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3.9 Shrinkage. The shrinkage of the finished webbing and tape shall be no more than 5.0
percent when tested as specified in 4.4.2.
3.10 Length and put-up. For Government procurement only, unless otherwise specified (see
6.2), the webbing and tape shall be furnished in lengths of 90 to 110 yards. No roll shall contain
more than three pieces and no piece shall be less than 3 yards in length.
3.11 Fiber identification. Each roll of webbing and tape shall be labeled, ticketed, or
invoiced for fiber content in accordance with the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act.
3.12 Workmanship. The finished cloth shall conform to the quality of product established by
this specification. The quality acceptance level shall not exceed the established maximum value.
4. VERIFICATION
4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified
as follows:
a. First article inspection (see 4.2).
b. Conformance inspection (see 4.3).
4.2 First article inspection. A first article, submitted in accordance with 3.1, shall be
inspected, examined for appearance, color and finished defects for the characteristics as specified
in Tables II and III.
4.3 Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall include the examination of 4.4
and the tests of 4.4.2 as applicable. Sampling for inspection shall be performed in accordance
with ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 and with quality acceptance levels as specified in the contract and/or
order, except where otherwise indicated.
4.3.1 Material inspection. In accordance with 4.1 above, the material shall be inspected in
accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents, unless otherwise excluded,
amended, modified or qualified in this specification or applicable procurement documents.
4.4 Examination. The webbing and tape shall be examined on both sides for the defects
listed in Table II. All defects found shall be counted regardless of their proximity to each other,
except where two or more defects represent a single local condition, in which case only the more
serious defect shall be counted. A continuous defect shall be counted as one defect for each
warpwise yard or fraction thereof, in which it occurs. The lot size shall be expressed in linear
yards. The sample unit shall be 1 linear yard of webbing or tape. The number of rolls from
which the sample is to be selected shall be in accordance with 4.4.1. The sample yardage shall
be apportioned equally among the selected rolls. Sampling for inspection shall be performed in
accordance with ASQ Z1.4 inspection level I. Quality acceptance levels will be specified in the
contract and/or order, except where otherwise indicated.
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