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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 2076:2014
01-januar-2014
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Textiles - Man-made fibres - Generic names (ISO 2076:2013)
Textilien - Chemiefasern - Gattungsnamen und Kurzzeichen (ISO 2076:2013)
Textiles - Fibres chimiques - Noms génériques (ISO 2076:2013)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 2076:2013
ICS:
01.040.59 Tekstilna in usnjarska Textile and leather
tehnologija (Slovarji) technology (Vocabularies)
59.060.20 Umetna vlakna Man-made fibres
SIST EN ISO 2076:2014 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 2076

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2013
ICS 59.060.20; 01.040.59
English Version
Textiles - Man-made fibres - Generic names (ISO 2076:2013)
Textiles - Fibres chimiques - Noms génériques (ISO Textilien - Chemiefasern - Gattungsnamen und Kurzzeichen
2076:2013) (ISO 2076:2013)
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 2076:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38 "Textiles" in
collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” the secretariat of which is
held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by May 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 2076:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 2076:2013 without any modification.

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 2076
Sixth edition
2013-11-15
Textiles — Man-made fibres —
Generic names
Textiles — Fibres chimiques — Noms génériques
Reference number
ISO 2076:2013(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1  Scope . 1
2  Terms and definitions . 1
3  General . 1
3.1 Introduction . 1
3.2 Generic name (e.g. acetate) . 1
3.3 Other denominations. 1
3.4 Code (e.g. CA) . 2
3.5 Distinguishing attributes. 2
3.6 Chemical formulae . 2
4  Generic names . 2
5  Designation of the bicomponent fibres.12
Annex A (informative) Rules related to the creation of a generic name .13
Annex B (informative) Fibres made of several components .15
Annex C (informative) Modified fibres .17
Annex D (informative) Index of generic names in English and in French .18
Annex E (informative) Index of codes in alphabetical order with English and French equivalents 20
Annex F (informative) Regional and national requirements related to generic names .21
Bibliography .24
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. www.iso.org/directives
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received. www.iso.org/patents
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 38, Textiles.
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition (ISO 2076:2010), which has been technically revised.
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Introduction
The objective of this International Standard is to propose a generic name of fibre (a generic name is
unique by nature) within the framework of the ISO standardization for the textile products. It has been
elaborated in order to present a compilation of generic names and the rules to create a new generic name
for new fibres.
[2] [3]
It is intended to be the reference for the ISO 1833 series and the Technical Report ISO/TR 11827 .
It could be a reference within the framework of the globalization as compilation of the generic names of
man-made fibres is important for the global distribution of textile products due to national regulations
for the declaration of fibre content and care labelling. It could be an answer to a universal need for the
standardization of generic names that would foster easy movement of textiles across borders to facilitate
trade, for example, for companies which might have plants in multiple countries and have innovations
and business activities covering research and development in fibre-producing.
Nonetheless, it is not intended to supersede any national or regional regulations, but could be helpful for
the coordination of national or regional Authorities (e.g. FTC in USA, European Commission in European
Union, etc.) within the framework of regulations. The informative Annex F links the generic names to
the specific requirements regarding some national or regional regulations.
For example, products destined for the European market should be labelled in accordance with the
regulation identified as Regulation (EU) No. 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition
of textile products. Regulation 1007/2011 repeals Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/
EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and includes some different
and/or additional fibre denominations other than the present generic names (see F.3 and Table F.2). The
European Regulation takes precedence over this International Standard.
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Textiles — Man-made fibres — Generic names
1  Scope
This International Standard lists the generic names used to designate the different categories of man-
made fibres, based on a main polymer, currently manufactured on an industrial scale for textile and
other purposes, together with the distinguishing attributes that characterize them. The term “man-
made fibres”, sometimes also called manufactured fibres, has been adopted for those fibres obtained by
a manufacturing process, as distinct from materials which occur naturally in fibrous form.
This International Standard presents recommendations of rules for the creation of the generic name
(Annex A).
NOTE These rules have been introduced in this sixth edition of ISO 2076, and thus, they could not be applied
to the existing generic names of the previous editions.
Annexes include the description of the fibre structures in case of fibre made of several components
(Annex B) and the description of modified fibres (Annex C).
2  Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
man-made fibre
fibre obtained by a manufacturing process
Note 1 to entry: The term “man-made” fibre can be named “manufactured” fibre or “chemical” fibre.
3  General
3.1  Introduction
The entries in Table 1 are organized into five principal elements: generic name, other denominations,
code, distinguishing attributes and chemical formulae.
3.2  Generic name (e.g. acetate)
This is the name to be used for the fibre whose attributes are described under the heading Distinguishing
attribute in Table 1. The use of this name shall be limited to those fibres that contain not more than
15 % by mass of property-enhancing additives prior to spinning (no limit is placed upon the proportion
of additives that are not property enhanced). In both the English and French languages, the generic
name shall be written without capital letters.
The generic name may also apply to a man-made fibre which results from a manufacturing process that
can confer a distinguishing attribute.
3.3  Other denominations
When relevant, this is the denomination used for the fibre name in the regulation of some countries,
which differs from the generic name.
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The given denominations are relative to the following countries: China (identified as CN), countries of
the European Union (EU), Japan (JP) and the USA (US). For further information on the regulation related
to these countries, see Annex F.
NOTE The country list can be extended in relation to the contribution of the concerned countries.
3.4 Code (e.g. CA)
This is a two- to four-letter designation used to facilitate the naming of man-made fibres, e.g. in sales
and technical literature. In some cases, the coding system given to textile fibres is different from the one
used for plastics.
[1]
NOTE The coding system for plastics is given in ISO 1043-1 .
3.5  Distinguishing attributes
These are attributes that differentiate one fibre from all the others. Chemical difference, which often
results in distinctive property differences, is the main basis for classification in this International
Standard; other attributes are used, where necessary, to differentiate between otherwise similar
man-made fibres. The distinguishing attributes are not necessarily those by which the fibres might be
identified or the same as those used for naming chemical molecules, nor are they necessarily suitable
for the analysis of fibre mixtures.
NOTE In these descriptions, the concepts “group”, “linkage” and “unit” have been used in the following manner:
— “group” is used to denote a functional chemical unit, e.g. hydroxyl groups on acetate;
— “linkage” is used to denote a chemical bond;
— “unit” is used to denote a repeating element.
3.6  Chemical formulae
These are indications of the chemical structure of the fibre. The examples do not comprise mandatory
elements of this International Standard given that, in some cases, the same chemical formula may be
shared by more than one fibre category; e.g. cellulose II is shared by cupro, lyocell, modal and viscose.
4  Generic names
See Table 1.
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Table 1 — Generic names
No. Generic name Other denominations Code Distinguishing attribute Examples of chemical formulae
4.1 cupro CUP Cellulose fibre obtained by the cupram- Cellulose II:
monium process.
4.2 lyocell rayon (US) CLY Cellulose fibre obtained by an organic Cellulose II:
solvent spinning process. It is under-
stood that:
1)  an “organic solvent” means essen-
tially a mixture of organic chemicals
and water;
2)  “solvent spinning” means dissolving
and spinning without the formation of a
derivative.
4.3 modal rayon (US) CMD Cellulose fibre having a high breaking Cellulose II:
strength and a high wet modulus. The
breaking strength B in the conditioned
c
state and the force B required to
w
produce an elongation of 5 % in its wet
state are
B ≥+13, ρρ2
c 1 2
B ≥05, ρ
w 1
where ρ is the mean linear density
l
(mass per unit length), in decitex.
B and B are expressed in centinew-
c w
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Table 1 (continued)
No. Generic name Other denominations Code Distinguishing attribute Examples of chemical formulae
4.4 viscose rayon (JP, US) CV Cellulose fibre obtained by the viscose Cellulose II:
process.
viscose or rayon (CN)
4.5 acetate CA Cellulose acetate fibre in which less than Secondary cellulose acetate:
92 %, but at least 74 %, of the hydroxyl
groups are acetylated.
where X = H or CH CO and the degree of esterification is at
3
least 2,22 but less than 2,76.
4.6 triacetate CTA Cellulose acetate fibre in which at least Cellulose triacetate:
92 % of the hydroxyl groups are acety-
lated.
where X = H or CH CO and the degree of esterification is
3
between 2,76 and 3.
4.7 alginate ALG Fibre obtained from the metal salts of Calcium alginate:
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Table 1 (continued)
No. Generic name Other denominations Code Distinguishing attribute Examples of chemical formulae
4.8 acrylic PAN Fibre composed of linear macromol- Acrylonitrile:
ecules having, in the chain, at least 85 %
by mass of acrylonitrile repeating units.
and acrylic copolymers:
a
4.9 aramid AR Fibre composed of linear macromole- EXAMPLE 1: para-aramid
cules made up of aromatic groups joined
by amide or imide linkages, at least
85 % of the amide or imide linkages
being joined directly to two aromatic
rings and the number of imide linkages,
EXAMPLE 2: polybenzimidazole
if the latter are present, not exceeding
the number of amide linkages.
NOTE  In Example 1, the aromatic groups can be the same or
different.
4.10 chlorofibre CLF Fibre composed of linear macromol- Poly(vinyl chloride):
ecules having, in the chain, more than
50 % by mass of vinyl chloride or
vinylidene chloride units (more than
65 % in the case in which the rest of the
chain is made up of acrylonitrile, the
modacrylic fibres being thus excluded).
And
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Table 1 (continued)
No. Generic name Other denominations Code Distinguishing attribute Examples of chemical formulae
4.11 elastane polyurethane (JP) EL Fibre composed of at least 85 % by Macromolecules having alternate elastic and rigid segments
mass of a segmented polyurethane with repetition of the group
spandex (US)
and which, if stretched to three times
elastane or spandex its unstretched length, rapidly reverts
(CN) substantially to the unstretched length
when the tension is removed.
b
4.12 elastodiene ED Fibre composed of natural or synthetic Natural polyisoprene extracted from the latex of Hevea brasil-
polyisoprene, or of one or more dienes iensis, vulcanized:
polymerized with or without one or
more vinyl monomers, and which, if
stretched to three times its unstretched
length, rapidly reverts substantially to
the unstretched length when the tension
is remo
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