ASTM D7268

This specification covers the evaluation of specific performance characteristics of importance in seamless knit garments, including camisoles, panties, slips, girdles and swimwear. Different tests shall be conducted in order to determine the following properties of seamless knit garments: bursting strength, colorfastness to laundering, colorfastness to drycleaning, colorfastness to crocking, colorfastness to light, colorfastness to perspiration, colorfastness to intimates, colorfastness to sea water, colorfastness to chlorinated pool water, colorfastness to chlorine and non-chlorine bleach, dimensional change, stretch, flammability, garnet twist, and fiber content.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the evaluation of specific performance characteristics of importance in seamless knit garments, including camisoles, panties, slips, girdles and swimwear.

The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods described in this performance 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

Federal Standards
16CFR1610 Flammable Fabrics Act
AATCC Test Methods
AATCC-ASTMTS-001 Quick Methods for Colorfastness to Chlorine and Non-Chlorine Bleach
ASTM Standards
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D1230 Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles
D2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles
D3107 Test Methods for Stretch Properties of Fabrics Woven from Stretch Yarns
D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel, Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products
D3786 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile Fabrics--Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method
D3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles--Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test
D629 Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles

Index Terms

performance specification; seamless knit garments; ICS Number Code 61.020 (Clothes)

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