scope:

This International Standard lists the generic names used to designate the different categories of man-made fibres at present manufactured on an industrial scale for textile and other purposes, together with the distinguishing attributes which differentiate them. Chemical difference, which often results in distinctive property differences, is the main basis for the classification in this International Standard; other attributes are used where necessary. 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. The generic names are also used to describe textile products (yarns, fabrics, etc.) made from man-made fibres, but it is then accepted that the manufacturing process may have modified the distinguishing attribute.