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Generic Class

as used with textile fibers, a grouping having similar chemical compositions or specific chemical characteristics.

Discussion—A generic name applies to all members of a group and is not protected by trademark registration.  Generic names for manufactured fibers include, for example, rayon, nylon, and polyester. Generic names used in the United States for manufactured fibers were established as part of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act enacted by Congress in 1954.

 

Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E2224 − 23a Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Fibers by Infrared Spectroscopy. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428 , 2023. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard may be purchased from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org