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3.3 Width. The width of the finished cloth shall be as specified in the contract or purchase
order and shall be the minimum acceptable width inclusive of selvages when fly-shuttle looms
or shuttleless looms when tucked-in selvages are used. For all other shuttleless looms, the
width measurement shall be made between the last warp yarn on each side excluding the
protruding fringe.
3.4 Color. The finished cloth, when dyed as specified shall match the standard sample when
viewed under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight and that have a
correlated color temperature of 7500 K (+ 200 degrees), with illumination of 100 foot candles
(+ 20 feet), and be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300
K (+ 200 degrees). Type I, class 1 shall be Khaki, Shade No. 3729. Type I, class 2 shall be
White, Shade No. 3013, shall be fully bleached, and may be supplemented with florescent
optical brightener. Type II, class 1 shall be Khaki, Shade No. 3726. Type II, class 2 shall be
Green, Shade No. 3452.
3.5 Finish. The cloth shall be desized, scoured, heat set, and dyed or bleached to meet the
requirements. The type II cloths shall be given an approved durable water repellent treatment
to meet the requirements.
3.6 Face identification. The face side of the cloth shall be identified by stamping on that side
with the word "FACE" at each end of the roll.
TABLE I. Physical requirements
Requirements
Characteristic
Type I
Type II
Test Method
Weight (oz./sq. yd.)
ASTM-D-3776,
4.7
4.1
Minimum
Option C
5.3
4.6
Maximum
Yarns per inch (min.)
102
105
ASTM-D-3775
Warp
ASTM-D-3775
Filling
50
55
Breaking strength (lbs., min.)
120
150
ASTM-D-5034
Warp
ASTM-D-5034
Filling
50
70
Colorfastness to:
AATCC 16 1/
equal to standard or "good"
Light (after 20 standard fading hours)
equal to standard or "good"
Laundering (after 3³ cycles)(Type I only)
AATCC 61 2/ 3/ method 2A
equal to standard or "good"
Laundering & bleaching (Type II only)
AATCC 3 3/
equal to standard or "good"
Perspiration
AATCC 15
equal to standard or "good"
Crocking (wet and dry)(min.)
AATCC 8
Nonfibrous materials(percent, max.)
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2.0
FED-STD-191, TM 2611
(Type II only)
pH
5.0-8.0
5.0-8.0
FED-STD-191, TM 2811
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