ASTM D3780

1.1 This performance specification covers men's and boys' woven dress suit fabrics and woven sportswear jacket, slack, and trouser fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of textile fibers.

1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to woven fabrics used for interlinings.

1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those properties where fabric direction is pertinent.

1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method described in this specification. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1424 Test Method for Tear Resistance of Woven Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf) Apparatus
D2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Method (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine)
D2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Method (Constant Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine)
D2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated Apparel Fabrics
D434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns in Woven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam
D5034 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
MIL-STD-105D Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes
116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter Method
119 Color Change Due to Flat Abrasion (Frosting): Screen Wire Method
124 Appearance of Durable Press Fabrics After Repeated Home Launderings
132 Colorfastness to Drycleaning
135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of Durable Press Woven or Knit Fabrics
15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
16 CFR 1610 Standard for Flammability of Clothing Textiles
16 CFR, Chapter II-Consumer Product Safety Commission, Subchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations
16 Colorfastness to Light
172 Colorfastness to Non-Chlorine Bleach in Home Laundering
188 Clorfastness to Chlorine Bleach in Home Laundering
23 Colorfastness to Burnt Gas Fumes
61 Colorfastness to Washing, Domestic, and Laundering, Commercial: Accelerated
8 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crockmeter Method
96 Dimensional Changes in Laundering of Woven and Knitted Textiles Except Wool
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
Evaluation Procedure 3 AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale

Index Terms

dress suit; fabric; performance; specification; sportswear; trouser; Number Code 61.020 (Clothes)

Citing ASTM Standards

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