1、 A-A-55187 m 9999974 O143259 8bb (INCH-POUNDI A-A-5 5 187 17 March 1993 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION BRAID, TEXTILE (FLAT) The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description in preference to Military Specification MIL-B-593. Abstract. This flat braid is use
2、d as ornamentation on military uniforms and caps. Classification. The braid shall be of the following types, classes, and widths as specified below: Type 1 - Mohair outer covering Class 1 - 3/3 plain stitch (Hercules) Class 3 - 2/2 plain stitch Widths: 3/4, 1, 1-3/4, 2, and 2-1/2 inches Widths: 1/2,
3、 3/4, 1, 1-1/2, and 1-3/4 inches Type II - Nylon and mohair outer covering Class 1 - 2/2 plain stitch Widths: 1/4, 1/2, 1-1/2, and 2 inches Type III - Cotton Class 1 - Skipweave Class 2 - 2/2 plain stitch Width: 1-3/4 inches Widths: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1-1/2, and 2-1/4 inches Type IV - Cotton and nylon out
4、er covering Class 1 - 2/2 plain stitch Width: i-1/2 inches Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Personnel Support Center, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DPSC-FSSD, 2
5、800 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8419, by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. I FSC 8315 AMSC N/A DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot f
6、or ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55187 9999974 O143260 588 = A-A- 5 5 18 7 SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS General description. uniforms and caps as follows: The braid is used as ornamentation on military Navy : Sleeve braid - 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch, and 2 inch B
7、oat cloaks 1 inch and 2-1/2 inch Army : Sleeve braid - 3/4 inch and 1-1/2 inch Trouser braid - 1/2 inch and 1-1/2 inch Slack braid - 1 inch USMA uniform - 1 inch and 2 inch Cap braid, skipweave - 1-3/4 inch Air Force: Cap braid - 1-3/4 inch Sleeve braid - 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch (Type I, Class 3) (Typ
8、e I, Class 3) Marine Corps: Boat cloaks - 1/2 inch Material. It is encouraged that recycled materia practical as long as it meets the requirements of be used when this document. Cotton yarn. The yarn for all types shall be combed, mercerized cotton yarn in the following nominal sizes: Type 1 Class 1
9、 - Class 3 - Type II Class 1 - Type III Class 1 - Class 2 - Type IV Class 1 - 40/2 40/2 or 20/2 40/2 40/2 30/2 20/2 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55387 D 9999974 03432b3 434 A-A-55 18 7 Lohair yarn. The mohair yarn shall not b
10、e lower in gracz than 28s and shall be carded, combed, and spun on the worsted system; and shall be twisted into a nominal 2/28s count yarn. Nvlon yarn. The yarn shall be a continuous-filament, nominal 210 denier, 34 filament, nylon yarn. Construction and phvsical requirements. The Type I braid shal
11、l be constructed with a cotton warp, and with a mohair outer covering. The Type II braid shall be constructed with a cotton warp, and with a nylon-mohair outer covering. The Type III braid shall be constructed with cotton yarn. The Type IV braid shall be constructed from a combination of cotton and
12、nylon yarns. The braid shall conform to the following Table: TABLE I - BRAID REQUIREMENTS TYPE - i/ I I I I I I I I I I II II II II III III III III III III IV CLASS 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 Width ( inches ) (min.) 3/4 1 1-3/4 2 2-1/2 1/2 2/ 3/4 2/ 1 2/ i-1/2 2/ 1-3/4 2/ 1/4 1/2 i-1/
13、2 2 1-3/4 2/ 1/2 3/4 1 1-1/2 2-1/4 1-1/2 32. /per 144 yds (min.) 45 62 100 110 166 24 34 58 68 90 12 25 68 85 - 25 40 48 72 100 72 Lines 8 12 22 24 24 6 8 12 16 16 3 6 16 20 - 6 10 12 16 20 16 Picks per inch (min.) 26 26 26 24 19 21 21 19 21 18 23 22 22 22 io 20 20 20 21 17 21 - Breaking strength Lb
14、s. (min) 110 170 220 300 360 50 65 95 130 170 40 80 210 265 - 60 115 150 160 200 - Braiding Type 3/3 Hercules 3/3 Hercules 3/3 Hercules 3/3 Hercules 3/3 Hercules 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain raid 2/skip2 (skipweave) 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2
15、 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain 2/2 plain - i/ A Certificate of Compliance shall be submitted i will be acceptable for the stated requirements of: singeing finish and mercerization (microscopic examination). - 2/ This is a required width with + 1/16 inch tolerance. 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo repro
16、duction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55 187 Color. The color of the finished braid shall be as specified in the contract; except that the color of Type III, Class 2 and Type IV, Class 1 shall be Black/Blue 3362. The use of sulfur dyes and dyes containing elementary sulfur
17、 or compounds capable of oxidation to sulfuric acid is prohibited. The dyed braid shall show no more labile sulfur than that shown by the standard sample when tested. When no standard is available, the finished braid shall show no more than a trace of labile sulfur. Colorfastness. The dyed braid sha
18、ll show fastness to perspiration, wet dry cleaning, and light equal to or better than the standard sample or equal to or better than a rating of “good,“ when tested in accordance with AATCC test methods in Table II. The dyed braid shall show fastness to crocking equal to or better than the standard
19、sample or shall have an AATCC Chromatic Transference Scale rating of not less than 2.5. Matchinq. The color of the dyed braid shall match the standard sample when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artifical daylight and that have a correlated color temperature of 7500 + 200 K, wi
20、th illumination of 100 + 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to tho standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 + 200 K. Standard sample. When a standard sample is available, the braid sha match the standard sample for shade and shall be equal to or better than the standard sample wi
21、th respect to all characteristics for which the standard sample is referenced. Finishinq. The finished braid shall be singed. As an alternate, the yarn to be used to form the outer covering may be singed prior to braiding. Shrinkaae. The Type I, Class 3 and Type III, Class 2 braids shall shrink not
22、more than 2.0 percent in length when tested in accordance with AATCC 99. The width of the braid, after being subjected to the shrinkage test, shall measure not less than the minimum width. (Minimum widths are given in the Table: BRAID REOUIREMENTS.) Put-up and lenath. The 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch width
23、 braid shall be put-up on chipboard spools containing 144 + 10 yards each. The 3/4 inch to 2-1/2 inch width braids shall be put-up on single-width chipboard reels containing 72 + 5 yards each. There shall not be more than four lengths per spool for 144 yard spools, and not more than three lengths pe
24、r reel for 72 yard reels. No one length shall be less than 5 yards. The end of the braid shall be fastened to prevent unwinding. I 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-8 A-A-55187 m 9999974 01432b3 297 m A-A-5 5 18 7 Workmanship. After c
25、ompletion, the braid shall be thoroughly cleaned, and all loose thread, lint, foreign matter removed; be free from objectionable odor and shall conform to the quality of product established by the commercial market. The occurrence of defects shall not exceed the applicable acceptable quality levels
26、(AQLs). Defects. The braid shall be examined for the following defects: not clean throughout; objectionable odor; identification marking missing, illegible, or incorrect; improperly or insecurely wound on spools, tangled and does not unwind properly; and not singed. The braid should not have any of
27、the following: missing or broken yarn; hole, cut, or tear; abrasion mark, coarse or fine yarn, any slubs or knots; spot or stain, braiding that is loose or tight, and wavy outer edges (warp direction); width not as specified. Label/markinq. Each spool or reel shall have a label attached in such a ma
28、nner as to remain in place. All entries shall be legibly printed, stamped, or typed with water insoluble ink with the following information: National Stock Number Nomenclature Specification Number Color, width, fiber content, class, and total yardage Contract Number and Date Contractors Name QUALITY
29、 ASSURANCE Certification. The contractor shall certify, and maintain sub- stantiating evidence, that the product offered meets the salient characteristics and requirements of this Commercial Item Description; and that the product conforms to the producers own, specifications, standards and quality a
30、ssurance practices. The government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for, under the provisions of the contract. Reliance on contractor QA systems shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of en
31、suring that all products or supplies submitted to the government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. End item examination. The braid shall be examined at normal inspection distance (3 feet) for defects. The lot size shall be expressed in yards. The sample unit shall be 1 yar
32、d of braid. 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55187 9999974 0143264 123 = A-A- 5 5 1 8 7 TABLE II - END ITEM TESTING Characteristic Test Method Yarn ply Labile sulfur Colorfastness to: Perspiration Wet drycleaning Crocking Light W
33、eight (conditioned) Lines Number of carriers Ends per carrier Total warp ends Picks per inch Breaking strength Braiding type Shrinkage, length Shrinkage, width Visual FED STD 191-2020 i/ AATCC 15-1985 AATCC 132-1985 AATCC 8-1988 AATCC 16A-1988 2/ Visual 3/ Visual a/ Visual a/ Visual a/ Visual A/ Vis
34、ual 6/ ASTM D-5034-90 s/ AATCC 99-1988 1/ AATCC 99-1988 z/ - i/ Contractors certificate of compliance will be acceptable for - 2/ See “Visual Examination. “ - 3/ One determination per sample unit and the results reported as “actual count I . & 4/ Three determinations per sample unit and the results
35、reported as the average of three determinations to the nearest whole number. & 5/ Breaking strength shall be determined on the full width of the braid and the jaw dimensions shall be greater than the width of the braid. - 6/ One determination per sample unit and the results reported as ,pass“ or “fa
36、il“. - 7/ Except that the width of the test specimen shall be the full width of finished braid. this characteristic. Visual examination. The braid shall be inspected in accordance with “Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes“, ANSI/ASQC 21.4, published by the American Society fo
37、r Quality Control. The inspection level for visual examination shall be in accordance with ANSI/ASQC 21.4. The inspection level shall be II and the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 4.0. The sample unit shall be 6 yards of the braid. The lot sh
38、all be unacceptable if one or more sample unit(s) fail to meet any requirement specified except that for weight. 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55L87 W 9999974 OL432b5 ObT A-A-5 5 10 7 For weight, the lot shall be unacceptable
39、if the average of all sample units fails to meet the specified requirement. be in accordance with the following: The sample size shall Lot size fvardsl Sample size Inumber of sample units1 800 or less 2 801 up to and including 22,000 3 22,001 and over 5 Requlatory requirements. recovered material in
40、 accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practicable. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use Certification of compliance. When certificates of compliance are submitted, the Government reserves the right to inspect such items to determine the validity of the certification. PACKAG
41、 I NG Packaainq, p ackinq, markinu, and palletization. Packaging, packing, marking and palletization shall be in accordance with ASTM-D 3951, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging, as specified for shipments to the Department of Defense, including Section 7. Packaqinq. Each spool or reel of bra
42、id shall be wrapped with trans- parent plastic film or bleached sulphite paper. The wrap shall be secured with gummed or pressure-sensitive tape. Packinq. Spools or reels of braid of one type, class, width, and color only, packaged as specified, shall be compactly packed in a snug-fitting fiberboard
43、 shipping container conforming to style RSC-L, type CF (variety SW) or SF, class domestic, grade 275. Liner for the shipping containers shall be DW. Note: Each shipping container shall contain only one National Stock Number (NSN). Markinq. or purchase order, unit packages and shipping containers sha
44、ll be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129. In addition to any special marking required by the contract 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55387 m 9999974 0343266 TTb D .I A-A-5 5 187 Palletization. When specified, shipping contai
45、ners shall be palletized in accordance with load Type Ia of MIL-STD-147. Pallet pattern shall be in accordance with the appendix of MIL-STD-147. The containers shall be bonded onto wing type commercial 4-way entry pallets. All palletized loads shall contain only one NSN, to the maximum extent possib
46、le. When there is less than a pallet load per NSN, pallets may have containers not of the same NSN, but the pallet shall be clearly marked “mixed“ and each applicable NSN shall be listed together with its total quantity. nitized loads, placing boxes on pallets, shall be used whenever total quantity
47、for shipment to one destination exceeds 250 pounds (excluding the pallet) or 20 cubic feet. Pallets shall have a length of 40 inches and a width of 48 inches. Pallet loads, including the pallet, shall not exceed 54 inches in height, 43 inches in length and 52 inches in width. Prohibited packins mate
48、rials. The use of asbestos, excelsior, newspaper or shredded paper (all types including waxed paper, computer paper and similar hygroscopic or non-neutral material) are prohibited. Source of Government documents. Copies of Military and Federal documents are available from: Standardization Documents
49、Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111-SO94 Rules and Regulations Under The Textile Fiber Products Identification Act is available from: Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC 20580 8 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-L A-A-55187 9999974 01432b7 932 = A-A-55187 Sources of Non-uovernment documents. ANSI/ASQC 21.4 - Sampl
