Att 004 Nylon Talslan Laminate Spec_03252021_RFP.pdf

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MIL-TFM-004

25 March 2021

DETAIL SPECIFICATION

LAMINATE, NYLON TASLAN

This specification is approved for use by the United States Marine Corps and is available for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. SCOPE.

1.1 Scope. This specification covers the requirements for a 70 Denier Nylon Taslan with Waterproof Breathable Barrier Backed with Tricot. The fabric is available in one type.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS.

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, documents users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements of documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.

2.2 Government documents. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFICATIONS

MIL-STD-3064 – Evaluation of Quality of Textile Materials

(Copies of these documents are available online at http://quicksearch.dla.mil/.)

2.2.2 Other government documents, drawings, and publications. The following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those specified in the solicitation or contract.

Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Marine Corps Systems Command, 2200 Lester Street, Quantico, VA 22134 ATTN: SEAL-SE-STDS or emailed to USMC_STDZ_@usmc.mil. Since contact information can change, verify the accuracy of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at (https://assist.dla.mil).

AMSC N/A FSC 8305

COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND

http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ mailto:USMC_STDZ_@usmc.mil

MIL-TFM-004 DATED 25 March 2021

Fabric Defect Replica Scales

(For Information on obtaining copies of the Fabric Defect Replica Scales please contact U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Soldier Center, ATTN: FCDD-SCP-WC, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA 01760-5019.)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

(Copies of this document are available online at http://www.ftc.gov.)

2.3 Non-Government publications. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEXTILE CHEMISTS AND COLORISTS (AATCC)

AATCC EP9 – Evaluation Procedure for Visual Assessment of Color Difference of Textiles AATCC TM22 – Water Repellency: Spray Test AATCC TM16.3 – Colorfastness to Light: Xenon-Arc

(Copies of these documents are available online at https://www.aatcc.org/.)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY (ASQ)

ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes

(Copies of this document are available online at https://asq.org.)

SAE INTERNATIONAL

AMS-STD-595: Colors Used in Government Procurement

(Copies of these color chips are available online at https://www.sae.org/standardsdev/colorchips/)

ASTM INTERNATIONAL

ASTM E96 – Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials ASTM F392/F392M – Standard Practice for Conditioning Flexible Barrier Materials for Flex Durability ASTM D751 – Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics ASTM D1424 – Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling Pendulum (Elemendorf-

Type) Apparatus ASTM D2582 – Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Sheeting ASTM D3776/D3776M – Standard Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric ASTM D3511 – Standard Test Method for Pilling Resistance and Other Related Surface Changes of Textile

Fabrics: Brush Pilling Tester ASTM D3787 – Standard Test Method for Bursting Strength of Textiles - Constant-Rate of Travers (CRT)

Ball Burst Test ASTM D3990 – Standard Terminology Relating to Fabric Defects ASTM D5034 – Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test)

(Copies of these documents are available online at www.astm.org.)

INFORMA HEALTHCARE

http://www.ftc.gov/ https://www.aatcc.org/ https://asq.org/ https://www.sae.org/standardsdev/colorchips/ http://www.astm.org/

Repeat Insult Patch Test - Modified Draize Procedure – Principles and Methods of Toxicology, A Wallace Hayes (editor).

(Copies of this document are available online at https://www.crcpress.com.)

2.4 Order of precedence. Unless otherwise noted herein or in the contract, in the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Unless a specified exemption has been obtained, nothing in this document, supersedes applicable laws and regulations.

3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Inspections.

3.1.1 First article. When specified (see 6.1), a sample shall be subjected to a first article inspection in accordance with 4.3.

3.1.2 Conformance inspection. When specified (see 6.1), a sample shall be subjected to a conformance inspection in accordance with 4.4.

3.2 Standard sample. Unless otherwise indicated, the finished fabric shall match the standard sample (see 6.3) for shade and appearance, and shall be equal to or better than the standard sample with respect to all other characteristics for which the standard sample is referenced.

3.3 Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable, or biobased materials. Recycled, recovered, environmentally preferable, or biobased materials should be used to the maximum extent possible provided that the material meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements, and promotes economically advantageous life cycle costs.

3.4 Materials. The materials shall conform to applicable specifications, and standards required herein.

3.4.1 Basic Materials. The basic material for the outer layer/shell of the fabric shall be a plain-weave Nylon Taslan with a water repellant finish (see 6.5.1). The backside or inner layer of the fabric shall be constructed from a Tricot knit. The Nylon Taslan and the Tricot Knit shall be laminated with thermoplastic copolymer. The finished cloth shall meet the requirements specified in Table III and 3.4 through 3.15 when tested as specified in 4.4.

3.5 Color. The basic color shall match AMS STD chip #20150.

Colors Evaluation

Laundering - Color Change and Staining (3 cycles)

Light (after 40 AFU or 170 kJ/(m2nm)@420 nm) 1/

(minimum rating) All colors 3.5 3.5 1/ AFU: AATCC Fading Units

3.5.1 Visual shade matching. The color and appearance of the cloth specified in 3.4 and 3.5 shall match the standard sample when tested as specified in 4.5.7.

3.5.2 Colorfastness. The finished exterior mitten material shall show fastness to light and laundering. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or procurement documents, the finished cloth referenced in 3.5 shall conform to the colorfastness requirements listed below in Table I when tested as specified in Table VI.

Table I. Colorfastness requirements (all classes).

3.5.3 Spectral reflectance. The finished outershell cloth shall meet the spectral reflectance values (in percent) for the visible/near infrared wavelength range, 600 to 860 nanometers (nm) for the colors specified in 3.5 as applicable when tested as specified in 4.5.9.

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Table II. Spectral Reflectance Requirements.

Wavelengths Coyote 498 Nanometers Min. Max.

600 8 20 620 8 20 640 8 22 660 8 24 680 12 24 700 12 34 720 16 42 740 22 46 760 30 50 780 34 54 800 36 56 820 38 58 840 38 58 860 40 60

3.6 Physical Requirements. The fabric shall be a Nylon Taslan with a waterproof breathable barrier backed with tricot fabric. The final fabric shall meet the requirements stated in Table III, when tested as specified in 4.5.

Table III. Characteristic and requirements.

Characteristic Requirement Section 4 Reference Weight, ounces per square yard 6.0-8.0 Table VI Yarns per inch (minimum) Warp 145 Table VI Fill 65 Table VI Break Strength, pounds / Elongation, percent (minimum) Warp 200, 40% Table VI Fill 125, 40% Table VI Tearing Strength, pounds (minimum) Warp 10 Table VI Fill 6 Table VI MVTR, grams per square meter in 24 hours, upright (minimum)

500 Table VI

MVTR, grams per square meter in 24 hours, inverted (minimum)

7,000 Table VI

Drying Time, minutes (maximum) 60 Table VI Spray Rating (minimum) 100 Table VI Puncture Propagation, kilogram-force (minimum) Warp 10 Table VI Fill 8 Table VI

Table III. Characteristic and requirements. Continued

Characteristic Requirement Section 4 Reference Dimensional Stability, percent (maximum), after five (5) laundering cycles

Warp +2 / -4 Table VI Fill +2 / -4 Table VI Hydrostatic, pounds per square inch, Mullen type (minimum)

Fabric face to water 45 Table VI Fabric back to water 175 Table VI Hydrostatic, 50 centimeters for 10 minutes (minimum) Fabric face to water Pass Table VI Fabric face to water Pass Table VI

3.7 Finish. The outer layer, Nylon Taslan, shall be finished with a water repellant finish.

3.8 pH. The pH of the water extract of the finished (cloth) shall be no less than 5.0 nor more than 8.5 when tested as specified in Table VI.

3.9 Toxicity. The finished fabric shall not present a health hazard and shall show compatibility with prolonged, direct skin contact when tested as specified in 4.5.8. Chemicals recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as human carcinogens shall not be used.

3.10 Length, width, and put-up.

3.10.1 Length and put-up. For Government procurements only, unless otherwise specified (see 6.1), the cloth shall be furnished in continuous lengths, each not less than 40 yards, and each length shall be put-up on a roll as specified, when examined as specified in 4.5.4.

3.10.2 Width. For Government procurements only, the width of the finished cloths shall be as specified (see 6.1) and shall be the minimum acceptable width inclusive of the selvage.

3.11 Roll identification.

3.11.1 Face identification. The warp side shall be identified as the face side by stamping that side with the word “FACE” at each end of the roll.

3.11.2 Fiber identification. Each roll shall be labeled or ticketed for fiber content in accordance with the Rules and Regulations under the Textile Fiber products Identification Act when examined as specified with 4.2.

3.12 Workmanship. The finished cloth shall conform to the quality and grade of product established by this specification, be uniform and free from defects specified in Table IV. The occurrence of defects shall not exceed the quality acceptance levels as specified in the contract or purchase order and shall not adversely affect the serviceability, appearance, and uniformity of the product.

4. VERIFICATION

4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements herein are classified as follows:

a. First article inspection (see 4.3)

b. Conformance inspection (see 4.4)

4.2 Inspection conditions. Unless otherwise specified, excluded, amended, modified or qualified in this specification or applicable procurement documents (see 6.1), all inspections shall be performed in accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents.

4.3 First article inspection. A first article, submitted in accordance with 3.1, shall be examined and tested in accordance with 4.4 through 4.5 for compliance with the appearance, color, finish, design, workmanship, and testing requirements specified in this document.

4.3.1 First article samples and acceptance criteria. Unless otherwise specified in the contract (see 6.1), a first article sample shall be provided. The sample unit shall be one (1) continuous 5-yard length of full width cloth.

The presence of excessive defects or failure of any testing shall be cause for rejection of the first article.

4.4 Conformance inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the contract (see 6.1), conformance inspection, in accordance with 3.1.2, shall consist of the examinations and tests as specified in 4.4 through 4.5. Sampling for inspection shall be performed in accordance with ASQ/ANSI Z1.4 and with acceptance quality limits as specified in the contract and/or order (see 6.1). The government reserves the right to inspect and test all components, materials, and end items to determine conformance to stated requirements.

4.4.1 Component and material inspection. In accordance with section 4, the components and materials shall be tested in accordance with all the requirements of referenced specifications, drawings, and standards unless otherwise stated.

4.5 Inspection. Unless otherwise specified, excluded, amended, modified or qualified in this specification or applicable procurement documents (see 6.1), all inspections shall be performed in accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents

4.5.1 Visual Inspection. Each roll in the sample shall be examined yard-by-yard on the face side for defects in accordance with MIL-STD-3064, Type III. In the event of a conflict between the defects cited in MIL-STD-3064 and those in Table IV, the table takes precedence.

4.5.2 Roll identification and marking examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample shall be examined for defects as specified in MIL-STD-3064.

4.5.3 Shade variation examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample shall be examined for shade variation as specified in MIL-STD-3064.

4.5.4 Length examination. For Government procurements only, during the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample shall be examined for length as specified in MIL-STD-3064.

4.5.5 Classification of defects. The required yardage shall be examined for defects as listed in table IV. The fabric shall be examined on the pile side and the back side. The defects found shall be counted individually, regardless of their proximity to each other, except where two or more defects represent a single local condition of the cloth, in which case only one defect shall be counted. A continuous defect shall be counted as one defect for each yard or fraction of a yard in which it occurs. The sample unit shall be 1 linear yard. The lot size shall be expressed in units of 1 yard each. The acceptable quality level (AQL) shall be as specified in the contract or order. The sample size and number of rolls shall be in accordance with Table IV.

Table IV. Fabric Defects.

Defect Description

Points

Any hole, cut, tear, abrasion mark. 4 Edge ravels when pulled outward. 4 Broken or missing yarn. 4 Any spot, stain or streak more than 1 inch in combined directions. 4 Uneven or non-uniform lamination application. 4

Table IV. Fabric Defects. Continued

Defect Description

Points

Any pit, blister, tunnel bubbles or delamination of component layers. 4 Coating cracked or checked 4 Any ripple, waviness, or dimensional distortion Delamination, separation of film polymer from base cloth. 4 Crease or wrinkle resulting in doubling or adhesion of surfaces that cannot be corrected by manual pressure, adhesion of surfaces against each other or any distortion of face side surface.

Color not a good match to reference. 4 Any area of poor dye penetration, streak or shade bar that is 9 inches or less. 4 Defective shade areas that are greater than 9 inches constitute a failure (when applicable).

Width not as specified within a tolerance of less than ½ inch. 4 Knots greater than Fabric Defect Replica Scale Level D (see 2.2.1) 4 Objectionable odor. 4 Any embedded foreign matter or uncleanness. 4 Edges rolled folded, creases, scalloped or corded, baggy, ridgy or wavy cloth. 4 Tackiness (sticky to touch). 4

4.5.6 Physical requirements verification. Unless otherwise specified in the contract (see 6.1), the cloth shall be examined for physical requirements.

4.5.6.1 Physical requirements testing. Unless otherwise specified in the contract (see 6.1), the cloth shall be examined for physical requirements listed in Table III. The methods of testing as specified whenever applicable and as listed in Table VI shall be followed.

4.5.6.2 Sampling and acceptance criteria for verification of physical requirements. Sampling shall be in accordance with table V. The sample unit shall be the five (5) continuous yards full width of the finished cloth per roll of cloth in the sample. The lot shall be unacceptable if one or more sample units fail to meet any test requirements specified in this document.

Table V. Physical requirements verification sampling.

Lot size Sample size (# of sample units) 800 or less 2

801 through 22,000 3 22,001 and over 5

Table VI. Physical requirements verification.

Characteristic Requirement Verification Weight, ounces per square yard 3.6 ASTM D3776 Warp Yarns, per inch 3.6 ASTM D3775 Fill Yarns, per inch 3.6 ASTM D3775 Break Strength, pounds / Elongation, percent Warp 3.6 ASTM D5034 Fill 3.6 ASTM D5034

Table VI. Physical requirements verification. Continued

Characteristic Requirement Verification Tearing Strength, pounds Warp 3.6 ASTM D1424 Fill 3.6 ASTM D1424 MVTR, grams per square meter in 24 hours Upright 3.6 ASTM E96, Proc B Inverted 3.6 ASTM E96, Proc B Drying Time, minutes 3.6 In-House Method (see 4.5.10) Spray Rating 3.6 AATCC TM22 Puncture Propagation, kilogram-force Warp 3.6 ASTM D2582 Fill 3.6 ASTM D2582 Dimensional Stability, percent, (after five (5) cycles)

Warp 3.6 AATCC TM135, 3, III, Aiii Fill 3.6 AATCC TM135, 3, III, Aiii Hydrostatic, pounds per square inch, Mullen type Fabric back to water 3.6 ASTM D751, Proc A, 1 Fabric face to water 3.6 ASTM D751, Proc A, 1 Hydrostatic, 50 centimeters for 10 minutes Fabric face to water 3.6 ASTM D751, Proc B, 2 Fabric face to water after flexing 3.6 ASTM D751, Proc B, 2

& ASTM F392

Colorfastness Evaluation Laundering (after three (3) cycles) 3.5.2 AATCC TM61 Test 3A 1/ Light 3.5.2 AATCC TM16.3, Option 3 2/ 1/ Rated using the AATCC EP 1, Gray Scale for Color Change and AATCC EP 2,Gray Scale for

Staining.

2/ Rated using the AATCC EP 1, Gray Scale for Color Change

4.5.7 Visual shade matching. The color and appearance of the final fabric shall match the standard sample when viewed using the AATCC EP 9, Option C (see 6.4), with sources simulating artificial daylight D75 illuminant with a color temperature of 7500K(± 200) illumination of 100 (±20) foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under incandescent A illuminant with a color temperature of 2856K (± 200).

4.5.8 Toxicity test. When required, (see 6.1), an acute dermal irritation study and a skin sensitization study shall be conducted. When the results of these studies indicate the fabric is not a sensitizer or irritant, a Repeat Insult Patch Test shall be performed in accordance with the Modified Draize Procedure (see 2.3). If the toxicity requirement (see 3.12) can be demonstrated with historical use data on the finishing treatments used, toxicity testing may not be required (see 6.1).

4.5.9 Spectral reflectance test. Spectral reflectance data shall be obtained from 600 to 860 nanometer (nm) at 20nm intervals on a spectrophotometer relative to the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) family of compounds, the preferred white standard. Other white reference materials may be used provided they are calibrated to absolute white or vitrolite tiles. The spectral band width shall be less than 20 nm at 860 nm. Reflectance measurements shall be made by either the monochromatic or polychromatic mode of operation. When the polychromatic mode of operation is used, the spectrophotometer shall operate with the specimen diffusely illuminated with the full emission of a continuous source that simulates in the visible spectrum either CIE Source A or CIE Source D65.

The specimen shall be viewed at an angle of no greater than 10º from normal, the specular component included.

Measurements shall be taken on a minimum of two (2) different areas and the data averaged. The specimen shall be measured as a single layer backed with three (3) layers of the same fabric and shade. Specimens shall be oriented in different directions during testing. When possible, the specimens tested shall not contain the same warp and filling yarns. The diameter for standard aperture size used in the color measurement device shall be the largest possible for each color. The measured areas should be at least 6 inches away from the selvage.

Photometric accuracy of the spectrophotometer shall be within one (1) percent and wavelength accuracy within two (2) nm. Any color having spectral reflectance values falling outside the limits at four (4) or more of the wavelengths specified shall be considered a test failure.

4.5.10 Drying Time. Dry time test shall be run in standard textile conditions, 65 ±2% RH and 70 ±2℉. The fabric samples/specimens and blotting paper shall be conditioned at standard textile conditions for a minimum of 4 hours. The weight of the conditioned specimen shall be recorded using a laboratory balance, accurate to 0.01g.

A wire mesh strainer may be used by placing it on the weight pan of the lab balance in an inverted manner and taring its weight before the measurement of any specimen weight. After weighing the specimens, place 100 ml of distilled water into a 250 ml glass beaker. Submerge the specimen in the beaker of water for 30 minutes, make certain that the specimen is completely submerged to insure complete wetting. Remove the specimen and sandwich it between two pieces of unused blotting paper. Pass the specimen/blotting paper sandwich through a motor driven wringer, as specified in AATCC 70 footnote 11.2, with a dead weight load of 27.2 ±0.5kg (60 ±1 pounds), immediately place specimen on the balance with top door of the balance open, side doors closed and record the wet weight to the nearest 0.01 grams. (Degree of dryness shall be determined by the user). Manually monitor weight at set intervals until dry or use an automated balance with capability to weigh specimen tell dry.

Record time to dry (t). Repeat for remaining specimens. Average of the 3 specimens shall be provided.

5. PACKAGING

5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract or order (see 6.1). When packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD or in-house contractor personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point’s packaging activities within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service’s system commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department’s or Defense Agency’s automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging activity.

6. NOTES

(This section contains information of general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not mandatory.)

6.1 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:

a. Title, number and date of this document, including any amendments.

b. The specific issue of individual documents referenced (see 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4).

c. When first article sample is required (see 3.1, 4.3 and 6.2).

d. Number of first article inspection samples (see 4.3.1).

e. Color required.

f. Applicable Government patterns and drawings, including revisions.

g. National stock number.

h. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).

6.2 First article. When first article inspection is required, the contracting officer should provide specific guidance to offerors whether the item(s) should be first article sample, a first production item, or a standard production item from the contractor’s current inventory, and the number of items to be tested as specified in 4.3.

Invitations for bids should provide that the Government reserves the right to waive the requirement for samples for first article inspection to those bidders offering a product which has been previously acquired or tested by the Government and that bidders offering such products, who wish to rely on such production or test, must furnish evidence with the bid that prior Government approval is presently appropriate for pending contract. Bidders should not alternate submit bids unless specifically requested to do so in the solicitation.

6.3 Standard sample. For standard samples, address the procuring activity issuing the invitation for bids or request for proposal.

6.4 Visual shade matching. In 2019, Option A of AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9, Visual Assessment of Color Difference of Textiles was changed to Option C. NOTE: In case of confusion, the viewing geometry should be “The specimen plane and illumination source will be parallel to each other and aligned so that the light flux is incident at the center of the specimen plane, which is set at a 35 (± 5° ) angle relative to the horizontal.

The observer will view the specimens at a 90° angle, relative to the plane of the specimens”.

6.5 Sources of Supply.

6.5.1 Basic fabric. A source of basic fabric meeting the requirements of this specification is:

Brookwood Companies, Inc.

485 Madison Avenue, Suite 500 New York, NY 10022 Phone: (212) 551-0100 Fax: (646) 472-0294 https://www.brookwoodcos.com/

6.6 Subject term (key word) listing.

Barrier Laminate Waterproof

Custodian: Preparing activity:

Navy - MC Navy - MC

Review activities:

Army - GL Air Force - 11

NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document. Since organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of the information above using ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.

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