Designation:D5571−22StandardTestMethodforEnvironmentalStressCrackResistance(ESCR)ofPlasticTight-headDrumsNotExceeding60Gal(227L)inRatedCapacity1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5571;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodprovidesanindicationoftheenviron-mentalstresscrackresistanceofplastictight-headdrumsasasummationoftheeffectsofcontainerdesign,resin,manufac-turingconditions,fieldperformance,andotherfactors.1.2Thistestmethodmaybeusedtoevaluateaplasticdrum’sresistancetofailurebycrackingwheninthepresenceofchemicalandphysicalstresses.1.3Twoproceduresareprovidedasfollows:1.3.1ProcedureA—Internalpressurestresscrackresistancemethodtononylphenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy)ethanolsolution,astresscrackingreagent.Theinternalpressureiscontrolledataconstantelevatedpressureandtemperature.1.3.2ProcedureB—Top-loadstresscrackresistancemethodtononylphenoxypolyethanol,astresscrackingreagent.Thecompressivetop-loadiscontrolledataconstantweightwhilemaintaininganelevatedtemperature.1.4Althoughtheseproceduresarenotdesignedtotesttheabilityoftheclosureorclosuregasketmaterialtoretainthetestreagent,theinclusionofclosurefailureasacontainerfailuremodeisoptional.However,leakagethroughaclosuremayaffecttheinternalpressurethatcouldaffectthetestresults.1.5Thistestmethoddoesnotattempttoaddressallfactorsthatcouldleadtostresscrackingofplasticdrums.Theuserofthisstandardmayuseothertestparameters,suchastop-loads,chemicalreagents,etc.,asagreeduponbetweentheuserandsupplierintheeventofadrumqualificationorpurchaseagreement.1.6Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstand...
