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6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a.
Title, number, and date of this specification.
b.
When a first article is required (see 3.2, 4.2, and 6.5)
c.
Color required (see 3.4).
d.
Minimum length if other than specified (see 3.8).
6.3 Standard sample. For access to standard sample, address the contracting activity issuing
the invitation for bid.
6.4 Dyes. A suggested but not mandatory dye formulation for Army Green 44, Army
Blue 150, Army Blue 151, Air Force Academy Blue Shade 500, and Cadet Gray 172 is as
follows:
The standard shade sample have been dyed with these formulations:
(a)
Army Green 44
Acid Green 70
Acid Green 58
Acid Orange 85
Acid Orange 86
The ratio of Acid Green 70 to Acid Green 58 shall be 1:1 for equal strengths of the two dyes.
The formulation has been shown to provide optimum colorfastness properties when dyed with
either ammonium sulfate or ammonium acetate.
NOTE: Since Army Green is essentially a solid shade, no specific blends of primaries are
recommended; however, if a system of blending primaries is used, shade difference between
primaries should be kept at a minimum in order to avoid a two-tone or heathery effect that is not
acceptable.
(b)
Army Blue 150
Slate primary:
Mordant Blue 9, CI 14855
Mordant Blue 13, 16680
Acid Black 48, CI 65005
Red-Blue primary:
Mordant Blue 9, CI 14855
Mordant Blue 13, CI 16680
Acid Black 48, CI 65005
Mordant Orange 8
Blue primary:
Mordant Blue 13, CI 16680
Acid Black 48, CI 65005
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