DIN EN ISO 2076:2014-03

This document comprises the generic names used to designate the different categories of manmade 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 "manmade 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 standard comprises rules for the creation of the generic name. The Annexes include the description of the fibre structures in case of manmade fibres made of several components and the description of modified fibres. This document 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 (United Kingdom). The responsible German committee is Working Committee NA 062-05-12 AA "Textilchemische Prüfverfahren und Fasertrennung" ("Testing methods for separation and chemistry of textile fibres") of the Materials Testing Standards Committee (NMP) at DIN.