MIL-DTL-21115L
TABLE III. End item tests
Requirement
Characteristic
Paragraph
Test method
Material
Polyester:
Fiber Identification
3.4.1.2
1/
Yarn Ply:
Type I
3.4.2.1
Visual 2/
Visual 2/
Type III
3.4.2.2
Fiber Percentage:
Type I
3.4.2.1
AATCC-20A
Type III
3.4.2.2
AATCC-20A
Mothproofing content
3.5.1
3/
Visual shade matching
3.5.2
AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9, Opt A
Colorfastness:
Light (after 40 hrs or 170
kilojoules)
3.5.3
AATCC-16 Opt 1 or 3
Wet dry-cleaning (1 cycle)
3.5.3
AATCC-132
Perspiration (acid & alkaline) 3.5.3
AATCC-15
Crocking
3.5.3
AATCC-8
Weight
3.6
ASTM-D-3776, Opt C
Yarns per inch
3.6
ASTM-D-3775
Breaking Strength
3.6
ASTM-D-5034, G-E or G-T
Shrinkage
3.6
AATCC 99
Weave
3.6
Visual 2/
Creping after shrinkage
3.7.1
Visual 4/
Wrinkle resistance
3.7.2
AATCC 158 5/ and AATCC-128 5/
Pilling
3.7.3
ASTM-D-3511
pH
3.7.4
AATCC-81
1/ Unless otherwise specified, a certificate of compliance shall be submitted and acceptable for
the stated requirement (see 6.6).
2/ One determination shall be made from each sample unit and the result reported as
"pass or fail".
3/ As specified in MIL-C-43665.
4/ Each shrinkage test specimen shall be visually examined for creping and the results reported
as "pass" or "fail". Failure of any one of the test specimens shall be cause for rejection.
5/ The specimens shall be dry cleaned in accordance AATCC 158, except that the specimens
shall not be marked and evaluated for shrinkage and shall not be pressed. Wrinkle resistance
shall be evaluated against the Wrinkle Recovery Replicas in accordance with AATCC
Method 128.
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