Designation:D6254/D6254M−13StandardSpecificationforWireboundPallet-TypeWoodBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6254/D6254M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthefabricationofnewfullyenclosedwireboundpallet-typewoodboxesintendedforuseascontainersfordomesticandoverseasshipmentofgeneralmaterialsandsupplies,notexceeding2500lb[1134kg](see4.1and10.1).1.2Wireboundpallet-typewoodboxperformanceisdepen-dentonitsfabricatedcomponents;therefore,avarietyoftypes,classes,andtreatmentsreflectingvariedperformancearespeci-fied(see4).Thisspecification,however,doesnotcoverwireboundpallet-typewoodboxperformanceunderallatmosphere,handling,shipping,andstorageconditions.1.3Theuseofotherconstructionmethodsortechniquesisacceptableandpermitted(see5.1.11),providedtheresultingpackagingsystemsshallbeofequalorbetterperformancethanwouldresultfromtheuseofthesespecifiedmaterialsandprocedures.TheappropriatedistributioncycleprovidedinPracticeD4169canbeusedtodevelopcomparativeproceduresandcriteria.1.4Units—Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.Seeforconversionofunits.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifanyassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3951Practice...
