INCH-POUND
A-A-52088A
4 JUNE 2008
SUPERSEDING A-A-52088
March 7, 1991
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
ROPE, COTTON, OR COTTON/POLYESTER BLEND
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description by all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) covers cotton or cotton/polyester rope.
2. CLASSIFICATION The cotton or cotton/polyester blend rope shall be of the following classes and sizes and shall be as specified (see 7.3a):
2.1 Class 1 - Natural
Class 2 - Mildew-resistant treated
2.2 Sizes (circumference, inches): 3/8, 5/8, 3/4, 1-1/8, 1-1/2, 2-1/4, 3
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
3.1 General description. The rope shall be fabricated of carded cotton fiber or a cotton and polyester blend of suitable staple length and grade. The polyester content shall not exceed
65 percent of the total blend. The rope shall be of three-strand construction and shall utilize the "ZSZ" twist pattern. The class 1 rope shall contain not more than 5.0 percent starch and protein content, including chloroform soluble and water soluble material. The class 2 rope shall be natural in color prior to treatment and shall be mildew-resistant treated in accordance with T-T-616. The shade imparted by this treatment shall be considered acceptable.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Defense
Supply Center Philadelphia, ATTN: DSCP-NASA, 700 Robbins Ave, Philadelphia, PA
19111-5096 or emailed to dscp&inspecomments@dla.mil Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/
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