Designation:D6251/D6251M−19StandardSpecificationforWood-CleatedPanelboardShippingBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6251/D6251M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversthefabricationandclosureofemptyandfullwood-cleated,hereafterreferredtoaswood-cleated,panelboardboxes.Theseboxesareintendedforuseascontainersfordomesticandoverseasshipmentofgeneralmaterialsandsupplies,notexceeding1000lb[454kg]dependingonboxtype(see10.1).1.2Wood-cleatedpanelboardshippingboxperformanceisdependentonitsfabricatedcomponentsandsubsequentassem-bly;therefore,avarietyoftypes,classes,styles,andtreatmentsreflectingvariedperformancearespecified.Thisspecification,however,doesnotcoverwood-cleatedpanelboardboxperfor-manceunderallatmospheric,handling,shipping,andstorageconditions.1.3Iftheuseofotherconstructionmethodsortechniquesisacceptableandpermitted(see5.1.17),theresultingpackagingsystemsshallbeofequalorbetterperformancethanwouldresultfromtheuseofthesespecifiedmaterialsandprocedures.Theappropriatedistributioncycle,specifiedinPracticeD4169,canbeusedtodevelopcomparativeproceduresandcriteria.1.4Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10forconversionofunits.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewit...
