Designation:D5998−16StandardSpecificationforMoldedPolyethyleneShippingandStorageDrums1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5998;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversselfsupporting,moldedpolyethylene,tightheaddrumsdesignedforsurfaceandairshipment,ranginginsizefrom5gal(19L)toandincluding55gal(208L).1.2Virginorrecycledpolyethyleneplastics2orcombina-tionsthereofcanbeusedprovidedthefinishedproductmeetstherequirementsofthisspecification.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.NOTE2—ThisstandardisintendedtoreplaceMIL-D-43703C.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathemati-calconversionstoSIunitsthatprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1972PracticeforGenericMarkingofPlasticProducts(Withdrawn2014)4D3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingD4504SpecificationforMoldedPolyethyleneOpen-Head-PailsforIndustrialShippingofNonhazardousGoodsD4919GuideforTestingofHazardousMaterialsPackagingsD7209GuideforWasteReduction,ResourceRecovery,andUseofRecycledPolymericMaterialsandProducts(With-drawn2015)42.2ANSIStandards:5ANSIZ1.4SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyAttributes2.3FederalRegulations:621CFR121FederalFood,Drug,andCosmeticActandRegulationsPromulgatedThereunder21CFR177IndirectFoodAdditives:Polymers49CFR173Shippers—GeneralRequirementsforShip-mentsandPackagings49CFR178SpecificationsforPackaging2.4NationalSanitationFoundationInternatio...
