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IS 7703 ( Part 3 ) : 1991

( Superseding IS 1229 * 1957 )
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(Reaffirmed 2002)
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METHODS OF TEST FOR MAN-MADE FIBRE
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FLAT YARN
(Reaffirmed 2009)
PART 3 COMMERCIAL MASS

( First Revision )
(Reaffirmed 2008)

UDC 677’4’071-487.21 : 677’014’332’22 (Reaffirmed 2007)

(Reaffirmed 2006)

(Reaffirmed 2005)

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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( Part 3 ) ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards,
after the draft finalized by the Physical Methods of Test Sectional Committee had been approved by
the Textile Division Council.
This standard was first published in 1975 and has now been revised to incorporate changes on the
basis of experience gained during its use. In this revision, the title, scope and other details have
been modified suitably to cover continuous filament flat yarns of all man-made fibres instead of
polyester and polyamide only. This revision thus supersedes IS 1229 : 1957 ‘Method for deter-
mination of commercial weight of continuous filament rayon yarn and acetate yarn, and their
mixture’. The following major changes have been effected in this revision:
The principle of determining commercial mass has been modified, and the commercial moisture
regain values for various man-made fibres have been included.
In the preparation of this standard due weightage has been given to the testing procedures followed
in the country in this field.
This standard forms a part of the series of standards under the title ‘Methods of test for man-made
fibre continuous filament flat yarn’. Other parts are:
Part I Linear density
Part 2 Tenacity and elongation at break
Part 4 Sampling
Part 5 Unevenness percentage
In reporting the results of a test made in accordance with this standard, if the final value, observed
or calculated, is to be rounded off it shall be done in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding
off numerical values ( revised)‘.

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Indian Standard
METHODS OF TEST FOR MAN-MADE FTRRE
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FLAT YARN
PART 3 COMMERCIAL MASS

( First Revision )
1 SCOPE 6.2 Drying Oven
1.1 This standard ( Part 3 ) prescribes method The oven shall be provided with forced ventilation
for determination of commercial mass of consign- and shall be capable of maintaining a temperature
ments of individual man-made fibre continuous of 105 + 3°C. It shall preferably be provided
filament flat yarns. with a weighing balance. In case the drying oven
2 REFERENCES is not provided with a weighing balance, a desic-
cator with a suitable desiccant and sealed con-
2.1 The following Indian Standards are necessary tainers of known mass shall be made available.
adjuncts to this standard:
7 PROCEDURE
IS No. Title
1324 : 1966 Glossary of textile terms rela- 7.1 Remove top few layers from each selected
ting to man-made fibre and sample package and make two skeins of 100 m
fabric industry ( jirst revision ) each and determine the net mass of each at the
prevai!ing atmospheric conditions to an accuracy
6239 : 1991 Textiles - Man-made fibres - of I mg. Determine the average net mass of the
Generic names ( jirst revision ) skeins ( M, ).
6359 : 1971 Method for conditioning of
textiles 7.2 Place the skeins ( see 7.1 ) in the ventilated
drying oven maintained at 105 _+ 3’C and fed
3 TERMINOI,OGY with air from the standard atmosphere. Continue
drying until constant mass is attained. The mass
3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the defini- shall be taken as constant when the difference
tions given in IS 1324 : 1966 and IS 6239 : ,991 between any two succecsive weighings made at
shall apply. intervals of 20 minutes does not exceed 0’1 per-
cent.
4 PRINCIPLE

4.1 The net mass of the conditioned yarn at 7.3 Determine the mass of each skein sample
equilibrium with the standard atmosphere for without removing it from the oven, with the air
testing may be taken as the commercial mass if flow stopped. In case the drying oven is not
agreed to between the buyer and the seller,. * Alter- provided with a weighing balance, remove the test
natively, the commercial mass may be obtained by sample from the oven and transfer it into a
adding a mass corresponding to the commercial weighing contairer of known mass and close the
( standard ) moisture regain to the oven-dry mass lid tightly. -’ The trat7sfer of the skein shall be
of the consignment. done in ap1 quickly as possible. Cool the skein
and the container in a deciccator to room
5 SAMPLING temperature before weighing. Determine the mays
of each skein and the container and then deduct
5.1 Samples shall be so drawn as to be represen- from this the tare of the container to find out the
tative of the lot. oven-dry mass of each skein. All weighings shall
be correct to 1 mg. Determine the average oven-
5.2 Samples drawn in accordance with the material dry mass of the skeins ( ~~ ).
specification or as agreed to between the buyer
and the seller shall be taken as representative of 7.4 Determine the net mass of yarn of each
the lot. sample container ( box ) ( M, >, correct to 1 g, by
deducting the mass of the packing material and
6 APPARATUS
the corresponding mass of supports of packages
6.1 Balance and tare of the container from the total mass.
The total mass of the sample container represents
The balance shall be of sufficient capacity to weigh the mass of the supports of packages, packing
fhe specimen required for the purpose and shall material, the yarn and the container in which the
be capable of weighing to an accuracy of I mg. packages are packed.
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8 CALCULATIONS 8.2 Determine the commercial mass of the

8.1 Calculate the commercial mass in kilograms consignment by the following formula:
of each selected container by the following formula:
Commercial
Commercial mass of 100 + R
the ma;~j;~ilo~elected= - ,o. x +-XMC mass of the
n material of
R = commercial moisture regain percent Net mass the selected
( see Note ), Commercial of con- container
mass of = signment ’ Net mass of
~~ = average oven-dry mass of the yam consignment the material
skeins ( see 7.3 ), of the select-
M,, = average net mass of the yam skeins ed container
( see 7.1 ), and
M, = net mass of the material of the selected 9 REPORT
container ( box ) ( see 7.4 ).
9.1 The report shall include the following:
NOTE - Unless otherwise agreed to between the buyer
and the seller, commercial moisture regain values for
various man-made fibres as given below may be used: a) The nature and composition of the
Material Commercial Moisture material,
Regain Percent
(1) (2) b) Net mass of the consignment,
Polyester 0’4
Polyamide 4’5 c) Commercial mass of the consignment,
Rayon 11’0
Acetate 6’5 d) Commercial moisture regain value used,
Acrylic I’5
Olefiils Zero e) Product batch number,
Triacetate ( primary ) 3’5
Glass Zero
Modacrylic: f) Name of the manufacturer, and
Class 1 0’4
Class 2 2’0 g) Month and year of manufacture of the
Class 3 3’0 material.

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