MIL-PRF-44103D
shade or shaded side to side, side to center, or end to end, or if any roll does not have the
same appearance as the standard sample, it shall be considered a shade and appearance defect.
4.3.2 End item testing. The cloth shall be tested for the characteristics listed in Table III. The
methods of testing specified, wherever applicable and as listed in Table III shall be followed.
The sample unit shall be 5 continuous yards full width. The sample size shall be as shown
below. The test reports shall contain the individual values utilized in expressing the final
results.
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 III. End item tests
Characteristic
Test method
Weight
ASTM D 3776 Method C (small
swatch of fabric method)
Breaking strength
ASTM D 5034 (G-E or G-T)
Tearing strength
ASTM D 1424
Gloss (face side only)
ASTM D 523
Adhesion of coating
4.4.1
Colorfastness to:
Weathering
5671 1/ or 4.4.2.2
Crocking
AATCC-8
Hydrostatic Resistance (low pressure) (Classes 1 & 2)
Initial
4.4.3
After weathering
4.4.2 2/ & 4.4.3
After cold crack
5874 3/ & 4.4.3
Hydrostatic Resistance (high pressure) (Classes 3 & 4)
Initial
4.4.4
After cold crack
5874 3/ & 4.4.4
After abrasion
4.4.5 & 4.4.4
Flame Resistance
Initial:
5905
After weathering:
4.4.2 & 5905
Stiffness (Classes 1 and 2)
Initial:
4.4.6
At -20°F:
4.4.7
After heat aging:
4.4.8
Stiffness (Classes 3 and 4)
At 70°F:
4.4.9
At 70°F after weathering
4.4.10
At -20°F:
4.4.11
At -20°F after oven aging:
4.4.12
Abrasion resistance:
4.4.5
Opacity:
Combined visible & non visible light (grade A only)
5780 4/
Visible light (grade A & B)
5781
Color
4.4.13
Spectral reflectance
4.4.14
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