Standard Performance Specification for
Men’s and Women’s Dress and Vocational Career Apparel
Fabrics1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4232; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the performance requirements
for woven fabrics for men’s and women’s dress and vocational
career apparel.

1.2 This specification is not applicable to career apparel
fabrics 3.1.1.2that do not patently fit the categories in 3.1.1.1
and 3.1.2. Performance specifications for such fabrics should
be as agreed to between the purchaser and the seller. This
specification is not applicable to overcoat or topcoat uniform
fabrics.

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

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 determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles2
D 434 Test Method for Resistance to Slippage of Yarns in
Woven Fabrics Using a Standard Seam2
D 1424 Test Method for Tear Strength of Fabrics by
Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus2
D 2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the
Tongue (Single-Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-ofExtension Testing Machine)2
D 2262 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics
by the Tongue (Single-Rip) Method (Constant-Rate-ofTraverse Tensile Testing Machine)3
D 2724 Test Methods for Bonded, Fused, and Laminated
Apparel Fabrics2
D 2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens
for Textiles2
D 5034 Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation

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