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Standard Specification for
Tolerances for Knitted Fabrics1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3887; 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 last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers test methods and tolerances
applicable to the following properties of knitted fabrics: yield,
mass (weight), width, length, fabric count, bursting strength,
moisture regain, thickness, extractable matter, and fiber composition.

1.2 These tolerances are applicable to knitted fabrics of all
types, such as warp knits, weft knits, flatbed knits, and the like.
NOTE 1—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles2
D 629 Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles2
D 2257 Test Method for Extractable Matter in Textiles2
D 2494 Test Method for Commercial Mass of a Shipment of
Yarn or Man-Made Staple Fiber or Tow2
D 2654 Test Methods for Moisture in Textiles2
D 2720 Practice for Calculation of Commercial Weight and
The yield of Scoured Wool, Top, and Noil for Various Commercial Compositions2
D 2905 Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens
for Textiles2
D 3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric3
D 3774 Test Method for Width of Woven Fabric3
D 3776 Test Method for Mass per Unit Area (Weight) of
Fabric3
D 3786 Test Method for Hydraulic Bursting Strength of
Knitted Goods and Nonwoven Fabrics—Diaphragm
Bursting Strength Tester Method3
D 3787 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Knitted
Goods—Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT), Ball Burst
Test3