Standard Guide to International Test Methods Associated with Textile Care Procedures

Importancia y uso:

4.1 This guide identifies U.S., and other international test methods used in the process of determining and evaluating textile and apparel care label instruction effectiveness for properties such as colorfastness, susceptibility to damage due to retained bleaching agents, dimensional stability, safe ironing temperatures and appearance retention (see 1.5 for exclusions).

4.2 This guide is intended for general use by those who wish to compare care label evaluation methods of the United States with those of both The International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

4.3 The inclusion of AATCC, ASTM, and ISO test methods provides broad reference information.

4.4 Consult specific ASTM textile fabric, apparel and home furnishing performance specifications for evaluation criteria.

4.4.1 A listing of all ASTM textile performance specifications may be found in Volumes, 07.01 and 07.02 of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. These textile specifications are appropriate for apparel or textile products that have not been wet processed or dyed after the product was sewn into its final form.

(A) ISO symbols adapted from ISO 3758:2012(E), with the permission of ANSI on behalf of ISO. ©ISO 2012–All rights reserved.

Subcomité:

D13.62

Referida por:

D5253-24

Volúmen:

07.02

Palabras clave:

apparel; care label; care procedure; care symbol; fabric; international; label; textile; textile products; test methods;