Designation:D6344−04(Reapproved2009)StandardTestMethodforConcentratedImpactstoTransportPackages1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6344;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresandequipmentfortestingcompletefilledtransportpackagesforresistanceagainstconcentratedlow-levelimpactstypicalofthoseencounteredinthedistributionenvironment.Thetestismostappropriateforpackagessuchasthinfluted/lightergradecorrugatedboxesorstretch-wrappedpackaging.1.2Thetestresultisapass/faildetermination,basedonacceptancecriteriapreviouslyestablished,andarecordoftheenergydissipatedbythecompletefilledtransportpackageduringalowlevelconcentratedimpact.NOTE1—Thistestmethoddiscussestheconductofthetestfromaprescribedheightthateithermeetsordoesnotmeetspecificacceptancecriteria.Itmaybepossibletoconductthistypeoftestingusingmodifiedproceduresthatprovideanumericalresponse.Thesemightincludeanincrementaltestwherethedropheight(ormass)isincreaseduntilaspecificfailureoccursoranup-and-downorstaircaseprocedureusedtofindtheaverageheighttofailure.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4169PracticeforPerformanceTestingofShippingCon-tainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess3.Terminology3.1Definitions—GeneraldefinitionsforthepackaginganddistributionenvironmentsarefoundinTerminologyD996.3.2Defin...
