This performance specification covers men's and boys' knitted rainwear and all-purpose water-repellent coat fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of textile fibers.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D13 on Textiles, this performance specification was withdrawn in September 2005 and replaced by Performance Specification D 7017 for Rainwear and All-Purpose, Water-Repellent Coat Fabrics.

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1.1 This performance specification covers men's and boys' knitted rainwear and all-purpose water-repellent coat fabrics composed of any textile fiber or mixture of textile fibers.

1.2 This performance specification is not applicable to knitted fabrics used for interlinings.

1.3 These requirements apply to the length and width directions for those properties where each fabric direction is pertinent.