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4.4.3 End item testing. The cloth shall be tested for the characteristics listed in Table IX.
The methods of testing as specified wherever applicable and as listed in Table IX shall be
followed. All test reports shall contain the individual values utilized in expressing the final
results. The sample unit shall be 5 continuous yards full width of the finished cloth for all
physical and chemical tests. The lot shall be unacceptable if one or more sample units or the lot
average for dimensional stability fail to meet any requirement specified. The sample size shall be
in accordance with the following:
Lot size (yards)
Sample size (sample units)
800 or less
2
801 up to and including 22,000
3
22,001 and over
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TABLE IX. End item tests
Requirement
Characteristic
paragraph
Test method
Material
Cotton:
Identification
3.3.1
AATCC-20 or ASTM-D-276 1/ 2/
Nylon:
Identification
3.3.2
AATCC-20 or ASTM-D-276 1/ 2/
Luster
3.3.2
1/
Denier
3.3.2
1/
Absence of nylon waste
3.3.2
1/
Fiber content:
Cotton content
3.3.3
AATCC-20A or ASTM-D-629 1/ 2/ 3/
Nylon content
3.3.3
AATCC-20A or ASTM-D-629 1/ 2/
Yarn Ply
3.3.3
Visual 4/
Presence of labile sulfur
3.4.2
1/
Visual shade matching
3.4.3
AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9,Option A
Colorfastness:
Light (after 40 hrs or 170
kilojoules)
3.4.4
AATCC-16 Opt 1 or 3
Laundering (after 4 cycles)
3.4.4
AATCC-61 Test 3A 5/
Crocking
3.4.4
AATCC-8
Perspiration (acid &
3.4.4
AATCC-15
alkaline)
Spectral reflectance:
Class 1 and 2
3.6.1
4.5.2
Class 3
3.6.2
4.5.2
Class 4
3.6.3
4.5.2
Class 5
3.6.4
4.5.2
Class 6
3.6.5
4.5.2
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