IS : 1424 - 1983

:,

( Reaffirmed 1995 )

Indian Standtird

SPECIFICATION FOR
COTTON CANVAS

( Third Revision
First Reprint

AUGUST

1989

UDC -677.11.064.13

@ Coprright 1983
BUREAU

OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002

Gr 2

December

1983

IS : 1424 - 1983

hdian Standard
SPECIFICATION
FOR
COTTON CANVAS

( Third Revision )
Industrial

Textiles

Sectional

Committee,

TDC

49

Reptwnting
Ministry of Defence (R

& 11 )

Shriram Fibres Ltd, Madras

Inspection Wing, Directorate General of Supplirs Pr
Disposals. New Delhi
Basant Fran Electric Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHI:I BASAHI E(ura~12
The Simplex Mills Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI T. CH.~N~R~MOH.~N
SR~I N. MLJRUGANASDAX
( Alternate )
Andrew Yule & Co, Kalyani ( Nadia )
Sanr J. CHATTERJEE:
SHRI R. N. GJI~SH i Alternate )
E&on. Consultants Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI A. K. SEX ~HAUI&RI
SHRI M. MITIZA ( Alternate )
Shrec
Textiles
&
Industries,
Rishra
SHltI ii. N. CiIaUnrrar~~
Jva
! HoonhlY )
.

SIIRI K. GOPINATH ( illlerrmtc )

Madura Coats Ltd, Madurai
SifRl A. CHELLARaJ
Goodyear India Limited, Calcutta
SHltI S. R. GAH:OULI
SHRI D. C. SEN ( AL/enmte )
Nirlon Synthetic Fibres & Chemicals Ltd, Bombay
DE V. G. KAMAIH
DR A. R. MUKHERJEE ( Alternate )
The
Cosmos India Rubber
iVorks
Private Ltd,
SHRI PULIN L. KINARI~ ALA
Bombay
SHRI S. G. JAMSHEABR ( Alternate )
Fenner ( India ) Ltd, Madurai
SHRI R. LAESRXIXARAYANAN
Dunlop India Ltd, Sahagallj
SHHI K. S. LOGANATHAN
SHJEIA. S~RCAR ( Alterrmte )
National Rubber Manufacturers Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI S. G. p.4~
SHK~ S. D. ROY ( Alternate )
Techno Polymer Laboratories, Gaicutta
SHRI B. ROY
Director General, ISI ( Ex-@cEo J4ember j
SHRI S. M. CHAI~RG~ORTY~
Director ( Tex )
Sk11tIE;.4X.4GAltaJ
~~RTHUH
SKRI A. T. BASAJ~

Secretnr_v
SH~I S. BAHER.~I
Sr Deputy Director ( Tex ), ISI
( Continued on page 2 )

aian CopJrighf
publisher

shall be deemed

to he an infringement

Act ( xxv

of copyright

of

1957 ) and

under the said Act.

.

IS : 1424- 1983
( Continued from

ptzge 1 )

Ducks and Canvas Subcommittee,

Representing

Convener
SHRI D.E.

A.Paur.

TDC 49 : 6

Gokak

Mills, Gokak

Falls ( Karnataka

Members
SERI M. R. S. GUPTA ( Alternate to
Shri D. E. A. PauI )
Shri Ram Fibres Limited,
Trichy
S~RI#ANAG~RAJARTH~R
Madura Goats Limited, Madurai
SH~~IA. CHELLARAJ
Jaya Shree Textiles, Rishra ( Hooghly )
SHSI K. GOPINATH
India Waterproofing
& Dyeing Works, Calcutta
SERI A.K.
MITRA

IS:P424-1983

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
COTTON CANVAS

( Third Revision )
0.

FOREWORD

0.1This

Indian Standard
( Third Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards
Institution
on 26 September
1983, after the draft finalized
by
the Industrial
Textiles
Sectional
Committee
had been approved by the
Textile Division Council.
0.2 The standard,
formulated
in 1959, was revised in 1970 and 1977.
This third revision has been made in the light of experience
gained
in
implementing
the standard.
Provision for waterproofing
and the requirements of the proofed cloth has been eliminated
in this revision as these
are covered
in IS : 2089-1977*
and IS : 6083-1972t.
This
revised
verbion related to basic fabric mainly.
0.3 Variety
No. 1 of cotton canvas prescribed in this standard
on IND/TC/221
(c) Specification
for Canvas,
Cotton, 816 g;
No. 2 on IND/TC/O
135 (c) Specfication
for Canvas, Cotton,
Variety No. 3 on IND/TC/O122
(c) Specification
for Canvas,
544 g; and Variety No. 4 on IND/TC/O 133 (c) Specification
for
Cotton, 408 g; issued by the Ministry of Defence,mGovernment
of
0.4
may

is based
Variety
678 g;
Cotton,
Canvas,
India.

Cotton
canvas
covers
cloth with a great variety of uses. Canvas
be used in belting, rubber canvas footwear, insertion sheets and in

different types of proofed fabrics, tarpaulins, and bags.

OS For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of

this standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance with
The number of significant places retained in the rounded
IS : 2-1960:.
off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this
standard.
*Specification for common proofed canvar/dutk and paulins ( tarpaulins ) ( second
revision ).

tspecification for special proofed canvas and duck.

$Rules for rounding off numerical

values ( reuised ).

i
IS : 1424 - 1983

1. SCOPE
1.1 This
standard
prescribes
the coDstructiona1
cletails and other
particulars
of four varieties of cotton canvas.
The cotton canvas may be
grey, scoured or dyed.
I.2 This standard
does not specify
etc, of the cloth ( see nlso 4.3 ).

the general

appearance,

feel,

finish,

2. TERMINOLOGY
2.1 Canvas
- A strong, firm, single or double~end
plain weave
cloth
made with single ar plied yarns a.nd in which the warp predominates.
3. MANUFACTURE
3.1 Yarn
- The yarn used for the manufacture
of the cloth shall be
satisfactory
in evenness and reasonably
free from neps and spinning
and
doubling defects.
3.2 Cloth - The cloth should be free from sizing and dressing materials
The dyed
and other substances
!iable
to cause subsequent tendering.
cloth should be free from stains, streaks, patches and specks.
4. REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Construactional
Particulars
- The
constructional
particulars
of
grey, secoured or dyed canvas shall conform to Table 1 except the count
of.yarns
which are given only for the guidance
of the manufacturer.
4.2

The

canvas

shall also conform

the requirement

given

in

Table

2.

4.3 Sealed Sample - If, in order

to illustrate
or specify the general
appearance,
feel and other such characteristics
of the cloth, a sample has
been agreed
upon and sealed,
the supply shall be in conformity
with
the sample in such respects.
4.3.1 The
custody
of the sealed sample
agreement
between the buyer and the seller.

shall

be a matter

of prior

5. MARKING
5.1

The

cloth

shall be marked

Manufacturers
Name

or trade

mark;

number;

Indentirclcation
Width

with the following:

initials

of the material;

Variety
Year

name,

mark

at both ends;

of manufacture;
and length

of the piece;

Any other
particulars
regulation
in force.

required
4

and
by

the

buyer

or by the law or

TABLE

CONSTRUCTIONAL

PARTICULARS
( C&e

VARIETY
No.

GOUNTOBYARN(APPROXIMATE)
(secNa~~ 1 )
~-----_*---_----~
Cotton Count ( UniversalWynt
e
Warp
(2)

(1)

(4)

3.

18 s/3 ( 33 tex x 3 )

10 s/4 ( 59 tex x 4 )
10 s/3 ( 59 tex d 3 )
or
12s/4(49texxI)
14 s/3 ( 42 tex x 3 )

4.

20 s/2 ( 30 tex x 2 )

18 s/4 ( % tex x 4 )
22 s/3 ( 27 tex x 3 )
-

1-

To convert

2-

1 N ( newton ) is approximately

*Methods foi
tMethods for
$Methods for
$Methbds for

cotton count to universal

determination
determination
determination
determination

of
of
of
of

LENGTH

WIUTII

WEAVE

Weftway

(6)

(7)

(8)

g/ma

23
26

12
13

815
680

2 500
2 100

2 100
1 760

28

15

545

1 760

1 470

36

19

410

1 370

1 080 _j

IS

NOTE

(5)

*5*5=t5

NOTE

CANVAS

BREAKI&OLOADON
5 x 20 cm RAVELLED STRIPS, Min

Warpway.

(3)

COTTON

~__-_h--__-~

10 s/3 ( 59 tex x 3 )
14 s/3 ( 42 tex x 3 )

METHOD
OFTEST

..

ENDS/ PICKs/ MASS

cm
cm

1.
2.

TOLEU ANCE,
PERCENT

OF

4.1 )

: 1963-

1981*

countpin

IS:

19641970t

IS

: 196+1968$

tex, divide 5w5

by the cotton

*1
IS

: 1954-

19695

Visual

count.

equal to 0.102 kgf.

threads per unit length in woven fabrics ( second reoision ).

weight per square metre and weight per linear metre of fabrics (Jirst rcuision ).
breaking load and elongation
at break of woven textile fabrics (Jirsf revision ).
length and width of fabrics (first revision ).

t:

..

IS : 1424 - 1983
TABLE

OF COTTON

REQUIREMENTS

CANVAS

( Clarcse4.2 )
SL
No.

REQUIREMENT

CHARACTERISTIC

(1)

is)

(2)
i) Scouring loss, percent,

ii) pH value ( scoured or dyed )

iv) Colour fastness

to:

Tnsr

(4;

50
25
6.0 to 85

IS : 1390-1983t
( Cold method.)
IS

iii) Shrinkage or elongation,

percent, Max:
a) Grey
b) Scoured or dyed

OF

IS : 1383-1977;
( Mild method )

Max:

a) Grey
b) Scoured or dyed

: 2977-1964$

5.0
2.5

i dyed canvas )

a) Light
b) Washing

METHOD

4 or better

: Test 3

4 or better

IS ; 686-1957s or
IS : 2454-19671!
IS : 764-1979t

*Method for determination

of scouring loss in grey and finished cotton textile
materials (Jirst revision ).
*Methods for determination of pH value of aqueous extract of textile materials (f;rsr
revision ) .
*Method
for determination
of dimensional changes of woven fabrics ( other than
wool ) on soaking in water.
Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to.daylight.
l\Method for determination
of colour fastness of textile materials to artificial light
( xenon lamp ).
TM&hod for determination
of colour fastness of textile materials to washing:
Test 3 ( second reuiston ).

5.1.1 The cloth may also be marked with the ISI Certification

Mark.

.NOTE - The use of the IS1 Certification-Mark

is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Staudards Institution
( Certification
Marks ) Act and the Rules and Regulations made thereunden
The ISI Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard
conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requirements of that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and quality
control which is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer.
ISI
marked products are also continuously checked by ISI for conformity
to that
Details of conditions, under which a licence for the
standard as a further safeguard.
use of the IS1 Certification
Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors
may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.

Is:14!24-1983

6. PACKING
6.1 The cloth shall be packed in bales or cases in conformity with the
procedure laid down either in IS : 1347-197P
or in IS : 293-1980t as
required.
7. SAMPLING
7.1 For ascertaining the conforming of the material in respect of ends
and picks, mass, breaking load, and length and width, the scale of
sampling and criteria for conformity as given in IS : 3919-1966:
shall
be followed.
7.2 For ascertaining the conformity in respect of scouring loss, PH value
shrinkage or elongation, and colour fastness, the scale of sampling and
criteria for conformity as given in IS : 5463-1969s shall be followed.

*Specificationfor inland packa ing of cotton cloth and yarn (Jirst rmisioa ).
for ~seaworthy
packink oB cotton yarn and cloth ( third rmision ).
$Methodsfor samplingcotton fabrics for determination
of phyrical characteristics.
SMethodsfor samplingof cotton fabricsfor chemical tests.
tCode

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AMEXDMENT

NO. 1 JUNE 1986

TO

IS : 1424-1983 SPECIFICATION

( Page 4, dame 4.1, line 2 ) -

FOR COTTON CANVAS

Substitute count and ply for count.

(Page 5, TWe 1, cd 5 ) - Substitute

Plci&dn
for
&KS~-,
and replace
the cxkring valuts against Variety No. I, 2, 3 and 4 by
the following:
VARIETYlie.

Prcrsidm

(1)

(Page5,Tobh

(TW49)

(5)

115

!25

,<

145

180

i.ca!!!)-

Substitute Plain or Osfqrd /(jr Oxford.

Reprography

Unit,

EIS, New Delhi,

India

(l.,
,i c;l:i_I .,

AMENDMENT

1?I

NO.

JULY

1990

$0

L.;!

,.

_
I!

IS 1424 : 1983 SPECIFICATION

COTTON CANVAS
( Tlhl

FOR

Revisiorl )

( This Amendment is being issued to specify that the number of plies of the
plied yarn are mandatory; however, the count of single yarn is approximate
and given for guidance only. )

[ Page 4, clause 4.1 ( see also Amendment

following for the existing clause:

the

4.1 Constructional
Particulars - The constructional
particulars of grey,
scoured or dyed cloth shall conform to Table 1. The count of single ynrn
is approximate and given for the guidance of the manufacturers.
The
number of plies, however, shall not be changed.

>

No. 1 ) ] -Substitute

( Page 5, Table 1 ) -

Insert the following Note 3 in Table 1:

No+e 3 -The
count of single yarn is npproximntc
of the manufacturers.
The number of plics;however,

Reprography

Unit,

and given for the guidance

shall not bc changed.

DIS,

New

Delhi,

India