BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN25077:1994ISO5077:1984Textiles—DeterminationofdimensionalchangeinwashinganddryingTheEuropeanStandardEN25077:1993hasthestatusofaBritishStandardUDC677.017.635:648.23+648.33BSEN25077:1994ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheTextilesandClothingStandardsPolicyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15February1994©BSI08-1999ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceTCM/25SpecialannouncementinBSINewsApril1993ISBN0580218295CooperatingorganizationsTheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN),underwhosesupervisionthisEuropeanStandardwasprepared,comprisesthenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountries:AustriaOesterreichischesNormungsinstitutBelgiumInstitutbelgedenormalisationDenmarkDanskStandardiseringsraadFinlandSuomenStandardisoimisliito,r.y.FranceAssociationfrançaisedenormalisationGermanyDeutschesInstitutfürNormunge.V.GreeceHellenicOrganizationforStandardizationIcelandTechnologicalInstituteofIcelandIrelandNationalStandardsAuthorityofIrelandItalyEnteNazionaleItalianodiUnificazioneLuxembourgInspectionduTravailetdesMinesNetherlandsNederlandsNormalisatie-instituutNorwayNorgesStandardiseringsforbundPortugalInstitutoPortuguèsdaQualidadeSpainAsociaciónEspañoladeNormalizaciónyCertificaciónSwedenStandardiseringskommissioneniSverigeSwitzerlandAssociationsuissedenormalisationUnitedKingdomBritishStandardsInstitutionAmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsBSEN25077:1994©BSI08-1999iContentsPageCooperatingorganizationsInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword21Scopeandfieldofapplication32References33Principle34Apparatusandreagents35Atmosphericconditions36Testspecimens37Procedure38Expressionofresults39Testreport4AnnexConfidencelimitsofthemean5AnnexZA(normative)NormativereferencestointernationalpublicationswiththeirrelevantEuropeanpublications5NationalannexNA(informative)CommitteesresponsibleInsidebackcoverNationalannexNB(informative)Cross-referencesInsidebackcoverBSEN25077:1994ii©BSI08-1999NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheTextilesandClothingStandardsPolicyCommittee.ItistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN25077:1993Textiles—DeterminationofdimensionalchangeinwashinganddryingpublishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationandisidenticalwithISO5077:1984.ThisstandardsupersedesBS5807:1987whichiswithdrawnandwhichwasalsoidenticalwithISO5077:1984.AsaconsequenceofimplementingtheEuropeanStandardthisBritishStandardisrenumberedasBSEN25077.Thiseditionmakesnotechnicalchangestothestandard.EN25077:1993hasbeenapprovedbyCENmemberbodiesundertheUniqueAcceptanceProcedure.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.Thisstandardhasbeenupdated(seecopyrightdate)andmayhavehadamendmentsincorporated.Thiswillbeindicatedintheamendmenttableontheinsidefrontcover.EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN25077November1993UDC677.017.635:648.23+648.33Descriptors:Textiles,fabrics,garment,washing,drying,tests,dimensionalstabilitytestsEnglishversionTextiles—Determinationofdimensionalchangeinwashinganddrying(ISO5077:1984)Textiles—Déterminationdesvariationsdimensionnellesaulavageetauséchagedomestiques(ISO5077:1984)Textilien—BestimmungderMaßänderungbeimWaschenundTrocknen(ISO5077:1984)ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1993-11-25.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1993CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN25077:1993EEN25077:1993©BSI08-19992ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeentakenoverbyCEN/TC248,Textilesandtextileproducts,fromtheworkofISO/TC38,Textiles,oftheInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO).ThisdocumentwassubmittedtotheUniqueAcceptanceProcedure(UAP)andwasapprovedwithoutanymodification.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyMay1994,andconflictingnationalstandard