Standard Performance Specification for
Women’s and Girls’ Knitted and Woven Brassiere Fabrics1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4233; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of the last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This performance specification covers woven and knitted fabrics comprised of any fiber or mixture of fibers used in
women’s and girls’ brassieres.
1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to
knitted or woven brassiere fabrics containing elastomeric
yarns, knitted lace fabrics, and to fabrics used for interlinings.
1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width
directions for those properties where each fabric direction is
pertinent.
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 Tearing Strength of Fabrics by
Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus2
D 1682 Test Methods for Breaking Load and Elongation of
Textile Fabrics3
D 2261 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the
Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-ofExtension Tensile 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)4
D 3786 Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of
Knitted Goods and Nonwoven Fabrics: Diaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method5
D 3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Knitted
Goods: Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test5
2.2 AATCC Methods:6
8 Colorfastness to Crocking: AATCC Crockmeter Method
15 Colorfastness to Perspiration
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