Designation:D6881/D6881M−03(Reapproved2013)StandardClassificationforStandardPlasticsIndustryBulkBox/PalletUnitSizeClassifiedByBulkDensity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6881/D6881M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONAnad-hocsurveyin2000showedabout40differentboxsizesinusebytheplasticresinindustry;thepurposeforthisclassificationistoquantifyabox/palletunitsizeacceptableforthisindustrywithinthelimitsofthescope.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationcoverscontainersusedtoholdplasticresinswithbulkdensity(TestMethodsD1895)of27to39lb/ft3(0.432to0.625g/cm3).1.2Thisclassificationdoesnotapplytoanyplasticresinswithbulkdensitybelow27lb/ft3(0.432g/cm3)orabove39lb/ft3(0.625g/cm3).1.3Thisclassificationdoesnotapplytobulkboxescontain-inghazardousmaterials.1.4Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressbox/palletunitiza-tionrequirements.1.5Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressrequirementsofplasticbaglinersnormallyplacedinsidethecorrugatedbulkboxbeforefillingwithplasticresin.1.6Thisclassificationdoesnotaddresstamping,shaking,orothercompressionmethodsoftheresinfilledbulkboxtocondenseentrainedairandincreaseheadspaceinthebulkbox.1.7Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressblockingandbrac-ingorothershippingrequirementsnormallyassociatedwithbulkboxunitdeliveries.1.8Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressfilledbulkbox/palletunitstackheight.1.9Thisclassificationdoesnotaddressinternationalship-pingregulationsofbulkbox/palletunits.1.10Thisclassificationdoesnotaddresspalletopeningsizesforpallettrucks.1.11ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.12Thisstandarddoesnotpurpo...
