ASTM_E_1133_-_86_2010.pdf

Designation:E113386(Reapproved 2010)Standard Practice forPerformance Testing of Packaged Laboratory Apparatus forUnited States Government Procurements1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1133;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice describes the procedures for testing loadedshipping containers that would be sold to the United Statesgovernment.The following tests are performed to measure theability of the shipping container to protect the contents fromthe environment,shock,and vibration during wartime condi-tions.This practice is not intended to supplant materialspecifications or existing pre-shipment test procedures.Thesuitability of this practice for use with hazardous materials hasnot been determined.1.2 The procedures covered in this practice are suitable forall types of laboratory apparatus including reusable and dis-posable macro and micro products.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Productsfor Testing(Withdrawn 2010)3D951 Test Method for Water Resistance of Shipping Con-tainers by Spray MethodD1083 Test Methods for Mechanical Handling of UnitizedLoads and Large Shipping Cases and Crates(Withdrawn2001)3D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-tainers and SystemsD4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers,Packages,orPackaging Components for Testing2.2 Military Standard:MIL-STD-810D Environmental Test Method43.Significance and Use3.1 The test procedure in this practice is proposed as apackage performance test to be met for items shipped forUnited States government procurements.This practice willapply only when requested by the buyer.4.Requirements4.1 Three individual shipping containers,or one unit con-sisting of two or more overpackaged individual units arerequired.Each specimen shall be run through the sequence oftests,in the order given.4.2 Condition the test specimens in accordance with MethodD685 for 72 h at 50 6 2%relative humidity and 23 6 1C.5.Procedure5.1 Expose the specimens to a salt spray for 2 h inaccordance with Test Method D951.5.2 Drop Test Procedures:5.2.1 Items less than 100 lb shall be drop tested in accor-dance with Practice D4169 Element A,Assurance Level I,(seeTable 1).The drop sequence shall be conducted as follows:bottom at twice specified height;bottom long edge at specifiedheight;bottom adjacent short edge at specified height;bottomcorner at specified height;bottom diagonal opposite corner atspecified height;and top at specified height.5.2.2 Items more than 100 lb(see Methods D1083)shall bedrop tested in accordance with Practice D4169 Element B,Assurance Level I,(see Table 2).The drop sequence shall be1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E41 on LaboratoryApparatus and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E41.01 on Apparatus.Current edition approved Sept.1,2010.Published September 2010.Originallyapproved in 1986.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1133 86(2005).DOI:10.1520/E1133-86R10.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,DODSSP,Bldg.4,SectionD,700RobbinsAve.,Philadelphia,PA19111-5098,http:/dodssp.daps.dla.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 conducted as follows:one drop on each bottom edge;and thetotal number of drops shall be four.5.3 Compression Test LevelConduct the compression testin accordance with Practice D4169 using the following equa-tion.L 5 WH 2 h!h!38.0(1)where:L=load,W=weight of one shipping container,lb,andh=height of one shipping container,in.H=120 in.5.4 Storage TestSubject the package to three cycles inaccordance with Practice D4332.Each cycle shall consist ofone week under each of the following environments insequence,desert,tropical,and cryogenic.Drop test as outlinedin 5.2.5.5 Vibration TestConduct the vibration test in accordancewith Practice D4169 Element E,Assurance Level I.5