ASTM D 3938 : 1996
Superseded
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Standard Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instructions for Apparel and Other Textile Consumer Products
11-11-2014
10-12-2000
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D 13
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Guide
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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Superseded
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1.1 This guide may be used to determine and confirm the appropriate care label instructions for apparel, piece goods, and other consumer textile products excluding textile floor coverings and upholstered fabrics.
1.2 This guide encompasses the following care procedures: home laundering, commercial laundering, professional drycleaning, and coin-operated drycleaning.
1.3 This guide includes provision for evaluating the complete consumer textile product and the product components.
1.4 This guide covers the performance characteristics as a result of refurbishing that are important in determining the acceptability of a textile product to the consumer.
1.5 This guide is appropriate for the evaluation of all garments and household textiles that are sold with permanently attached care labels.
1.5.1 This guide may also be used in connection with the evaluation of similar materials that do not have a care label.
1.6 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.
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ASTM D 5253 : 2004 : R2016 | Standard Terminology Relating to Floor Coverings and Textile Upholstered Furniture |
ASTM D 5431 : 2008 : R2019 | Standard Performance Specification for Woven and Knitted Sheeting Products for Institutional and Household Use |
ASTM D 5489 : 2018 | Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products |
ASTM D 6322 : 2015 | Standard Guide to International Test Methods Associated with Textile Care Procedures (Withdrawn 2024) |
ASTM D 3181 : 2015 : R2019 | Standard Guide for Conducting Wear Tests on Textiles |
ASTM D 6544 : 2012 | Standard Practice for Preparation of Textiles Prior to Ultraviolet (UV) Transmission Testing (Withdrawn 2021) |
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