 Slacks, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29631 Skirt, Woman's, Blue, Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-S-29633A Shirt, Woman's, Dress, Short and Long Sleeve (Coast Guard).
FSC 8410
MIL-D-37031 Dresses, Woman's, Cotton-Polyester, Static Resistant, Pleated
Front. FSC 8410
NnL-S-40035C (2) Shirt, Woman's (Exercise). FSC 8415
MIL-S-41825F Slacks, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-H-43162F Hat, Service, Woman's, Wool or Polyester and Wool. FSC 8410
MIL-S-43505D Shirt, Woman's, Polyester/Cotton. FSC 8410
MIL-C-43972D Coat, All-Weather, Woman's, Black with Removable Liner. FSC
8410
MIL-S-44090C Shirt, Woman's, Short Sleeve, Polyester/Cotton, Army Green
415, Durable Press. FSC 8410
MIL-S-44092B (1) Slacks, Women's: Classic Design, PolyesterAVool. FSC 8410
MIL-S-44093B Shirt, Woman's, Long Sleeve, Polyester/Cotton, Army Green
415, Durable Press. FSC 8410
MIL-S-44102B Skirt, Woman's, Classic Design, PolyesterAVool. FSC 8410
MIL-C-44107C Cover, Ground Troops-Parachutists Helmet. FSC 8415
MIL-S-44110B Slacks, Maternity, Utility Work Uniform. FSC 8410

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MIL-C-44111B Coat, Maternity, Utility Work Uniform. FSC 8410

MIL-C^130C Cap, Garrison, Women's, PolyesterAVool, AG-344. FSC 8410
MIL-T-44293A Tunic, Woman's, Hospital Duty Uniform (HDU). FSC 8410
MIL-C-44379 (1) Coats, Woman's, Classic Design, PolyesterAVool, AG-344. FSC
8410
A-A-50011 Valid Notice 1 Uniform, Woman's: Tunic and Slacks, White, Food Handlers.
FSC 8410
A-A-50072A Hat, Service, Woman's, Drill Instructor. FSC 8410
A-A-50365A Sweater, Woman's, Acrylic. FSC 8410
A-A-50368A Coat, Woman's, All-Weather, with Removable Liner. FSC 8410
A-A-50527 Trunks, General Purpose. FSC 8415
A-A-55111A Coat, All-Weather, Woman's, w/Removable Liner. FSC 8410
A-A-55122 Hooi Rain, Woman's. FSC 8410
A-A-55189 Skirt, Maternity. FSC 8410
A-A-55210 Clacks, Women's, Undress. FSC 8410
A-A-55212 Belt, All-Weather Coat, Women'[Link] 8410
A-A-55218 Shirt, Women's, Dress, White (Short Sleeve). FSC 8410
A-A-55221 Tunic, Maternity. FSC 8410
A-A-55230 Slacks, Woman's Hospital Duty Uniform (HDU). FSC 8410
MIL-C-82104 (1) Cap, Garrison, Woman's; Cotton, Polyester, Dark Blue; (Utility).
FSC 8410
MIL-C-82114A Coat Front: for Coats, Musicians. FSC 8315
MIL-J-82122B Jacket, Woman's: Evening Dress (Officer's). FSC 8410
MIL-C-82125A Cape, Woman's: Evening Dress (Officer's). FSC 8410
MIL-S-82126B Valid Notice 1 Skirts, Women's: Evening Dress. FSC 8410
MIL-H-82142 (1) Hood, Rain, Woman's: Nylon, Rubber Coated; Green. FSC
8410
MIL-R-82190A (1) Raincoat, Woman's: Nylon, Rubber Coated; Green. FSC 8410
MIL-H-83012C Hat, Service, Woman's (Frame and Removable Cover). FSC
8410
MIL-S-83234C Skirts, Women’s, Blue. FSC 8410
MIL-B-83268B Valid Notice 1 Beret, Woman's. FSC 8410
MIL-H-83269A Valid Notice 1 Hood, Rain, Woman's. FSC 8410
MIL-C-83422 Cap, Woman's, Hot Weather. FSC 8410
MIL-S-83482B Slacks, Women's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87005D Skirt, Woman's. Dress (CG). FSC 8410
MIL-S-87006A Shirt, Woman's. Dress, (Coast Guard). FSC 8410
MIL-S-87012D Slacks, Women', Dress (CG). FSC 8410
MIL-S-87013D Slacks, Women's, Undress. FSC 8410
MIL-C-87014B Cap, Garrison, Woman's (Coast Guard). FSC 8410
MIL-S-87053C Skirt, Woman's, Belted. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87054C Slacks, Women's, Belted. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87055B (1) Shirt, Woman's, Dress, White (Short Sleeve). FSC 8410
MIL-S-87056A Shirt, Woman's Dress Blue (Long Sleeve). FSC 8410
MIL-J-87056A Jacket, Utility, Woman's. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87061C Shirts, Utility, Women's Chambray. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87063B Slacks, Utility, Women's, Denim. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87073 Shirt, Woman's, Working, Khaki (Long Sleeve). FSC 8410
MIL-C-87076A Cloth, Coated, Aramid, Aluminized. FSC 8305
MIL-S-87091C Shirt, Woman's, Open Notch Collar. FSC 8410
MIL-C-87160A Coat, Woman's, (Pant Suit). FSC 8410
MIL-C-87215 Cap, Garrison, Woman's, Sir Force. FSC 8410
MIL-S-87225A Shirts, Women's: Short and Long Sleeves, Polyester/Cotton
(Durable Press) and Long Sleeves, PolyesterAVool. FSC 8410

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MIL-J-87251 Jacket, Woman's: Lightweight with Removable Liner. FSC 8410

Food Handler's/Processor's
A-A-91B Apron, Food Handlers. FSC 8415
DOD-A-616G Valid Notice Aprons, Food Handlers'. FSC 8415
1

BBB-F-695 (1) Frock, Man's (Butcher's, White). FSC 8415

A-A-719 Food Handler's Paper Caps. FSC 8415
MIL-P-1601E Protectors, Arm, Gasoline Field Range Outfit. FSC 7360
MIL-S-1820G Smock, Food Inspector's. FSC 8415
MIL-D-3018D Reinst Notice 2 Dress, Food Handler's, Woman's. FSC 8415
MIL-C-15096H Coat, Food Handler's (Steward). FSC 8415
MIL-C-19479B Coat, Food Handler's: Cotton and Polyester Twill; White; with
Pocket. FSC 8405
MIL-C-29136 Cap, Food Handler's. FSC 8415
MIL-L-44042 Liner, Food Inspector's Smock. FSC 8415
A-A-50380 Coat, Food Handler's (Steward). FSC 8415
A-A-55067 Smock, Food Inspector's, FSC 8415

Special Pockets Garments

MIL-V-44323A (1) Vest, Tactical Load Bearing. FSC 8415
MIL-V-44362 (1) Vest, Grenade, Carrier (for 40-mm Grenades). FSC 8415
A-A-55227 Pocket, Ammunition Magazine, Enlisted Men's, M-1923. FSC
8465
A-A-55240 FSC 8415
Apron, Construction Worker's.
MIL-V-81523A Valid Notice 2 Vest, Survival Equipment, Type SV-2A. FSC 8415
MIL-V-83271B Vest, Survival Mesh Set, SRU-21/P. FSC 8415

Surgical Gown/Glove/Mask
DOD-C-48E Cap, Operating, Surgical, Green. FSC 6532
A-A-30119A Hood, Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
A-A-30153 Mask, Surgical. FSC 6515
A-A-30156 Cap, Operating, Surgical (Woman's). FSC 6532
A-A-30188 Mask, Surgical (Sub-Micron). FSC 6515
MIL-M-36168 Mask, Surgiczd, Nonwoven Fabric, Green, Disposable. FSC
6510
MIL-G-36565A Valid Notice 1 Gowns, Operating, Surgical, Cotton, Vest-Type, Green. FSC
6532
MIL-S-36573B (2) Smock, Dental Operating. FSC 6532
MIL-F-36972 Vahd Notice 1 Gown, Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
MIL-F-36978 (1) Footwear Covers, Disposable, Conductive Plastic Film. FSC
8430.
MIL-T-37030 Valid Notice 1 Trousers, Operating, Surgical Men's, Cotton-Polyester, Static
Resistant. FSC 6532
MIL-S-37039 Valid Notice 1 Shirts, Operating, Surgical, Man's Cotton-Polyester Static
Resistant. FSC 6532
MIL-T-37046 Vahd Notice 1 Trousers, Operating, Surgical, Women's, Cotton-Polyester, Static
Resistant. FSC 6532
MIL-T-37064 Vahd Notice 1 Tunics, Operating, Surgical, Woman's Cotton-Polyester, Static
Resistant, Long Sleeves. FSC 6532
MIL-T-37069 Valid Notice 1 Tunics, Operating, Surgical, Woman's Cotton-Polyester, Static
Resistant, Short Sleeves. FSC 6532

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MIL-S-37129 Valid NoUce 1 Shirts, Operating, Surgical, Man's, Cotton, Sleeveless, Style A.
FSC 6532
MIL-S-37130 Valid Notice 1 Shirts, Operating, Surgical, Man's, Cotton, Quarter Length
Sleeves, Style B. FSC 6532
MIL-T-37131 Valid Notice 1 Trousers, Operating, Surgical, Man's Cotton, Green. FSC 6532
A-A-51070A Mask, Surgical. FSC 6515
A-A-51264B Surgical Pack, Gown and Towel. FSC 6532
A-A-51301A Footwear Covers, Operating Room (Disposable). FSC 6532
A-A-51343 Surgical Pack, Lower Extremity. FSC 6532
A-A-51361A Surgical Pack, Gown and Towel. FSC 6532
A-A-51373A Gown Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
A-A-0053134 Gloves, Surgeons' (Powder-Free, Sterile, Disposable). FSC
6515
A-A-53443 Gown, Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
A-A-54252 Surgical Pack, Disposable (Arthroscopic). FSC 6530
A-A-54372A Mask, Surgical (Pleated). FSC 6532
A-A-54407 Gown, Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
A-A-54433 Cap, Operating, Surgical. FSC 6532
A-A-54435 Mask, Wgic^ (Non-Woven Fabric, Pouch). FSC 6515
A-A-54553 Mask, Surgical. FSC 6515
A-A-54791 Gloves, Surgeons', Latex Rubber, Pre-Powdered, Disposable,
Sterile. FSC 6515
A-A-54807 Gloves, Surgeons', Brown-Milled Rubber, Pre-Powdered, Talc-
Free, Disposable, Sterile. FSC 6515
A-A-54870 Caps, Operating, Surgical (Woman's). FSC 6532

Nonsurgical Medical & Veterinary

MIL-S-2021ERemst Notice 2 Suit, Convalescent (Jack and Trousers). FSC 6532
MIL-C-37186B Coats, Medical Attendant's, Man's, White, Cotton-Polyester,
Durable Press. FSC 6532
MIL-S-37442 Smocks, Physician's, Man's, White, Cotton-Polyester, Durable
Press. FSC 6532
MIL-S-0037951 Smock, Medical Assistant's, Man's, White, Cotton-Polyester,
Durable Press. FSC 6532
MIL-D-43732F Dress, Woman's, Hospital Duty Uniform (HDU). FSC 8410
A-A-53562 Glove, Patient Examining and Treatment (Plastic, Large Size,
Sterile). FSC 6515
A-A-54373 Robe, Dressing (Striped Seersucker). FSC 6532
A-A-54480 Mask, Face, Asceptic. FSC 6532
A-A-54916 Gown, Hospital Patient. FSC 6532

Underwear & Nightwear. Men's

A-A-153 Drawers, Men's. FSC 8420
MIL-D-2525D Drawers, Men's: Cotton, Ankle Length. FSC 8420
MIL-U-2526D Undershirts, Man's: Cotton, Full Length Sleeves. FSC 8420
MIL-D-40099H Drawers, Men's Boxer Style. FSC 8415
MIL-U-43262D Undershirts, Cold Weather, Men's. FSC 8415
MIL-S-43357E Shirt, Sleeping, Heat Retentive and Moisture Resistant,
Nylon/Acetate, Tricot Knit. FSC 8415
MIL-D-43357E Drawers, Men's, Brief Type. FSC 8420
MIL-U-44096A (1) Undershirt, Man's (Quarter-Sleeve). FSC 8420
MIL-U-44164A Undershirt, Cold Weather, Polypropylene. FSC 8415

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A-A-50003B Drawers, Men's (Brief-Type). FSC 8420

A-A-50013D Undershirt, Man's (Quarter-Sleeve). FSC 8420
A-A-50353 Undershirt, Man's (Polyester/Cotton) Quarter Sleeve (Use A-A-
50013). FSC 8420

Underwear & Nightwear. Women's

MS35839 Underwear and Nightwear, Women's FSC Class 8425. FSC
8425.

Hosiery. Handwear & Clothing Accessories. Men's

MIL-S-48L Socks, Men's, Cushion Sole, Stretch Type. FSC 8440
A-A-114 Socks, Cotton. FSC 8440
MIL-S-405H Socks, Men's, Winter (Wool and Cotton). FSC 8440
MIL-L-714G Leggings, Men's. FSC 8440
MIL-STD-1612B Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Gloves, Cloth, Dress. FSC
8440
MIL-STD-1613B Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Gloves, Leather, Dress.
FSC 84GP
A-A-1624 Necktie (Striped). FSC 8440
A-A-1787 Necktie. FSC 8440
MIL-G-3866G Gloves, Cloth, Cotton, Knitted, Lightweight. FSC 8415
MIL-S-5365F Valid Notice 1 Scarf, Neckwear, Sage Green, Flying, Tubular, N-18 (Scarf,
Sage Green, Flying, tubular. Type N-18). FSC 8440
MIL-S-10926G Suspenders, Trousers, M-1950. FSC 8440
MIL-S-1 1922E Valid Notice 1 Scarf, Branch of Service, BIB Type. FSC 8455
MIL-S-14210G Socks, Men's, Nylon and Cotton, Knee Length, Stretch Type.
FSC 8440
MIL-M-16149G Mitten, Welders. FSC 8415
MIL-C-19677C Clasp, Necktie: Metal; Gold Colored. FSC 8455
MIL-C-19688B Cummerbund, Man's: Black. FSC 8440
MIL-G-21893C Gloves, Cloth, Nylon, Knitted (Dress, Men's). FSC 8440
MIL-P-22295C Valid Notice 1 Protector Trousers, Pistol Holster, FSC 8465
MIL-G-24909A Gloves, Men's and Women's. FSC 8440
A-A-30052B Socks, Men's. FSC 8440
MS35807 Hosiery, Handwear, and Clothing Accessories: Men's FSC Class
8440. FSC 8440
MIL-N-41804E Neckties, Men's, Four-in-Hand. FSC 8440.
MIL-G-41817E Gloves, Men's, Cloth, Dress, White. FSC 8440
MIL-B-43515A Valid Notice 1 Belt, Man's, Waist, Blue 334 (Army Band Uniform). FSC 8405
MIL-N-43741B Handkerchief, Ham's, Cotton, Knitted. FSC 8440
MIL-S-43823A Valid Notice 1 Socks, Men's, Nylon, Cushion Sole, Stretch Type, OG 106.
FSC 8440
MIL-G-44108A Gloves, Combat Vehicle Crewman's, Summer. FSC 8415
A-A-50015B Socks, Ribbed Knit, Stretch Type. FSC 8440
A-A-50016A Gloves, Men's: Cloth, Leather Palm, Knitted Wrisdet, Size
Medium. FSC 8415
A-A-50021A Gloves, Men's Cloth, Leather Palm with Gauntlet. FSC 8415
A-A-50356B Handkerchief, Men's or Women's. FSC 8440
A-A-50386 Gloves, Men's and Women's. FSC 8440
A-A-52055 Gloves, Men's and Women's, Leather, Light Duty. FSC 8415
A-A-52203 Suspenders, Trousers (Flying Suit). FSC 8440
A-A-55079 Socks: Men's, Cushion Sole, Stretch Type. FSC 8440

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A-A-55083 Scarf, Neckwear, Sage Green, Flying, Tubular N-IB (Scarf,

Sage Green, Hying Tubular, Type N-18). FSC 8440
A-A-55107 Socks: Men's, Nylon, Cushion Sole, Stretch Type. FSC 8440
A-A-55199 Necktie. FSC 8440
A-A-55203 Suspenders, Trousers (Hying Suit). FSC 8440
A-A-55226 Scarf, Neckwear, Wool. FSC 8440
A-A-55236 Gloves, Men's, Cloth, Dress, White. FSC 8440
A-A-S'^746A Gaiter, Neck. FSC 8440
MIL-C-82167 Valid Notice 1 Gloves, Leather: Gauntlet; Drummer's. FSC 8440
MIL-N-87042C Neckerchief (Acetate Black). FSC 8440

Hosiery. Handwear & Clothing Accessories. Women's

MIL-G-1007H Gloves, Women's. FSC 8445
MIL-STD-161 lA Valid Notice 1 Provisions for Evaluating Quality of Hoods and Havelocks,
Woman's. FSC 8410
A-A-1787 Necktie. FSC 8440
MIL-S-10679E Valid Notice 1 Neckwear: Woman's. FSC 8445
Scarf,
MIL-S-17868B (1) Neckwear: Wool, Women's. FSC 8445
Scarf,
MIL-N-19857C Reinst Notice 2Neckties: Women's, Polyester/Wool. FSC 8445
MIL-G-24909A Gloves, Men's and Women's. FSC 8440
MIL-N-291 13B Necktie Woman's (Bow, Black). FSC 8445
MIL-A-29131B Anklets, Woman's, Acrylic and Nylon, Ribbed, Stretch Type.
FSC 8445
MIL-N-29387A Necktie, Women's: General Officer. FSC 8445
MIL-S-43317C Scarf, Neckwear, Woman's. Acrylic. FSC 8445
MIL-G-43958 Valid Notice 1 Gloves, Cloth, Black, Lined, Girl's Jr. R.O.T.C.. FSC 8445
MIL-H-4398 ID Handbag, Women's, Synthetic, Black (Use A-A-55 1 1 3). FSC
8445
MIL-N-44106B Necktab, Woman's Shirt. FSC 8445
A-A-50386 Gloves, Men's and Women's. FSC 8440
A-A-52055 Gloves, Men's and Women's, Leather, Light Duty. FSC 8415
A-A-55073 Necktie, Woman's (Coast Guard). FSC 8445
A-A-55113 Handbag, Women's: Synthetic, Black. FSC 8445
A-A-55225 Scarf, Neckwear, Women's Acrylic. FSC 8445
A-A-55226 Scarf, Neckwear, Wool. FSC 8440
MIL-C-82111A Cover, Purse: Women's (Officer's). FSC 8410
MIL-0-821 12A Ornamentation: for Uniform, Woman's, Evening Dress, Officer's.
FSC 8455
MIL-C-82121B Cummerbund, Woman's: Evening and Mess Dress (Officer's).
FSC 8445.
MIL-G-83150A Vahd Notice 1 Gloves, Cloth, Nylon Knitted (Women's, Dress). FSC 8445
MIL-N-87007B Necktie, Woman's (CG). FSC 8445

Children's & Infant's Apparel & Accessories

A-A-54036 Undershirt, Infant's. FSC 6532

Luggage
KK-S-151C Satchels, Physician's. FSC 6532
A-A-584B Valid Notice 1 Case, Generd Utihty (Artificial Leather). FSC 8460
KK-B-650A INT AMD 2 Briefcase (Leather). FSC 8460
MIL-B-829M Bag, Duffel. FSC 8465

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A-A-1519A Case, Dispatch (Artificial Leather). FSC 8460

MIL-B-2378H Bag, Barracks. FSC 8465
A-A-2523B Case, Dispatch, Molded Plastic. FSC 8460
A-A-2724 Portfolio, Plastic. FSC 7510
MIL-T-10798L Trunk Locker, Barracks. FSC 8460
MIL-T-16381B Trunk, Locker, Barracks; and Tray. FSC 8460
MS35860 Luggage FSC Class 8460. FSC 8460
MIL-S-37180 Valid Notice 1 Satchel, Physician's, Boston Style, Three Compartments. FSC
6532
MIL-K-41835D Kit Bag, Flyer's. FSC 8460
A-A-50083 Bag, Plastic, Folded Garment. FSC 8105
A-A-55062A Suitcase, Flyers. FSC 8460
A-A-55179 Bag, Money. FSC 8460
A-A-55192 Case, Map. FSC 8460
A-A-55205 Bag, Personal Effects. FSC 8465
MIL-C-81808 Chest, Collapsible. FSC 8460
MIL-K-83782A Valid Notice 1 Kit Bag, Flyer's. FSC 8460
MIL-S-83791A Suitcase, Flyer's Clothing. B-4B. FSC 8460
MIL-B-87018A Bag, Money. FSC 8460

Individual Equipment
MIL-F^llD Fasteners, Belt; Clips, End Strap with Hook; and Keepers, Slide.
FSC 8465
MIL-B-833G Belt, Trousers, Cotton Webbing, with Clip. FSC 8440
MIL-C-1002J Case, Field, First Aid Dressing, Leather (Military Police). FSC
8465
A-A-1040A Key Chain, Reel (Door Key and Drill Chuck Keys). FSC 5340
MIL-B-1107G Belt, Individual ^uipment, M-1936. FSC 8465
NAF1197REV2 Tube Pilot's Relief. FSC 1680
MIL-B-1462F Belt, FSC 8440
General Officer's.
MIL-P-1474J Pitons, Mountain. FSC 8465
MIL-C-1476G Creepers, Ice. FSC 8465
MIL-S-1478F Snap Link, Mountain Piton. FSC 8465
MIL-B-1718H Belt, Military Police, 1-3/4 Inch Wide, Man's. FSC 8465
MIL-S-1812C Shelf, Cargo Support, Packboard, Pressed Steel. FSC 8465
MIL-P-1814E Valid Notice 1 Pad, Shoulder, Packboard. FSC 8465
MIL-C-1933G Carrier, Policeman's Club: and Grommet. FSC 8465
MIL-B-2883D Boatswain's Pipe. FSC 8465
MIL-C-3880E Club, Policeman's. FSC 8465
AN8018 Rev A Valid Notice 1 Horn, Flyer's Relief Tube. FSC 4730
AN8019 Rev 1 Valid Notice 1 Tee and Flyer's Relief Tube. FSC 4730
MIL-S-10055D Strap, Packboard: Quick Release. FSC 8465
MIL-P-10941D Valid Notice 1 Packboard, Plywood. FSC 8465
MIL-H-13102D Holder, Cartridge, Belt, Cal. .38, Leather, Black, 6-Round. FSC
8465
MIL-B-17693e (1) Belts, Coats, Man's: Polyester/Wool. FSC 8405
MIL-C-17774A Valid Notice 1 Cover, Bayonet; Scabbard; Cotton Duck, White (with Leather
Tip). FSC 8465
MIL-C-17841B (2) Carrier, Club, Policeman's: Cotton Webbing; White. FSC 8465
MIL-P-17863C (1) Pocket, Ammunition Magazine: Military Police. FSC 8465
MIL-C-17864C Carrier, Pistol Holster: Cotton Duck, \VTiite (MP). FSC 8465
MIL-B-18184B Valid Notice 1 Belt, Coat, Man's, Webbing, Cotton, White. FSC 8440
MIL-S-19206D Sword and Scabbard (Noncommissioned Officers). FSC 8465

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MIL-C-19734C Carrier: Sword Scabbard. FSC 8465

MIL-C-20(X)6F Clothes Stop. FSC 8465
MIL-C-20267C Valid Notice 1 Carrier, Club, Policeman's: Cotton Webbing, Olive Drab (with
Double Hook). FSC 8465
MIL-K-20277H Knife, Combat: and Sheath. FSC 1095
MIL-S-21042C FSC 8345
Sling, Flagstaff: Leather, White; with Brass Socket.
MIL-B-21154C Mihtary Police: Cotton Webbing; White. FSC 8465
Belts,
MIL-H-21155D Hardware: for Belt, Mihtary Police. FSC 8465
MIL-B-21880D Belt, Mihtary Pohce (White). FSC 8465
MS22025 Valid Notice 1 Bracket, Ryers Rehef Tube, Vertical. FSC 1680
MIL-S-28921A Sword and Scabbard: (Officer's) with Case. FSC 8465
MIL-S-28933B Sling, Sword, Shoulder: Nylon Webbing, White. FSC 8465
MIL-B-29378 (1) Belt, Man's: Ceremonial, Officers. FSC 8440
MIL-C-36828A Valid Notice 1 Case, Spectacle, Envelope Type, Soft Fabric Lining. FSC 6540

MIL-S-40022E Shoulder Strap, Side Arm, Military Pohce, Leather, Black. FSC
8465
MIL-S-40046D Vahd Notice 1 Sling, Hagstaff. FSC 8345
MIL-C-4012E (2) Canteen, Water, Insulated, Corrosion-Resisting Steel, without
Cup and Cover. FSC 8465
MIL-C-40126F Cup, Water Canteen (for Insulated Canteen). FSC 8465
MIL-4013 1C Cover, Water Canteen, Insulated, Cotton Duck. FSC 8465
MIL-F-40165C Reinst Notice 2 Field Pack, Canvas, Combat, M-1961. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43013C Vahd Notice 1 Sling, Universal, Individual Load Carrying. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43103D Canteen, Water, Plastic, with Screw Cap. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43279D Slings, Bag and Carrying: Communications Equipment. FSC
8465
MIL-P-43304C Pack and Harness Assembly, Parachutist's Weapons and
Individual Equipment. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43306B Sling, Bag and Case Carrying, ST-33. FSC 8465
MIL-P-43312C Pocket, Ammunition Magazine. FSC 8465
MIL-R-43323E Rifle Butt Pocket and Strap Assembly. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43489D Shng, Bag and Case Carrying: ST-35. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43603B (1) Canteen, Water, CoUapsible, 2-Quart Capacity. FSC 8465
MIL-F-43673 Vahd Notice 1 Frame, Rucksack, Steel. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43689C Cover, Water Canteen, 2-Quart, Collapsible (with Pile Lining).
FSC 8465
MIL-L-43720C (1) Liner, Field Pack. FSC 8465
MIL-C^3742B Cover, Water Canteen, LC-2. FSC 8465
MIL-P-43756 Packboard, Metal. FSC 8465
MIL-M^3757A Modification Kit, Packboard, Radio Carrying. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43761C Cup, Water Canteen, w/Wire Handle, Corrosion-Resisting Steel.
FSC 8465
MIL-R^3826C Belt, Individual Equipment. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43828A INT AMD 2 Strap, Webbing, Cargo Tie Down, Lightweight Pack Frame, M-
1972. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43829B INT AMD 1 Suspenders, Individual Equipment Belt, LC-1. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43830B INT AMD 1 Cover, Field Pack, Camouflage, LC-1. FSC 8465
MIL-C-43831B INT AMD 1 Carrier, Intrenching Tool, Hand, Folding, Lightweight, Plastic,
LC-1. FSC 8465
MIL-F-43832C (1) Field Pack, Combat, Nylon, Large, LC-1. FSC 8465
MIL-F-43833D Field Pack, Combat, Nylon, Medium, LC-2. FSC 8465
MIL-F-43834E Frame, Field Pack, (Riveted), and Shelf, Cargo Support
(Lightweight), LC-1. FSC 8465
MIL-S-43835E Straps, Pack Frame and Field Pack, Ground Troops. FSC 8465

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MIL-F-43997A Field Pack, Training. FSC 8465

MIL-C-44083A Carrier, AN/PRC-68 or AN/PRC-68A, Radio Set. FSC 8465
MIL-W-44126A Water, Drinking, Emergency, Flexibly Packaged. FSC 8960
MIL-P-44153A Pocket, Ammunition Magazine, 9 mm. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44216A Canteen, Water, Collapsible, 5-Quart Capacity. FSC 8465
MIL-C^217A Cap, Water Canteen, 5-Quart, Collapsible. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44218 Carrier and Canteen/Collapsible, 5-Quart Capacity. FSC 8465
MrL-C-44219 Carrier, Canteen, Collapsible, 5-Quart Capacity. FSC 8465
MIL-S-44220A Sleeping Bag, Cold Weather Aircraft Survival Kit (Vacuum
Packed). FSC 8465
MIL-S-44221A Stand, Canteen Cup. FSC 8465
MIL-A-44264 Adapter Kit, M-1 Cap; for Canteen, Water, Insulated. FSC 8465
MIL-B-44306B Bag, Stuff, Sleeping System. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44307B Cover, Bivy, Extreme and Intermediate Cold Weather Sleeping
Systems. FSC 8465
MIL-H-44308A Hood and Socks, Extreme Cold Weather Sleeping System
(ECWSS). FSC 8465
MIL-S-44309B Sleeping Bags, for Sleeping systems. FSC 8465
MIL-F-44324A Field Pack, Large, with Internal Frame: and Pack, Patrol,
Combat. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44347 Carrier, Water Canteen, Cold Weather, CRS. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44348 Canteen, Water, Cold Weather, CRS. FSC 8465
MIL-C-44349 Cup, Water Canteen, Cold Weather, CRS. FSC 8465
MIL-S-44377 Snowshoe, Trail, Magnesium, Snow and Ice Traversing
Equipment (SITE). FSC 8465
MIL-H-48671 Holster, Hip, M12. FSC 1005
A-A-50098A Stopper, Hexagon, Irregular. FSC 8465
A-A-50106A Stopper, Wired, Wedged. FSC 8465
A-A-50112A Piton, Mountain, Angle. FSC 8465
A-A-50116A Axe, Ice. FSC 5110
A-A-50117A Crampons, Hinged. FSC 8465
A-A-50118A Straps, Crampon. FSC 8465
A-A-50119A Anchor, Snow, Wired. FSC 8465
A-A-50121A Protector, Crampon. FSC 8465
A-A-50125B Descender, Figure-8. FSC 8465
A-A-50127A Ascenders, Cam Action. FSC 8465
A-A-50374 Bag, Fireman's, Utility. FSC 8460
A-A-50748VaUd Notice 1 Holster, Hip, Pistol, Semi-Automatic 9 mm. FSC 1095
MIL-C-51278D (1) Cap, Water Canteen, Field, 1 Quart and 2 Quart Canteens. FSC
8465
A-A-52113 Handcuffs and Leg Irons. FSC 8465
A-A-55058 Club, Policeman's. FSC 8465
A-A-55059 Carrier, Policeman's Club, with Grommet. FSC 8465
A-A-55064 Lanyard, Individual Equipment Carrying. FSC 8465
A-A-55070 Bag, Wet Weather Clothing: (Parka and Trousers). FSC 8465
A-A-55077 Bag, Duffel. FSC 8465
A-A-55084 Pocket, Anununition Magazine. FSC 8465
A-A-55092 Bag, Clothing, Waterproof. FSC 8465
A-A-55105 Bag, Barracla. FSC 8465
A-A-55106 Whistle, Ball, Plastic. FSC 8465
A-A-55114 Bag, Laundry. FSC 8465
A-A-55120 Lanyard, Individual Equipment Carrying. FSC 8465
A-A-55124
A-A-55173 Belt, Mlitary’ Police, 1-3/4 Inch Wide, Man's. FSC 8465

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A-A-55176 Bag, Laundry, Nylon. FSC 8465

A-A-55177 Suspenders, Individual Equipment Belt, LC-2. FSC 8465
A-A-55182 Cover, Personnel Identification Tag. FSC 8465
A-A-55191 Shoulder Strap, Side Arm, Military Police, Leather, Black. FSC
8465
A-A-55193 Holder, Cartridge, Belt, Cal .38, Leather, Black, 6-Round. FSC
8465
A-A-55194 Protector, Trousers, Pistol Holster. FSC 8465
A-A-55197 Belt, Man's, Waist, Blue 334 (Army Band Uniform). FSC 8405
A-A-55207 Belt, All-Weather, Coat, Men's. FSC 8405
A-A-55231 Case, Handcuffs, Leather, Black. FSC 8465
A-A-55238 Case, Field, First Aid Dressing, Leather (Military Police). FSC
8465
A-A-55245 Necklace, Personnel, Identification Tag. FSC 8465
MIL-B-63992A VaUd Notice 1 Bandoleer, 200 Round Magazine (M249 Machine Gun). FSC
1305
MIL-C-82141A Cover, Music Carrying Pouch: Embroidered. FSC 7720
MIL-B-83475 Valid Notice 1 Belt, Security Police, 2-1/4-Inch-Wide. FSC 8465
MIL-B-83665B Bag, Pilot Rehef (Male). FSC 8105

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The ISO standards have been organized as follows;

PROCESSES OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

TEXTILE FIBRES
Reference
Physical Properties
Methods
NATURAL FIBRES
Reference
Wool
Cotton
Flax
SYNTHETIC FIBRES
TEXTILES IN GENERAL
Reference
Colorfastness
Physical Properties
YARNS
Reference
Physical Properties
TEXTILE FABRICS
Reference
Physical Properties
Thermal Properties
Appearance
ROPES
Reference
Physical Properties
Specifications
TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS
Reference
Physical Properties
Other Properties
TEXTILE MACHINERY
Spinning Machines, Reference
Spinning Machines, Specifications
Winding Machines and Equipment, Reference
Winding Machines and Equipment, Specifications
Weaving Machines, Reference
Weaving Machines, Specifications
Knitting Machines
Dyeing and Finishing Equipment
LEATHER
CLOTHING
Sizing
Protective Clothes
STEP

^ ISO Catalogue 1994 . pp. 85, 210-222. 1994.

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PROCESSES OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

ISO 4921:1993 Knitting — ^basic concepts —Vocabulary. Bilingual Edition. TC
38/SC 20.

TEXTILE FIBERS

Reference
180 8159:1987 Textiles —^Morphology of Fibres and Yams— ^Vocabulary.
Bilingual Edition. TC 38.
Physical Properties
ISO 1973:1976 Textiles — ^Determination
of Linear Density of —GravimetricFibres
Method. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 6741-1 to 4:1989 Textiles — and Yams —
^Fibres of Commercial Mass
^Determination
of Consignments (4 parts). TC 38.
Part 1 Mass Determination and Calculations.
:

Part 2: Methods for Obtaining Laboratory Samples.

Part 3: Specimen Cleaning Procedures.
Part 4 Values Used for the Commercial Allowances and the
:

Commercial Moisture Regains.

ISO 6989:1981 Textile Fibres —
^Determination of length and length distribution of
staple fibres (by measurement of single fibres). TC 38/SC 6.

Methods
ISO 1130:1975 —Some Methods of Sampling
Textile fibres TC for Testing.
38/SC 6.
ISO 1833:1977 —
Textile Mixtures—
^Binary Fibre Chemical Quantitative Analysis.
TC 38
Amendment 1:1980 ISO 1833:1977 to
180 5088:1976 —
Textiles Mixtures —
^Ternary Fibre TC Quantitative Analysis.
38/SC 6.
ISO 5090:1977 —Methods
Textiles Removal of Non-Fibrous Matter
for the Prior
to Quantitative Analysis of Fibre Mixtures. TC 38.

NATURAL FIBERS
Reference
ISO 6938:1984 Textiles — ^Natural Fibres —Generic Names and Definitions. TC
38.

Wool
ISO 137:1975 Wool —Determination of Diameter— Fibre Microscope ^Projection
Method. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 920:1976 Wool—Determination of Length (Barbe and Hauter) Using a
Fibre
Comb TC 38/SC
Sorter. 6.
ISO 1136:1976 Wool— of Mean Diameter of
^Determination —Air Fibres
Permeability Method. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 2646:1974 Wool—^Measurement of Length of the Processed on Fibres the
Worsted System, Using a Fibre Diagram Machine. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 2647:1973 Wool— of Percentage of Medullated
^Determination by Fibres the
Projection Microscope. TC 38/SC 6.

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ISO 2648:1974 Wool —

^Determination of Fibre Length Distribution Parameters
Electronic Method. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 2913:1975 —
Wool Colorimetric Determination of Cystine Plus Cystine in
Hydrolysates, TC 38.
ISO 2915:1975 —
Wool ^Determination of Cysteric Acid Content of Wool
Hydrolysates by Paper Electrophoresis and Colorimetry. TC 38.
ISO 2916:1975 —
Wool Determination of Alkalai Content. TC 38.
ISO 3072:1975 —
Wool ^Determination of Solubility in Alkalai. TC 38.
ISO 3073:1975 —
Wool Determination of Acid Content. TC 38.
ISO 3074:1975 —
Wool ^Determination of Dichloromethane-Soluble Matter in
Combed Sliver. TC 38.

Cotton
ISO 2403: 1972 —Cotton
Textiles — Fibres of Micronaire Value. TC
^Determination
38/SC 6.
ISO 3060:1974 —Cotton
Textiles — Fibres of Breaking Tenacity of
^Determination
FlatBundles. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 4911:1980 —Cotton
Textiles —^Equipment and
Fibres Lighting Artificial for
Cotton Classing Rooms. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 4912:1981 —Cotton
Textiles — of Maturity—
Fibres ^Evaluation ^Microscopic
Method. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 4913:1981 —Cotton
Textiles — Fibres of Length (Span Length)
^Determination
and Uniformity TC 38/SC
Index. 6.
ISO 8115:1986 Cotton Bales—^Dimensions and TC 72/SC Density. 1.

ISO 10306:1993 —Cotton

Textiles — of Maturity by
Fibres ^EvaluationAir Flow the
Method. TC 38/SC 6.
Flax
ISO 2370:1980 Textiles — ^Determination of Fineness of Flax Fibres
Permeametric Methods. TC 38/SC 6.

SYNTHETIC FIBRES
ISO 2076:1989 Textiles —^Man-Made Fibres—Generic Names. TC
—-Determination of Breaking Strength
38.
ISO 5079:1977 Textiles —^Man-Made Fibres
and Elongation of Individual Fibres. TC 38/SC 6.

TEXTILES IN GENERAL

Reference
ISO 139:1973 —
Textiles Atmospheres
Standards Conditioning and for Testing.
TC 38.
ISO 1144:1973 —
Textiles System Designating Linear Density (Tex
^Universal for
Systems). TC 38.
ISO 2947:1973 —
Textiles Conversion Table
^Integrated Replacing for Traditional
Yam Numbers by Rounded Values Tex System. TC in the 38.
ISO 3758:1991 —Care Labeling Code Using Symbols. TC—38/SC
Textiles 11.
ISO 4880: 1994 Burning Behavior of Textiles and Textiles Products ^Vocabulary.
Bilingual Edition. TC 38/SC 19.
Amendment 1 1992 to ISO 4880: 1984.
:

Amendment 2:1993 to ISO 4880:1984.

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180 4915:1991 Textiles —

8titch Types —
Classification and Terminology.
Bilingual Edition. TC 38.
180 4916:1991 Textiles — —
8eam Types Classification and Terminology.
Bilingual Edition. TC 38.
180 5089:1977 Textiles —
Preparation of Laboratory Test 8amples and Text
8pecimens for Chemical Testing. TC 38.
180 6330:1984 Textiles —
Domestic Washing and Drying Procedures for Textiles
Testing. TC 38/8C 2.
180 6348:1990 Textiles —
^Determination of Mass —
^Vocabulary. TC 38.
180 7769:1990 Textiles —^Method
for Assessing the Appearance of Creases in
Durable Press Products After Domestic Washing and Drying.
(Revision of 180 7769:1985). TC 38/8C 2.
180 7770:1990 Textiles —
^Method for Assessing the Appearance of 8eams in
Durable Press Products After Domestic Washing and Drying. TC
38/8C 2.
I80A'R 7248:1985 Fire Data —Collection and Presentation 8ystem

Colorfastness
180 105-A01 to Z02: 1978-93 Textiles — ^Tests for Colour Fastness (69 parts). TC 38/8C 1.

Part 1: Low Thermal Resistance.

Part 2:High Thermal Resistance.
Part AOl: General Principles of Testing.
Part A02: Grey 8cale for Assessing Change in Color.
Part A03: Grey 8cale for Assessing 8taining.
Part A04: MeAod for the Instrumental Assessment of the Degree
of 8taining of Adjacent Fibers.
Part BOl:Colour Fastness to Light: Daylight.
Part B02:Colour Fastness to Artificial Light: Xenon Arc Fading.
Part B03:Colour Fastness to Weathering: Outdoor Exposure.
Part B04:Colour Fastness to Weathering: Xenon Arc.
Part B05:Detection and Assessment of Photochromism.
Part B06:Colour Fastness to Artificial Light at High
Temperatures: Xenon Arc Fading Lamp Test.
Part COl: Colour Fastness to Washing: Test 1.
Part C02: Colour Fastness to Washing: Test 2.
Part C03: Colour Fastness to Washing: Test 3.
Part C04: Colour Fastness to Washing: Test 4.
Part C05: Colour Fastness to Washing: Test 5.
Part C06: Colour Fastness to Domestic and Commercial
Laundering.
Part DOl: Colour Fastness to Dry Cleaning.
Part D02: Colour Fastness to Rubbing: Organic 8olvents.
Part EOl: Colour Fastness to Water.
Part E02: Colour Fastness to 8ea Water.
Part E03: Colour Fastness to Chlorinated Water (8wimming-
Bath Water).
Part £04: Colour Fastness to Perspiration.
Part E05: Colour Fastness to 8potting: Acid.
Part E06: Colour Fastness to 8potting: Alkali.
Part E07: Colour Fastness to 8potting: Water.
Part E08: Colour Fastness to Water: Hot Water.
Part E09: Colour Fastness to Potting.
Part Ell: Colour Fastness to 8teaming.
Part El 2: Colour Fastness to Milling: Alkaline Milling.

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ISO 105 (con't) Part El 3: Colour Fastness to Acid-Felting: Severe.

Part E14: Colour Fastness to Acid-Felting: Mild.
Part F: Standard Adjacent Fabrics.
Part FIO: Specification for Adjacent Fabric: Mulifibre.
Part G: Colour Fastness to Atmospheric Contaminants.
Part GOl: Colour Fastness to Nitrogen Oxides.
Part G02: Colour Fastness to Burnt-Gas Fumes.
Part G03: Colour Fastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere.
Part G04: Colour Fastness to Oxides of Nitrogen in the
Atmosphere for High Humidities.
Part JOl: Measurement of Colour and Colour Differences.
Part J02: Method for the Instrumental Assessment of Whiteness.
Part N: Colour Fastness to Bleaching Agencies.
Part NOl: Colour Fastness to Bleaching Hypochlorite.
:

Part N02: Colour Fastness to Bleaching Peroxide.

:

Part N03: Colour Fastness to Bleaching Sodium Chlorite

:

(Mild).
Part N04: Colour Fastness to Bleaching : Sodium Chlorite
(Severe).
Part N05: Colour Fastness to Stoving.
Part P: Colour Fastness to Heat Treatments.
Part POl: Colour Fastness to Dry Heat (Excluding Pressing).
Part P02: Colour Fastness to Pleating : Steam Pleating.
Past S: Colour Fastness to Vulcanizing.
Part SOI: Colour Fastness to Vulcanization : Hot Air.
Part S02: Colour Fastness to Vulcanization : Sulfur
Monochloride.
Part S03: Colour Fastness to Vulcanization Open Steam.
:

Part XOl: Colour Fastness to Carbonizing Aluminum Chloride.

:

Part X02: Colour Fastness to Carbonizing Sulfuric Acid.

:

Part X04: Colour Fastness to Mercerizing.

Part X05: Colour Fastness to Organic Solvents.
Part X06: Colour Fastness to Soda Boihng.
Part X07: Colour Fastness to Cross-Dyeing Wool. :

Part X08: Colour Fastness to Degumming.

Part X09: Colour Fastness to Formaldehyde.
Part XIO: Assessment of Migration of Textile Colours into
Polyvinyl Chloride Coating.
Part XI 1: Colour Fastness to Hot Pressing.
Part XI 2: Colour Fastness to Rubbing.
Part X13: Colour Fastness of Wool Dyes to Processes Using
Chemical Means for Creasing, Pleating and Setting.
Part X14: Colour Fastness to Acid Chlorination of Wool:
Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate.
Part Z: Colorant Characteristics.
Part ZOl: Colour Fastness to Metals in the Dye-Bath Chromium :

Salts.
Part Z02: Colour Fastness to Metals in the Dye-Bath Iron and :

Copper.

Physical Properties
ISO 2960:1974 Textiles —
Determination of Bursting Strength and Bursting
—
Distension ^Diaphragm Method. TC 38.
ISO 3071:1980 Textiles —
^Determination of pH of the Aqueous Extract. TC 38.

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150 3175:1979 —Determination of Dimensional Change on Dry Cleaning

Textiles
—Machine Method. TC 38/SC
in Perchlorethylene 2.
ISO 3998:1977 —Determination of Resistance
Textiles TC
to Certain Insect Pests.
38.
ISO 5077:1984 —
Textiles of Dimensional Change
^Determination Washing and in
Drying. TC 38/SC 2.
ISO 5085-1 to 2:1989-90 —
—Determination
Textiles of Thermal Resistance TC (2 Parts). 38.
ISO/TR 8091:1983 Textiles Factor Related
^Twist Tex System. TC
to the 38.
ISO/TR 9240:1992 —Design of Apparel Reduced Hazard. TC 38/SC
Textiles for Fire
19.
ISO 11092:1993 —
Textiles —Measurement of Thermal and
^Physiological Effects
Water-Vapour Resistance Under Steady-State Conditions
(Sweating Guarded-Hotplate Test). TC 38.

YARNS
Reference
ISO 1139:1973 Textiles—Designations of Yams. TC38.
ISO 2:1973 Textiles— of
^Designation of Twist
the Direction Yams and in
Related TC 38/SC
Products. 6.
150 8159:1987 Textiles—^Morphology of and Yams—
Fibres ^Vocabulary.

— TC
Bilingual Edition. 38.
ISO 8160:1987 Textiles Filament Yams—Vocabulary. BUingual
^Textured
Edition. TC 38.
ISO 10132:1993 Textiles— Filament Yams—
^Textured Definitions. Bilingual
Edition. TC 38/SC 5.
ISO 10290:1993 Textiles—Cotton Yams— TC 38/SC
Specifications. 22.

Physical Properties
ISO 2061:1973 Textiles—^Determination of Twist Yams—Skein Method. TC
in
38/SC 6.
150 2062:1993 —Yams from Packages—Determination of Single-End
Textiles
Breaking Force and Elongation Break. TC 38/SC
at 5.
ISO 2060:1972 —Yams from Packages—
Textiles of Linear Density
^Determination
(Mass per Unit Length)—Skein Method. TC 38/SC 5.
ISO 6939:1988 —Yams from Packages—Method of Test Breaking
Textiles for
Strength of Yam by Skein Method. TC 38/SC
the 5.
ISO 6741-1 to 4:1987-89 —
Textiles and Yams—Determination of Commercial Mass
^Fibres
of Consignments (4 parts). TC 38.
Part 1: Mass Determination and Characteristics.
Part 2: Methods for Obtaining Laboratory Samples.
Part 3: Specimen Cleaning Procedures.
Part 4: Values Used for the Commercial Allowances and the
Commercial Moisture Regains.

TEXTILE FABRICS

Reference
ISO 2959:1973 —^Woven Fabric
Textiles Descriptions. TC 38/SC 20.
ISO 3572:1976 Textiles—Weaves— ^Definitions of General Terms and Basic
Weaves. TC 38/SC 20.

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ISO 3759:1984 Textiles —

Preparation, Marking and Measuring of Fabric
Specimens and Garments in Tests for Determination of
Dimensional Change. TC 38/SC 2.
ISO 7211-1 to 6:1984 Textiles — — —
^Woven Fabric Construction ^Method of Analysis (4
parts). TC 38/SC 20.
Part 1: for the Presentation of a Weave Diagram and
Methods
Plans for Drafting, Denting, and Lifting.
Part 2: Determination of Number of Threads per Unit Length.
Part 3: Determination of Crimp of Yam in Fabric.
Part 4: Determination of Twist in Yam Removed from Fabric.
ISO 8498:1990 — —
Woven Fabrics ^Description of Defects ^Vocabulary. Bilingual
Edition. TC 38/SC 20.
ISO 8499:1990 Knitted Fabrics— of Defects—
^Description ^Vocabulary. Bilingual
Edition. TC 38/SC 20.
ISO 9092:1988 Textiles—
—^Nonwovens— TC
Definition. Bilingual Edition. 38.
ISO 9354:1989 Textiles ^Weaves—Coding System and Examples. TC 38/SC
20
—^Nonwovens—^Web Formation and Bonding
.

ISO 11224:1993 Textiles

Vocabulary. TC38.

Physical Properties
ISO 675:1979 Textiles —^Woven Fabrics—^Determination of Dimensional Change
on Commercial Laundering Near the Boiling Point. TC 38/SC 2.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1980 to ISO 675:1979.
ISO 811:1981 Textile Fabrics —
^Determination of Resistance to Water
Penetration —
^Hydrostatic Pressure Test. TC 38/SC 2.
ISO 2649:1974 Wool —
^Determination of Short-Term Irregularity of Linear
Density of Slivers, Rovings and Yams, by Means of an Electronic
Evenness Tester. TC 38/SC 6.
ISO 3005:1978
ISO 3801:1977 Textiles— —
^Woven Fabrics ^Determination of Mass per Unit
Length and Mass per Unit Area. TC 38.
ISO 3932: 1976 Textiles— —
^Woven Fabrics ^Measurement of Width of Pieces. TC
38.
ISO 3933:1976 Textiles—^Woven Fabrics—^Measurement of Length of Pieces.
TC 38.
ISO 4920:1981 Textiles—^Determination of Resistance Surface Wetting (Spray
to
Test) of Fabrics. TC 38/SC 2.
ISO 5081:1977 Textiles—^Woven Fabrics—^Determination of Breaking Strength
and Elongation Method). TC
(Strip 38.
ISO 5082:1982 Textiles—^Woven Fabrics—Determination of Breaking Strength
Grab Method. TC 38.
ISO 5084:1977 Textiles—Determination of Thickness of Woven and Knitted
Fabrics (Other than Floor Coverings). TC
Textile 38.
ISO 7771:1985 Textiles— of Dimensional Changes of
^Determination Fabrics
Induced by Cold-Water Immersion. TC 38/SC 2.
ISO 9073-1 to 5:1989 Textiles— Methods Nonwovens
^Test for TC (4 parts). 38.
Part Determination
1: of Mass per Unit Area.
Part 2: Determination of Thickness.
Part 3: Determination of Tensile Strength and Elongation.
Part 4: Determination of Tear Resistance.
ISO 9290:1990 Textiles —Woven Fabrics —
^Determination of Tear Resistance by
the Falling Pendulum Method. TC 38.

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ISO 9865:1991 Textiles — ^Determination of Water Repellancy of Fabrics by the

Bundesmaim Rain-Shower Test. TC 38/SC 2.

Thermal Properties
ISO 6940:1984 Textiles Fabrics —Burring Behaviour—Determination of Ease of
Ignition of Vertically Oriented Specimens. TC 38/SC 19.
Amendment 1:1993 to ISO 6940:1984.
ISO 6941:1984 Textile Fabrics —
^Burning Behaviour —
Determination of Flame
Spread Properties of Vertically Oriented Specimens. TC 38/SC
19.
Amendment 1:1993 to ISO 6941:1984.
ISO 9866-1 to 2:1991 Textiles — Effect of Dry Heat on Fabrics Under Low Pressure (2
parts). TC 38/SC 2.
Part 1: Procedure for Dry-Heat Treatment of Fabrics.
Part 2: Determination of Dimensional Change in Fabrics Exposed
to Dry Heat.
ISO 10047:1993 Textiles —Determination of Surface Burning Time of Fabrics.

Appearance
ISO 2313:1972 Textiles —
Determination of the Recovery from Creasing of a
Horizontally Folded Specimen of Fabric by Measuring the Angle
Recovery. TC 38.
ISO 7768:1985 Textiles—^Method Assessing Appearance of Durable
for the
Fabrics After Domestic Washing and Drying.
ISO 9867:1991 Textiles— of Wrinkle Recovery of
^Evaluation Wrinkle the
Recovery of Fabrics—^Appearance Method. TC 38/SC 2.

ROPES
Reference
ISO 1968:1973 —
Ropes and Cordage ^Vocabulary. Bilingual Edition. TC 38.
ISO 3505:1975 —
Ropes an Cordage ^Equivalence Between Natural Fibre Ropes
and Man-Made Fibre Ropes for Use in the Mooring of Vessels.

Physical Properties
ISO 2307:1990 Ropes — ^Determination of Certain Physical and Mechanical
Properties. TC 38.
ISO 3090:1974 — —
Ropes and Cordage ^Netting Yams Determination of Change in
Length After Immersion in Water. TC 38.

Specifications
ISO 9554:1991 Fibre Ropes —General Specification. TC 38.
ISO 1969:1990 — —
Ropes ^Polyethylene Specification. TC 38.
ISO 1140:1990 — —
Ropes Polyamide Specification. TC 38.
ISO 1141:1990 — —
Ropes Polyester Specification. TC 38.
ISO 1181:1990 — —
Ropes ^Manila and Sisal Specification. TC 38.
ISO 1346:1990 — —
Ropes Polypropylene Specification. TC 38.
ISO 4167: 1979 —
Ropes and Cordage Sisal Agricultural Twines. TC 38.
ISO 4878:1991 Textiles —
^Flat Woven Webbing Slings Made of Man-Made
Fibres. TC 38.

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TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS

Reference
180 1957:1986 —
Machine-Made Textile Floor Coverings Sampling and Cutting
Specimens for Physical Tests. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 2424:1992 Textile Floor Coverings— TC
^Vocabulary. Bilingual Edition.
38/SC 12.
ISO 5086:1977 TextileFloor Coverings—^Hand-Knotted Carpets—Sampling and
Selection of Areas of TC 38/SC
Test. 12.
ISO/TR 6131:1986 TextileFloor Coverings— Walker Apparatus
^Tetrapod
Constructional and
Details Use. TC 38/SC
Instructions for 12.
ISO 6347:1989 TextileFloor Coverings—Consumer TC 38/SC Information. 12.

Physical Properties
ISO 1763:1986 —
Carpets ^Determination of Number of Tufts and/or Loops per
Unit Length and per Unit Area. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 1765:1986 Machine-Made Textile Floor Coverings ^Determination of —
Thickness. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 1766:1986 Textile Floor Coverings —
^Determination of Thickness of Pile
above the Substrate. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 2094:1986 Textile Floor Coverings —
^Determination of Thickness Loss Under
Dynamic Loading. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 2549:1972 Textile Floor Coverings —
Hand-Knotted Carpets Determination —
of Tuft Length Above the Woven Ground.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1990 to ISO 2549:1972.
ISO 2551:1981 Machine-Made Textile Floor Coverings ^Determination of —
Dimensional Changes Due to the Effects of Varied Water and Heat
Conditions. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 3018:1974 Textile Floor Coverings— ^Rectangular Textile Floor Coverings
Determination of Dimensions. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 3415:1986 —
Textile Floor Coverings ^Determination of Thickness Loss After
Brief, Moderate Static Loading. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 3416:1986 —
Textile Floor Coverings ^Determination of Thickness Loss After
Prolonged, Heavy Static Loading. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO/TR 4918:1990 —
Textile Floor Coverings —
^Determination of Wear Castor Chair
Test. TC 38/SC 12.
180 4919:1978 TextileFloor Coverings— of Tuft Withdrawal
^Determination
Force. TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 8543:1986 TextileFloor Coverings—^Methods Determination of Mass.
for
TC 38/SC 12.
ISO 10833:1992 TextileFloor Coverings— of Mechanical Damage
^Determination at
a Cut Edge— Vetterman Drum Tester Method. TC
^Modified
38/SC 12.
ISO 10834:1992 TextileFloor Coverings—^Non-Destructive Measurement of Pile
Thickness Above the Backing — ^WRONZ Gauge Method. TC
38/SC 12.
ISO 2550:1972 Textile Floor Coverings —^Hand-Made Carpets— ^Determination of
Types of Knots. TC 38/SC 12.

Other Properties
ISO/TR 6356:1982 Textile Floor Coverings —^Assessment of Static Electrical
Propensity— "Walking" TC 38/SC
Test. 12.
ISO 6925:1982 Textile Floor Coverings— Behavior—
^Burning ^Tablet Test at
Ambient Temperature. TC 38/SC 19.

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ISO/TR 9405:1990 Textile Floor Coverings —Assessment of Changes in Appearance.

TC 38/SC 12.
ISO/TR 10361:1990 Textile Floor Coverings—Production of Changes
in Appearance
by Means of a Vetterman Drum and Hexapod Tumbler Testers.
TC 38/SC 12.

TEXTILE MACHINERY

ISO 3799:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —Hydraulic Lubrication

Fittings for Textile Machinery. TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 5232:1988 Graphical Symbols for Textile Machinery. Bilingual Edition. TC
72.
ISO 9902:1993 Textile Machinery Accessories —
Determination of Sound Pressure
Levels and Sound Power Levels Emitted by Textile Machines
Engineering and Survey Methods. TC 72.

Spinning Machines. Reference

ISO 1809:1977 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^Types of Formers for Yam
—
Packages Nomenclature. Trilingual E^tion. TC 72/SC 2.
ISO 2187:1990 Spinning Preparatory Machinery, Spinning and Doubling
(Twisting) Machinery —
^List of Equivalent Terms. Trilingual
Edition. TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 2205:1975 Textile Machinery and Accessories
— —
^Drafting Arrangements for
Spinning Machines ^Terminology. Trilingual Edition. TC 72.
ISO 5234:1980 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^MetaUic Card Clothing
Terms and Definitions. Trilingual Edition. TC 72.
ISO 6173:1982 —
Open-End Spinning Machines Vocabulary. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 8114:1990 Textile Machinery and Accessories —Spindles for Ring-Spinning

—
and Doubling Machines ^List of Equivalent Terms. Trilingual
Edition. TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 9947:1991 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^Two-for-One Twisters
Vocabulary. Bilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 1.

Spinning Machines. Specifications

ISO 92: 1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Spinning Machinery
Definition of Side (Left or Right). TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 93-1 to 3:1978-82 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cyhndrical Stiver Cans (3
parts). TC 72/SC 1.
Part 1: Main Dimensions.
Part 2: Spring Bottoms.
Part 3: Packaging Stive Cans (Press Cans).
ISO 94:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Spindle Gauges for Ring-
Spinning and Ring-Doubting Frames. TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 96-1 to 2: 1992 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Rings and Travellers for
Ring Spinning and Ring Doubting Frames (2 parts). TC 72/SC 1.

Part 1 T-Rings and Their Appropriate Travellers.

:

Part 2: HZCH-, HZ- and J-^ngs and Their Appropriate

Travellers.
ISO 98:1977 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Spinning Preparatory and
—
Spinning Machinery Covering Characteristics of Top Rollers.
TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 341:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —Cotton Spinning

Machinery —Working Width. TC 72/SC 1.

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ISO 342:1983 TextileMachinery and Accessories—Worsted and Woolen

—
Cards ^Width of Cylinder and Width on Wire. TC 72/SC the 1.

ISO 2572:1982 TextileMachinery and Accessories—Card Gauges. TC 72.

ISO 3464:1977 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Bottom ^Bearings for Rollers
and Dimensions—Caps with Central Nose and Caps Side
Allied
Lugs. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 4105:1978 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Card

^Wires for Flexible
Clothing. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 5233:1978 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Bottom Fluted Rollers for

Drafting Systems. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 5235:1977 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Ring-Spiiming Frames and

Speedframes— and Bottom Aprons. TC 72/SC
^Top 1.

ISO 6170:1983 Spinning Machinery—Condenser Rubbers Cards. TC 72/SC for

1 .

ISO 6171:1982 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Bead Wires and

Corresponding Grooves Cards—^Main Types and Dimensions.
for
TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 9903:1991 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Card

^Wires for Metallic
Clothing. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 9904:1989 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Spinning

Steel Pins for
Preparatory and Spinning Machinery. TC 72/SC 1.

Winding Machines and Equipment. Reference

ISO 141:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^Pim Winders and Cross
—
Winders ^Definition of left and right sides. TC 72/SC 2.
ISO 476:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Pim Winding Machines
Vocabulary. Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 2.
ISO 477:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cones and Cheese Winding
—
Machines Vocabulary. Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 2.
ISO 1037:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories
— —
^Beams for Dyeing Slivers
and Yam ^Terminology and Main Dimensions. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 5238-1 to 2:1983 Textiles Machinery and Accessories —
^Packages of yams and
Intermediate Products (2 parts). TC 72/SC 2.
Part Terminology. Trilingual Edition.
1:
Part 2: Forms of Winding. Trilingual Edition.
ISO 5239:1980 —
Textile Machinery and Accessories —Basic Terms.
^Winding
Trilingual Edition. TC 72.
ISO 5240:1978 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Warp Creels—^Terminology
and Main Dimensions. TC 72/SC 2.
ISO 8116-1 to 9:1985-91 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Beams Winding for (7
parts). TC 72/SC 2.
Part Vocabulary. Trilingual Edition.
1:

Part 2: Warper's —
Beams ^Terminology and Main Dimensions.
Part 3: Weaver's Beams —
^Terminology and Main Dimensions.
Part 4: Quality Classification of Flanges for Weaver's Beams,
Warper's Beams and Section^ Beams.
Part 5: Sectional Beams for Warp Knitting
—
^Terminology and
Main Dimensions.
Part 6: Beams for Ribbon Weaving and Ribbon Knitting
Terminology and Main Dimensions.
Part 9: Dyeing Beams for Textile Fabrics.

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Winding Machines and Equipment. Specifications

ISO 111: 1978 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cones for Yam Winding
—
(Cross Wound) Half Angle of the Cone 4 degrees 20'. TC
72/SC 2.
ISO 1 12: 1983 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cones for Yam Winding
(Cross Wound) —
Half Angle of the Cone 3 degrees 30'. TC
72/SC 2.
ISO 324: 1978 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cones for Cross Winding for
—
Dyeing Purposes Half Angle of the Cone 4 degrees 20'. TC
72/SC 2.
ISO 344:1981 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Spinning Machines Flyer —
Bobbins. TC 72.
ISO 368:1991 Spinning Preparatory, Spinning and Doubling (Twisting)
—
Machinery ^Tubes for ^ng-Spinning, Doubling and Twisting
Spindles, Taj^r 1:38 and 1:64. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 574:1979 —
Textile Machinery and Accessories Cyhndrical Tubes
Perforated
forCheese Dyeing. TC 72.
ISO 575:1978 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Cones—Half Angle Transfer
of theCone 4 degrees TC 72/SC 20'. 2.
ISO 1472:1977 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Tubes Draw-Cylindrical for
Twisters—Dimensions and Permissible Run-Out. TC 72/SC 1.
ISO 1946:1976 TextileMachinery and Accessories—Condenser Bobbins for
Woollen Spinning—Dimensions. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 2013:1983 TextileMachinery and Accessories—Beams—^Method of

Measuring of Form and
Variations TC 72/SC Position. 1.

ISO 3914-1 to 4:1981-89 TextileMachinery and Accessories— Tubes Cylindrical (4 parts).

TC 72/SC 1.

Part 1: Recommended Values of Inner Diameters and Lengths.

Part 2: Tubes for Open-End Spinning Machines.
Part 3: Tubes for Tape Yams.
Part 4: Tubes for Textured Yams.
ISO 5237: 1978 Textile Machinery and Accessories
— —
Cones for Yam Winding
(Cross Wound) ^Half Angle of the Cone 5 degrees 57'. TC
72/SC 2.
ISO 6169:1982 Textile Machinery — Bobbins
and Accessories ^Flanged for
Doubhng and Twisting. TC 72/SC 1.

ISO 6175:1983 TextileMachinery and Accessories—Recommended Profile

Threads Weaver's Beams. TC 72/SC
for 2,
ISO 8489-1:1985 Textile Machinery and Accessories—Cones Cross-Wound for
Winding— Values of Half- Angles, Lengths and Large
Part 1:

Inner Diameters. TC 72/SC 2.

ISO 10458:1993 TextileMachinery—Square Bars Winding Devices Relating
for to
Dyeing and Finishing Machines—Dimensions. TC 72/SC 4.

Weaving Machines. Reference

ISO 108:1976 Textile —
Machinery and Accessories ^Weaving Looms ^Definition —
of Left and Right Sides. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 142:1976 Textile Machinery —
^Working Widths of Weaving Machines. TC
72/SC 2.
ISO 1586:1977 TextileMachinery and Accessories Shuttles ^Terms and — —
Designation in Relation to the Position of the Shuttle Eye.
Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 3.

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ISO 1865:1977 Textile —

Machinery and Accessories Serrated Bars for Mechanical
—
Warp Stop Motions Designations of Dimensions, and
Dimensions of Cross-Section. Trihngual Edition. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 2544:1975 —
Textile Machinery and Accessories ^Warping Machinery
Preparation of Warp Weaving —
for ^Vocabulary. Trilingual
Edition. TC 72/SC.
ISO 7506:1984 TextQe Machinery and Accessories—^Numbering of Harnesses for
Drawing-in on Jacquard Machines. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 5247-1 to 3:1983 TextileMachinery and Accessories—^Weaving Machines
Classification and Vocabulary (3 parts). Trilingual Edition. TC
72/SC 3.
Part 2: Accessories —Vocabulary.
Part 3: Parts of the Machine—Vocabulary. Bilingual Edition.
ISO 6177:1986 Textile Machinery—Cloth —^Terminology and Main
Rollers
Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.
Weaving Machines. Specifications
ISO 109:1982 Textile —Working Widths of Weaving Machines. TC
Machinery
72/SC 3.
ISO 143:1977 Machinery and Accessories—
Textile Automatic
^Weft Pirns for
Looms. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 227:1978 Machinery and Accessories—Single Box Pickers
Textile for
Centre Tip Shuttles for Automatic Looms and Related Picking
Stick Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 363:1992 Textile —
Machinery and Accessories ^Flat Steel Healds with
—
Closed End Loops Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.
—
ISO 364:1983 Textile Machinery and Accessories ^Twin Wire Healds with Inset
Mail for Jacquard Weaving. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 365:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^Twin Wire Healds with Inset
Mail for Jacquard Weaving. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 366-1 to 4:1988-92 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Reeds (4 parts). TC 72/SC
3.
Part 1: Pitch Bound Reeds — ^Dimensions.
Part 2: Metal —Dimensions and
Reeds with Plate Baulk
Designation.
Part Metal Reeds with Double-Spinning Baulk—Dimensions
3:
and Designation.
Bound Metal Reeds—^Dimensions and
Part 4: Plastic
Designation..
ISO 441:1978 Textile Machinery and Accessories—^Drop Wires Mechanical for
and Warp Stop Motions. TC 72/SC
Electrical 3.
ISO 568:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories— Frames Single or
^Heald for
Double Row Healds—Designation of Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 569:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories—Heald Frames—Coordinated
Dimensions Relation
in the Pitch of the Harness. TC 72/SC
to 3.
ISO 570:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories— Carrying Rods
^Heald for
Healds with Closed "0"-shaped End Loops. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 572:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Shuttle for Pirn Changing
—
Automatic Looms Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 573:1976 Textile Machinery ^d Accessories — —
^Dobby Lags and Pegs in
Wood, Metal or Other Suitable Material ^Dimensions. TC 72/SC
3.
ISO 576:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories—Paper Patterns for Dobbies
Dimensions. TC 72/SC 3.

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ISO 1131:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —

^Weft Pirns for Box-Lx)aders
for Automatic Looms —
Dimensions of Pirn Tip. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 1150:1978 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Closed-End Drop Wires for
—
Mechanical Warp Stop Motions Designations of Dimensions,
and Dimensions of Cross-Section. Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC
3.
ISO 2012:1976 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Cone Sectional Warping
—
Machines ^Maximum Usable Width. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 2748:1983 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Lingoes for Jacquard
Weaving. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 5243:1977 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Numbering of Heald Frames
in a Loom. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 5245:1977 —
Textile Machinery and Accessories ^Weft Pirns with Rings
(27mm and 30mm) for Automatic Winding at the Loom. TC
72/SC 3.
ISO 5246:1977 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Ringless Weft Pirns (24mm
and 27mm) for Automatic Winding at the Loom. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 6176:1981 Textile Machinery —
^Warp Sizing Machines ^Maximum Usable —
Width. TC72.
ISO 6457:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories — ^Heald Carrying Rod for "C"
shaped End Loop of Flat Steel Healds —Dimensions. TC 72/SC
3.
ISO 8118:1986 Weaving Machines —^Temple Cyhnders. Trilingual Edition. TC
72/SC 3.
ISO 9473: 1986 Textile Machinery and Accessories— Strip Steel for Dents of
Reed. TC 72/SC 3.

Knitting Machines
ISO 7839:1984 Textile Machinery and Accessories — Knitting Machines
Classification and Vocabulary. Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 8117:1986 Textile Machinery — Knitting Machines —Nominal Diameters of
Circular Machines. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 8119-1 to 3:1989 Textile Machinery and Accessories
—^Terminology — ^Needles for Knitting
Machines (3 parts). Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC
3.
Part 1: Latch-Type Needles.
Part 2: Bearded Needles.
Part 3: Compound Needles.
ISO 8121:1986 Textile Machinery — Knitting Machines —^Nameplate Information.
TC 72/SC 3.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1992 to ISO 8121:1986.
ISO 8122:1988 Textile Machinery —
Knitting Machines —
^Number of Needles for
Circular Knitting Machines of Large Nominal Diameter. TC
72/SC 3.
ISO 8188:1986 Textile Machinery —
and Accessories Pitches of Knitting Machine
Needles. Bilingual Edition. TC 72/SC 3.
ISO 8640-1 to 2:1990 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Flat Warp Knitting
—
Machines Vocabulary (2 parts). TC 72/SC 3. Trilingual Edition
Part 1: Driving Mechanisms, Supports and Knitting Elements.
Part 2: Warp Let-off, Fabric Take-up and Batching.
ISO 10223:1992 Textile Machinery —
^Flat Warp Knitting Machines ^Numbering of —
Guide Bars. TC 72/SC 3.

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Dyeing and Finishing Equipment

ISO 1036: 1984 Textile Machinery —
^Dyeing and Finishing Machines —
^Definition
of Left and Right Sides. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 1505: 1993 Textile Machinery —
^Widths Relating to Dyeing and Finishing
—
Machines Definition and Range of Nominal Widths. TC 72/SC
4.
ISO 1 506: 1982 Textile —
Machinery ^Dyeing, Finishing and Allied Machinery
Classification and Nomenclature. Trilingual Edition. TC 72/SC
4.
ISO 5248:1982 Textile —
Machinery and Accessories ^Dyeing and Finishing
—
Machinery ^Vocabulary for Ancillary Devices. Trilingual
Edition. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 5249:1988 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
Guide Rollers for Dyeing
—
and Finishing Machinery ^Main Dimensions. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 5250:1982 Textile Machinery and Accessories —
^Dyeing and Finishing
—
Machinery Vocabulary for Stenters. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 6178:1983 Centrifuges — —
Construction and Safety Rules ^Method for the
Calculation of the Tangential Stress in the Shell of a Cylindrical
TC 72/SC
Centrifuge Rotor. 4.
ISO 10457:1991 Textile —^Dyeing and Finishing Machines—^Nominal
Machinery
Speeds. TC 72/SC 4.
ISO 10459:1992 TextileMachinery—^Dyeing and Finishing Machines— ^Designation
of Operating Ranges of Component Parts. TC 72/SC 4.

LEATHER
ISO 1164:1993 Leather — Adhesion of
^Tests for lULTCS.
Finish.
ISO 2417:1972 Leather —^Determination of Absorption of Water. lULTCS.
ISO 2418:1972 Leather— Samples—
^Laboratory and
^Location Identification.
lULTCS.
ISO 2419:1972 Leather—Condition of Test Pieces Physical
for [Link].
ISO 2420:1972 Leather—Determination of Apparent Density. lULTCS.
ISO 2588:1985 Leather—Sampling—^Number of Items a Gross Sample.
for
lULTCS.
ISO 2589:1972 Leather— Testing—^Measurement of Thickness.
^Physical
lULTCS.
ISO 2820:1974 Leather—^Raw Hides of and Horses—^Method of Trim. TC
Cattle
120
and Horses—
.

ISO 2821:1974 Leather—^Raw Hides of Cattle by Stack

^Preservation
Salting. TC 120.
ISO 3376:1976 Leather—Determination of Tensile Strength and Elongation.
lULTCS.
ISO 3377:1975 Leather—Determination of Tearing Load. lULTCS.
ISO 3378:1975 Leather—^Determination of Resistance Grain Cracking, and of
to
Crack Index. lULTCS.
ISO 3379:1976 Leather—Determination of Distension and Strength of Grain
Ball Burst lULTCS.
Test.
ISO 3380:1975 Leather—^Determination of Shrinkage Temperature. lULTCS.
ISO 4044:1977 Leather—Preparation of Chemical Test Sample. lULTCS.
ISO 4045:1977 Leather—Determination of pH. lULTCS.
ISO 4047: 1977 —
Leather ^Determination of Sulphated Total Ash and Sulphated
Water-Insoluble Ash. lULTCS.

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ISO Standards

ISO 4048:1977 Leather —^Determination of Matter Soluble Dichloromethane.

in
lULTCS.
ISO 5397:1984 Leather—Determination of Nitrogen Content and "Hide
Substance" — Method. lULTCS.
^Titrimetric
ISO 5399:1984 Leather—^Determination of Water-Soluble Magnesium Salts
EDTA TitrimetricMethod. lULTCS.
ISO 5400:1984 Leather—Determination of Total Content—^Reduced
Silicon
Molybdosilcate Spectrometric Method. lULTCS.
ISO 11640:1993 Leader— Colour Fastness—Colour Fastness
^Tests for Cycles to
of to-and-fro Rubbing. lULTCS.
ISO 11641:1993 Leather— Colour Fastness—Colour Fastness
^Tests for to
Perspiration. lULTCS.
ISO 11642:1993 Leather— Colour Fastness—Colour Fastness
^Tests for Water. to
lULTCS.
ISO 11643:1993 Leather—Tests Colour Fastness —Colour Fastness of Small
for
Samples toDry-Cleaning lULTCS.
Solutions.
ISO 11645:1993 Leather— of Industrial-Glove Leather. lULTCS.
^Heat Stability
ISO 11646:1993 Leather—^Measurement of Area. lULTCS.

CLOTHING
Sizing
ISO 3635:1981 Size Designation of Clothes — and Body Measurement
Definitions
Procedure. TC 133.
ISO 3638:1977 Size Designation of Clothes — Garments. TC
Infants' 133.
ISO 3636:1977 Size Designation of Clothes —Men's and Boy's Outerwear
Garments.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1990 to ISO 3636:1977.
ISO 3637:1977 —
Size Designation of Clothes ^Women's and Girl's Outerwear
Garments. TC 133.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1990 to ISO 3637:1977.
ISO 4416:1981 —
Size Designation of Clothes ^Women's and Girls' Underwear,
Nightwear, Foundation Garments and Shirts. TC 133.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1990 to ISO 4416:1981.
ISO/TR 10652:1991 Standard Sizing Systems for Clothes. TC 133.
ISO 41 18: 1978 Size Designation of Clothes —
Gloves. TC 133.
ISO 4417: 1977 Size Designation of Clothes —
Headwear. TC 133.
ISO 7070:1982 Size Designation of Clothes —
Hosiery. TC 133.
—
ISO 5971:1981 Size Designation of Clothes ^Pantyhose. TC 133.
ISO 8559:1989 Garment Construction and Anthropometric Surveys ^Body —
Dimensions. TC 133.

Protective Clothing
ISO 2801:1973 Clothing for Protection Against Heat and Fire General —
Recommendations for Users and for Those in Charge of Such
Users. TC 94/SC 13.
ISO 6529:1990 Protective Clothing —
^Protection Against Liquid Chemicals
Determination of Resistance of Air-Impermeable Materials to
Permeation by Liquids. TC 94/SC 13.
ISO 6530:1990 Protective Clothing —
^Protection Against Liquid Chemicals
Determination of Resistance of Air-Impermeable Materials to
Permeation by Liquids. TC 94/SC 13.

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ISO 6942:1993 —
Clothing for Protection Against Heat and Fire ^Evaluation of
Thermal Behaviour of Materials and Material Assemblies When
Exposed to a Source of Radiant Heat. TC 94/SC 13.
ISO 8096-1 to 3:1988-89 Rubber- or Plastics-Coated Fabrics for Water-Resistant Clothing -

Specification (3 parts). TC 45.

Part 1: PVC-Coated Fabrics.
Technical Corrigendum 1:1991 to ISO 8096-1:1989.
Part 2: Polyurethane- and Silicone Elastomer-Coated Fabrics.
Part 3: Natural Rubber- and Synthetic Rubber-Coated Fabrics.
ISO 8194:1987 —
Radiation Protection Clothing for Protection Against Radioactive
—
Contamination Design, Selection, Testing and Use. TC 85/SC
2 .

ISO 9150:1990 '

Protective Clothing —
^Determination of Behaviour of Materials on
Impact of Small Splashes of Molten Metal. TC 94/SC 13.
ISO 9185:1988 Protective Clothing —
^Assessment of Resistance of Materials to
Molten Metal Splash. TC 94/SC 13.
ISO/TR 11079:1993 —
Evaluation of Cold Environments ^Determination of Requisite
Clothing Insulation (IREC). TC 159/SC 5.

STEP47

ISO 10303-1 to 203:1994-95

Part Overview and Fundamental Principles.
1:

Part 11: EXPRESS Language and Reference Manual.

Part 21: Physical File, Exchange Structure Working Format,
Active Transfer.
Part 41: Fundamentals of Product Description and Support.
Part 42: Geometry and Topology Representations.
Part 43: Representation Specialmtion.
Part 44: Product Structure Configuration.
Part 46: Visual Presentation.
Part 101: Draughting.
Part 201: Explicit Draughting.
Part 203: Configuration-Controlled Design.

This listing includes only the STEP initial release. There are many other parts in some stage of the development
and approval process.

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 C.7 NFPA Apparel Standards^s

The following are performance specifications for clothing to protect against hazardous
environments. Most of them relate to fire fighting. The standards are listed in numerical order.

NFPA 1971 Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting

NFPA 1972 Helmets for Structural Fire Fighting

NFPA 1973 Gloves for Structural Fire Fighting

NFPA 1974 Protective Footwear for Structural Fire Fighting

NFPA 1975 StationAVork Uniforms for Fire Fighters

NFPA 1976 Protective Clothing for Proximity Fire Fighting

NFPA 1977 Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wddland Fire Fighting

NFPA 1983 Fire Service Life Safety Rope, Harness, and Hardware

NFPA 1991 Vapor-Protective Suits for Hazardous Chemical Emergencies

NFPA 1992 Liquid Splash-Protective Suits for Hazardous Chemical

Emergencies

NFPA 1993 Support Function Protective Clothing for Hazardous Chemicals

Oj^rations

National Fire Protection Association, pp. 31, 32. 1995.

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 C.8 SAE AMS Textile Specifications49

These specifications for the most part relate to high performance aramid and para-aramid textile
materials. They are listed in numerical order.

390 IB # Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), Yam and Roving, High Modulus
(Oct 92)
3901/lB # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/23.5 Tensile Strength, 18 (125)/982 Tensile Modulus, 195
Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/2B # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/24.5 Tensile Strength, 17.5 (121)/934 Tensile Modulus,
380 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/3B # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/25.5 Tensile Strength, 16.5 (1 14)/900 Tensile Modulus,
1140 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/4B # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/24.3 Tensile Strength, 18 (125)/982 Tensile Modulus,
1420 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/5B # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 450
(3103)/23.0 Tensile Strength, 17.5 (121)/780 Tensile Modulus,
7100 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/6B # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 500
(3447)/23.5 Tensile Strength, 7.5 (121)/800 Tensile Modulus,
4560 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/7A# Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/21.5 Tensile Strength, 16.5 (114)/825 Tensile Modulus,
2160 Denier, 0.6% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/8A# Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/21.5 Tensile Strength, 18 (124)/982 Tensile Modulus, 195
Denier, 1.2% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/9A# Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/24.5 Tensile Strength, 17.5 (121)/934 Tensile Modulus,
380 Denier, 1.2% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/10A # Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/23.6 Tensile Strength, 16.5 (il4)/885 Tensile Modulus,
1140 Denier, 1.2% Finish (Oct 92)
3901/1 lA# Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/22.2 Tensile Strength, 16.5 (114)/870 Tensile Modulus,
1420 Denier, 1.2% Finish (Oct 92)
390 1/1 2A# Yam, Organic Fiber (Para- Aramid), High Modulus, OY 390
(2689)/21.5 Tensile Strength, 16.5 (114)/870 Tensile Modulus,
1420 Denier, 1.2% Finish (Oct 92)

3902B # Cloth, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), High Modulus, for Stmctural

Composites (Oct 89)

^9 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. pp. 101-103. 1994.

* A previous issue of this document has DODISS acceptance. DODISS adoption means that the document has been
coordinated by the tri-services and is approved for military use.

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3903A + Cloth, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), High Modulus, Epoxy Resin

Impregnated (Oct 85)
3903/lA + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 120, 175 (350) (Jan 88)
3903/2A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 181, 175 (350) (Jan 88)
3903/3A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 281, 175 (350) (Jan 88)
3903/4A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 328, 175 (350) (Jan 88)
3903/5A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 120, 80 (180) (Jan 88)
3903/6A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 181, 80 (180) (Jan 88)
3903/7A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 281, 80 (180) (Jan 88)
3903/8A + Cloth, Organic Fiber, High Modulus, Epoxy Resin Impregnated,
OC Style 328, 80 (180) (Jan 88)
3904A Fiber, Organic (Para-Aramid), Yam and Roving, Intermediate
Modulus, for Cables, Cordage, and Woven Goods (Apr 89)
3904/lA Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 200
Denier, 1,75% Finish (Apr 89)
3904/2A Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 400
Denier, 1.75% Finish (Apr 89)
3904/3A Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1000
Denier, 1.75% Finish (Apr 89)
3904/4A Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1000
Denier, 1.5% Finish, for Weaving (Apr 89)
3904/5A Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1500
Denier, 1% Finish, for Cable and Cordage (Apr 89)
3904/6 Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1500
Denier, 7.0% Finish, for Cable and Cordage (Apr 89)
3904/7 Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1500
Denier, 2^ro Finish, for Cable and Cordage (Apr 89)
3904/8 Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 1500
Denier, 1.0% Finish, for Weaving (Apr 89)
3904/9 Yam, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus, 3000
Denier, 0.9% Finish, for Non-Apparel Ballistic Apphcations (Apr
89)
3904/10 Roving, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus,
15,(X)0 Denier, 7.0% Finish, for Cable and Cordage (Apr 89)
3904/11 Roving, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus,
15,000 Denier, 1.0% Finish, for Cable and Cordage (Apr 89)
3904/12 Roving, Organic Fiber (Para-Aramid), Intermediate Modulus,
9000 Denier, 7.0% Finish, for Cable and Cordage

3907 Cloth, Aramid, Plain and Basket Weave (Oct 85)

3907/1 Cloth, Aramid, 5 oz per sq. yd (170g/m^), Basket Weave (Oct
85)

DODISS adpotion means that the document has been coordinated by the tri-services and is approved for military
use.

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 SAE AMS Textile Specifications

3907/2 Cloth, Aramid, 4.3 oz per sq. yd (145g/m2), Plain Weave (Oct
85)
3908A Cloth, Aramid (Para), Plain Weave, Thermally Stable (Jan 92)
3909 Cloth, Parachute, Aramid, Intermediate Modulus (Jul 85)
3909/1 Cloth, Parachute, Aramid, 3.0 oz per sq. yd (100 g/m^), 350 lb
per in. (61,300 N/m) (Jul 85)
3909/2 Cloth, Parachute, Aramid, 2.25 oz per sq. yd (75 g/m^), 250 lb
per in. (43,800 N/m) (Jul 85)

3909/3 Cloth, Parachute, Aramid, 2.0 oz per sq. yd (68 g/m^), 230 lb per
in. (40,275 N/m) and 220 lb per in. (38,525 N/m) (Jul 85)

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D GLOSSARY50
This glossary contains terms common to the fiber, textile, and apparel sectors of the FTA industry,
and some terms appearing in the titles of standards listed in Appendix C FTA Standards Listing. :

They are listed alphabetically.

alpaca/alpacea 1. Animal belonging to the species of Llama; it produces a short

textile fiberof 4 inches in one years growth.
2. A thin cloth made of the woolly hair of the alpaca often with
dyed silk, cotton, or another fiber in the weft.

anthropometry The study and technique of human body measurement.

barre 1. A crossover striped cloth with stripes formed by weft from

selvage; either woven or printed.
2. A defect due to variation in the number of picks per inch.
bast/bass Strong woody fibers obtained from the stem, leaves, or fruit of
various trees and plants, and known as bast or hard fibers. They
are used especially in the manufacture of ropes, cordage, matting,
etc.

beam A cylinder of wood or metal on which the warp from the warping
machine is wound before weaving; it is called the yam beam or
weaver's beam, backbeam or section beam.

chambray 1. A plain woven cotton or linen fabric with colored warp and
white filling that gives a mottled colored surface; used for shirts,
children's clothes, and dresses.
2. A similar but heavier carded yam fabric used for work-shirts
and children's play clothes.

chelation The chemical process of forming a ring compound by joining a

chelating agent to a metal ion.

CID Commercial Item Description: The new format for specification of

military items, including clothing. It will replace the traditional
"MIL-specs." The CBD gives the manufacturer more freedom in
determining processes and in some cases materials to meet
performance criteria.

CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing: The process of monitoring

and controlling manufacturing processes on the shop floor
electronically. This requires that machines of different types made
by various manufacturers communicate with one another.

colorfastness/fastness Retentive quality of firmness of dyes; such as fastness to light,

perspiration, salt water, washing, etc. Fast colors are durable or
lasting. (Note that the term, "colorfastness," is referred to in that

The entries in this glossary were obtained from the following references (some entries have been modified):
Link, 1954.
The Riverside Publishing Company, 1984.

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 form and also in the form, "colour fastness," in the standards
listings.)

colorimeter 1. An instrument for measuring the depth of color in a liquid by

comparison with a standards liquid of the same tint.

2. An instrument or device for determining and specifying colors
by reference either to other colors or to certain complex stimuli.

cotton A soft white fibrous substance covering the seeds of various

malvaceuous plants. Careful selection has greatly improved the
quality and increased the length of the fiber knows as staple-
length. On account of its cheapness, cotton is the most important
of textile products. The most important property of cotton s the
spiral-like appearance or convolution of its fiber which gives it a
natural twist, causing the fibers to adhere together while the yam
is being formed. The cotton staple falls into one or more
categories in each group:

Table 1 Cotton Staple Qualities

:

Quality Color Feel, Handle Defects

Even Fair Soft Sandy

Irregular Good Firm Dusty
Good Spotted Hard Leafy
Very Good Stained Rough Husky/Howly
Strong Tinged Towy Neppy
Weak Highly Colored
Silky
Long Stapled
Short Stapled
Damaged
Coarse

In the United States, the cotton receives one of the following

overall grades (with "1" being of the highest quality):

1) Middling Fair 2) Strict Good Middling

3) Good Middling 4) Strict Middling
5) Middling 6) Strict Low Middling
7) Low Middling 8) Strict Good Ordinary
9) Good Ordinary

crocking The tendency of excess dye mb off.

crockmeter A laboratory device for measuring the fasmess of dyes to mbbing.
degumming/boiling off A process by which the natural gum of silk is dissolved and the
released fibers are freed to be drawn.

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desizing The process of eliminating from grey
sizing (stiffening materials)
goods preparatory dyeing etc. The sizing substance
to bleaching,
is first made soluble by an acid or enzyme, then washed out.

drawing 1. The process of pulling out or elongating the sliver of the

carding machine.
2. Various processes, including giling, reducing, and roving, by
which slivers are converted into rovings of the required thiclmess
for spinning.

fiber Any tough substance composed of threadlike tissues and capable

of being spun and woven; the minimum length for fibers to be
spun into yam is one-fifth of an inch. Vegetable fibers are yielded
by the bast of plants, excepting cotton, which is the hairy tuft of
the seed. The following table gives a list of fibers by origin:

Table 2 : Fibers by Origin

Animal Vegetable Mineral Synthetic

Wool Cotton Asbestos Rayon

Hair Hemp Metals Nylon
Silk Flax Vinyon
Sinew Jute Aralac
Ramio Glass
Phormium Paper

niament 1. A
thread or threadlike object, an appendage or a separate fiber;
the extreme length of filaments permits their being used in a yam
without twist or with very low twist, and they are usually made
into yam without the spinning operation required for fibers.
2. The single individual unit which is extracted by the silkworm or
by the spinneret.
3. Continuous filaments are synthetic and regenerated fibers which
have a short staple.
4. Monofilament is a simple filament of sufficient size to function
as a yam in normal textile operation.
5. Multifilament is a rayon yam with a very large number of fine
filaments.

findings Small, miscellaneous materials used in the apparel manufacture

process; not of textile origin; these would include buttons and
zippers.

flax A plant cultivated for its fibers; the long silky bast fiber freed from
the stemby retting and various mechanical processes is used in the
manufacture of a thread which is woven into a cloth generally
known as linen.

gabardine A twilled fabric in which warp threads predominate; used as

material of clothing for both sexes.

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hand/handle (fabric) The reactionto the sense of touch, when raw material or goods are
grasped in the hand to judge their quality, taking into account
especially their fineness and softness.

Havelock A cloth covering for a cap, with a flap to cover and protect the
back of the neck.

heald/heddle 1. One of the sets of paralleldouble cords or wires on the loom,

which with their mounting compose the harness used to guide the
warp.
2. To draw the warp threads with a heddle hook through the
heald-eyes or comb, which is a loop formed in each heald.

hemp A plant cultivated for its touch bast fibers, which is obtained
similarly to flax; it is used for making cloth and cordage.

huck/huckabauk A cotton cloth with a rough surface obtained by short floats of

warp and weft threads on a plain weave ground texture; employed
for towels.

integration The process of brining all parts of a system or process together

and making them compatible.

kemp Thick opaque and wavy fibers with a pointed tip and root, which
are shed periodically into the fleece; they develop in nearly all
breeds of sheep but principally in mountainous and carpet wool
types. They greatly reduce the value of the wool because of the
inferior spinning properties; they do not show up dyes.

knitting 1. The process of making afabric by interlacing one or more yams

of connected loops by means of needles, either by hand
in a series
or by machines; there are rectilinear and circular knitting machines
employed to make jerseys, stocking, and the like.
2. Gauge: a standard measure of the fineness of a knitted fabric
obtained by counting the number of needles in a given unit of
space.

medullated (wool) This differs from tme kemp because it is not shed but grows with
the wool; it is distinguished by the coarser diameter of the
medullated cells.

mercerization A process to which cotton yam is subjected to produce luster and

shrinkage; the material is treated in a caustic soda solution for one
minute and in tension, then neutralized and washed off.

modulus A constant or coefficient that expresses the degree to which a

substance possesses some property.

nep 1. Lumps or rolled up and tangled wool fibers which curl up in

carding and sometimes also in combing by inefficient setting of the

cylinders or rollers; they should be cleared out of the sliver in
combing.
2. A cluster of fibers in the wool staple.

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 3. Little knots formed in cotton by immature fibers in the wool
staple.

nonwovens Materials, such as felts, which undergo neither the weaving nor
the knitting process. Such fibers may be forced together and the
cohesion produced by that process is enough for the intended
applications.

pack 1. A bundle or a bale of raw material or of goods; to bale, to load.

2. A measure of scouring wool or wool top weighing 240 lbs.
pirn (weft) 1. A single-headed bobbin or spool in which head and barrel are

shaped conically.
2. Yam wound on the weaver's shuttle.

roving/roving-frame 1. Final product of the drawing process obtained on the roving

frames called also dandles, resulting in a strand of wool of the

desired thickness for spinning it into a worsted yam.
2. Drawing process before spinning in worsted yam manufacture.

saponification [Link] process of soap-making.

[Link] decomposition of any ester into the corresponding alcohol
and fatty acid; also, the similar production of an acid from some
other derivative.
3. Saponification number, milligrams of potassium hydride needed
to saponify 1.0000 milligrams of the oil, fat, etc., that is being
tested.

sisal Approximately 300 species of plants which grow in desert and

subtropical regions and supply very strong, smooth, yellowish
bast fibers; they are used for upholstery and as substitutes of flax
and hemp in the manufacture of sackcloths and carpets.

size/sizing 1. Stiffening or finishing threads, yam, or fabrics by the use of

sizes and glutinous materials; it can be done by means of a sizing
apparatus attached to the loom (as in the slasher-sizer) or as a
finishing process. There are three types of sizing as follows:

Table 3 : Sizing Types

Light Sizing Medium Sizing Heavy Sizing

Up to 10% of size. From 10% to 40% Up to 100% of

Gives a better of size. size.
handle to the cloth. Makes the cloth Used for cheap
heavier for jeans cotton shirting.
and other clothing. Also starching.

2. Determination of the count of rovings or yams.

3. The process of mapping sets of dimensions for a garment to
one numerical value. For instance, a size 7 dress denotes
particular circumferential and linear measurements. Accurate
anthropometric data is cmcial to effective sizing.

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slashing A process in which sizing is applied to warp threads in their full
width; it is used to size the warp yarn with a starch or like
substance that will lay all the fibers parallel, and add strength to
the yam; this enables to go through weaving without damage.

sliver A continuous strand of cotton, wool, or other fiber, in a loose

untwisted state, produced by a carding, drawing or combing
machine.

spinning 1. Final drawing of a carded or combed sliver or roving into a

yam inserting the required degree of twists,and winding it upon a
cone; this usually done by ring spinning, the air-jet system, or
is
the open-end centrifugal process.
2. Wool spinning is done by either the woolen or worsted method.
3. Cotton Spinning joins and twists together a series of short
fibers to make a thread of desired fineness and length; it consists
of the following operations: opening and cleaning the bales,
carding or loosening and parallellizing the fibers, drawing the
slivers to a uniform length, spinning the slivers into yam, and
winding the yam from the cones onto spools.
4. Dry spinning is the method for flax, hemp, jute, etc., as well as
rayon.

stoving 1. The submitting of dampened wool, yam or cloth to an agent,

such as sulfur dioxide fumes, for bleaching.

2. Treating of the silk cocoon by hearing to kill the chrysalis.

sundries Miscellaneous articles used in sewing garments; not of textile

origin; these would includes buttons, zippers, etc.

tannin 1. Tannic acid.

2. A chemical substance capable of promoting tanning.
tanning The art or process of making leather from rawhides.

textile Material capable of being spun or woven, knitted, felted, bonded,

or crocheted.

vulcanization A process that increases the strength, resiliency, and freedom from
stickiness of a material by combining it with sulfur or other
additives in the presence of heat and pressure.

warp/warping 1. A series of threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom

and crossed by the weft; it is usually longer and harder twisted

than the weft.
[Link] is the arranging of the chain or series of warp threads
according to quality and color, winding them off the bobbins and
on to a special beam attached to the loom.

weaving 1. The process of interlacing a series of longitudinal yams with

another yam mnning crosswise and known as the weft or filling,

on machines called looms.

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weaving (con’t) 2. A particular pattern
or design of weaving such as plain, twill,
hopsack, etc.
satin, herringbone,
3. Cross weaving is a style of weaving which produces open
work effects such as seen in gauze and lenos; it is produced by
crossing one warp thread with another, first to one side and then
to the other in some definite order.

weft The thread which is thrown through the warp at right angles by
means of a shuttle; it is, as a rule, softer spun and weaker than
warp yam.

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E LIST OF ACRONYMS
The following is a list of key acronyms used in this paper. Many of them refer to organizations. A
brief description and contact information for these organizations can be found in Appendix B: FTA
Standards Organizations.

AAMA American Apparel Manufacturers Association

AATCC American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists

ALCA American Leather Chemists Association

AMTEX American Textile Partnership

ANSI American National Standards Institute

APDES Apparel Product Data Exchange Standard

ARC (AAMA) Apparel Research Committee

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

ATMI Apparel Textile Manufacturers Association

CIM Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

DAMA (AMTEX) Demand- Activated Manufacturing Architecture

EC European Community

EDI Electronic Data Interchange

EDIFACT Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce, and

Transport

FASLINC Fabric and Supplier Linkage Council

FTA Fiber/Textile/Apparel (Industry)

ISO International Organization for Standardization

ITC Integrated Textile Complex

NBS National Bureau of Standards (name changed to NIST in 1988)

NFPA National Fire Protection Association

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

SAE Society of Automotive Engineers

SAFLINC Sundries and Finding Linkage Council

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SRD Standard Reference Data

SRM Standard Reference Material

STEP Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data

TALC Textile Apparel Linkage Council

TDI Trade Data Interchange

UCS Uniform Communication Standards

Vies Voluntary Interindustry Communication Standard

WINS Warehouse Information Network Standard

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