b.
Type: [Broadloom [3.6] [1.8] m [12] [6] feet minimum usable
carpet width[with exception of corridors] [and] [stairs] [_____].]
[Modular tile [450 x 450] [500 x 500] [600 x 600] mm square [18 x
18] [20 x 20] [24 x 24] inches square with 0.15 percent
growth/shrink rate in accordance with ISO 2551.] [Entrance [450 x
450] [
]mm [18 x 18] [
] inches square [3.6] [1.8] m [12]
[6] feet width [
] mat size.]
c.
Pile Type: [Level-loop] [Multilevel loop] [Cut and loop] [Frieze]
[Cut pile] [Random sheared] [Level tip shear].
d.
Pile Fiber: Commercial 100% branded (federally registered
trademark) [nylon continuous filament] [nylon staple] [[wool]
[wool blend] with Wool Bureau certification] [polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) 100% recycled fiber] [polypropylene] [_____].
e.
Pile or Wire Height:
Minimum [_____] mm inch in accordance with
ASTM D 418.
f.
Yarn Ply:
Minimum [2] [_____] in accordance with ASTM D 1423.
g.
Gauge or Pitch:
Minimum [_____] mm inch in accordance with ASTM D
5793.
h.
Stitches or Rows/Wires:
Minimum [_____] per square meter per
square inch.
i.
Finished Pile Yarn Weight: Minimum [_____] kg per square meter
ounces per square yard. This does not include weight of backings.
Weight shall be determined in accordance with ASTM D 5848.
j.
Pile Density:
Minimum [_____].
k.
Dye Method: [Solution dyed] [Stock dyed] [Yarn (or Skein) dyed]
[Piece dyed] [Space dye] [Continuous dye].
l.
Backing Materials: Primary backing materials shall be [those
customarily used and accepted by the trade for each type of
carpet] [polypropylene] [synthetic material] [synthetic material]
[rubber] [_____]. Secondary backing to suit project requirements
shall be those customarily used and accepted by the trade for each
type of carpet, except when a special unitary back designed for
gluedown is provided.
m.
Attached Cushion: Attached cushion shall be [chemically frothed
polyurethane with minimum weight of 0.610 kg/sq. m 18 oz/sq. yard,
minimum density of 176 kg/cubic m 11 lb/cubic foot] [mechanically
frothed polyurethane with minimum weight of 0.745 kg/sq. m 22
oz/sq. yard, minimum density of 224 kg/cubic m 14 lb/cubic foot,
minimum thickness of 2.5 mm 0.100 inch, and maximum compression
resistance of 34.5 kPa 5 psi, and compression set of 15 percent in
accordance with ASTM D 3676] [[ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)]
[polyvinyl chloride (PVC)] with minimum weight of 0.95 kg/sq. m 28
oz/sq. yard, minimum thickness of 3.8 mm 0.150 inch, and minimum
density of 240.3 kg/cubic m 15 lb/cubic foot and a maximum
compression set of 15 percent in accordance with ASTM D 1667].
Maximum ash content shall not exceed 50 percent when tested in
accordance with ASTM D 297. Cushion shall pass accelerated aging
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