ASTM D5431-93 - 1.1.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the evaluation of specific performance characteristics of importance in woven and knit flat, fitted, and waterbed sheet products for use in institutional and household environments.

1.2 This specification may be used by mutual agreement between the purchaser and the supplier to establish purchasing specification requirements.

1.3 The requirements in Table 1 apply to the length and width directions for those properties where fabric direction is pertinent.

1.4 This specification is not applicable to woven and knit products used for sheet blankets or to woven and knitted sheet products used for apparel.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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

D2262-83

Test Method for Tearing Strength of Woven Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Method (Constant-Rate-of-Traverse Tensile Testing Machine) (Withdrawn 1995)

D5034-21(2025)

Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)

D3938-18(2023)

Standard Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instructions for Apparel and Other Textile Products

D3882-08(2025)

Standard Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven and Knitted Fabrics

D3787-16(2020)

Standard Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles´Constant-Rate-of-Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test

D3786-08

Standard Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textile FabricsDiaphragm Bursting Strength Tester Method

D3512-07

Standard Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface Changes of Textile Fabrics: Random Tumble Pilling Tester

D3136-25

Standard Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel, Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products

D2905-97

Standard Practice for Statements on Number of Specimens for Textiles

D629-15

Standard Test Methods for Quantitative Analysis of Textiles (Withdrawn 2024)

D123-23

Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles

D1776-08

Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles

D1424-25

Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum (Elmendorf-Type) Apparatus

D1230-25

Standard Test Method for Flammability of Apparel Textiles