Designation:D585–97(Reapproved2007)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,andRelatedProduct1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD585;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversaprocedureforobtainingasampletorepresentalotofpaperorpaperboard,fiberboard,orrelatedproduct,includingconvertedpaperproducts(allhereafterreferredtoaspaper).1.2Priortopurchase,thereshouldbeagreementbetweenbuyerandselleronthesizeofthelottobesampled(5.1),ondetailsofthesamplingprocedure,therequiredphysicalandchemicalproperties,dimensionaltolerances,etc.,andthetestmethodstobeemployed.1.3AppendixX1andAppendixX2,whichprovideuseful,statisticalcriteriaforacceptingindividuallotsofpaperonthebasisofthenumberofdefectivetestunits,canassistthebuyerandthesellerinselectinganagreed-uponsamplingandacceptanceprocedure.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D528TestMethodforMachineDirectionofPaperandPaperboardD1968TerminologyRelatingtoPaperandPaperProductsD5039TestMethodsforIdentificationofWireSideofPaper32.2ISOStandard:ISO186PaperandBoard–SamplingforTesting42.3MilitaryStandards:5MIL-STD-105DSamplingProceduresandTablesforIn-spectionbyAttributesMIL-STD-414SamplingProcedureandTableforInspec-tionbyVariablesforPercentDefective3.Terminology3.1Definitions—DefinitionsshallbeinaccordancewithTerminologyD1968andtheDictionaryofPaper.64.SignificanceandUse4.1Ifalotofpaperistobeacceptedorrejectedonthebasisofa...