MIL-DTL-508K
TABLE VI. End item tests
Requirement
Characteristic
paragraph
Test method
Material
Nylon Identification
3.3.1
AATCC-20 or ASTM-D-276 1/
Luster
3.3.1
Visual 1/
Multifilament
3.3.2
Visual 1/
Colorfastness: (4.3.1)
Light
3.6
AATCC-16 Opt 1 or 3
Laundering (after 4 cycles)
3.6
AATCC-61 Test 3A
Crocking
3.6
AATCC-8
Perspiration (acid &
3.6
AATCC-15
alkaline)
Accelerated weathering
3.6
AATCC-169, Opt 4
Frosting
3.6
AATCC-119
Spectral reflectance:
Class 2 and 3
3.8
4.3.2
Class 4
3.8.1
4.3.2
Class 5
3.8.2
4.3.2
Weight
3.9
ASTM-D-3776
Breaking Strength
3.9
ASTM-D-5034
Yarns per inch
3.9
ASTM-D-3775
Weave
3.9.1
Visual
Water repellent treatment
(Type I, Class 3, 4, and 5)
Spray rating:
After 3 launderings
3.11
AATCC-96, Test VIc and AATCC-22
Resistance to organic liquids
3.12
AATCC-118
pH
3.15
AATCC-81
Dimensional stability
3.13
AATCC 96 VIc 2/
Scouring (Type I)
3.10.1, 3.10.2
Visual
Calendered (Type I, classes 1,2,
and 4
3.10.1
Visual
Heat Set
3.10.1, 3.10.2, Visual
3.10.3
Copper and Manganese content
3.14
ASTM-E-1452 and ASTM-B-170
(Type II)
1/ One determination shall be made from each sample unit and the results reported as "pass" or
"fail".
2/ The dimensional stability shall be performed after one cycle. The cloth shall not be pressed
after tumble dying prior to measurement.
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