ASTM D6554

1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for 100 % cotton woven denim fabrics used in the manufacture of jeans, casual apparel, work clothing, and outerwear.

1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to woven denim fabrics used as interlinings or protective clothing.

1.3 This standard covers the performance of denim fabric on rolls ready for garment manufacturing.

1.4 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 to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1230 Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
D1424 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus
D3107 Test Method for Stretch Properties of Woven Fabrics from Stretch Yarns
D3774 Test Method for Width of Woven Fabric
D3776 Test Methods for Mass per Unit Area (Weight) of Woven Fabric
D3882 Test Method for Bow and Skewness in Woven and Knitted Fabrics
D434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarn in Woven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam
D5034 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)
16 CFR 16.10, Chapter II, Subchapter D-Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations
Evaluation Procedure 1 Gray Scale for Color Change
Evaluation Procedure 2 Gray Scale for Staining
Evaluation Procedure 8 AATCC-9 Step Chromatic Transference Scale
Glossary of AATCC Standard Terminology
Test Method 109 Colorfastness to Ozone in the Atmosphere Under Low Humidities
Test Method 116 Colorfastness to Crocking: Rotary Vertical Crockmeter Method
Test Method 135 Dimensional Changes in Automatic Home Laundering of Woven or Knit Fabrics
Test Method 16(Option E) Colorfastness to Light: Water-Cooled Xenon-Arc Lamp, Continuous Light
Test Method 61 Colorfastness to Laundering, Home and Commercial: Accelerated
Test Method 8 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crockmeter Method

Index Terms

apparel; denim; jeans; pants; specifications; ICS Number Code 59.080.30 (Textile fabrics); 61.020 (Clothes)

Citing ASTM Standards

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