Designation:D5168−12StandardPracticeforFabricationandClosureofTriple-WallCorrugatedFiberboardContainers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5168;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthefabricationandclosureofnewtriple-wallcorrugatedfiberboardcontainers.1.2Thispracticeindicatesthefactorsandcomponentsthatmustbecontrolledinthemanufactureoftriple-wallfiberboardcontainers.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3950SpecificationforStrapping,Nonmetallic(andJoin-ingMethods)D3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingD3953SpecificationforStrapping,FlatSteelandSealsD4675GuideforSelectionandUseofFlatStrappingMa-terials1D4727/D4727MSpecificationforCorrugatedandSolidFi-berboardSheetStock(ContainerGrade)andCutShapesD5330/D5330MSpecificationforPressure-SensitiveTapeforPackaging,Filament-ReinforcedD5486/D5486MSpecificationforPressure-SensitiveTapeforPackaging,BoxClosure,andSealingSI10AmericanNationalStandardforUseoftheInterna-tionalSystemofUnits(SI):TheModernMetricSystem2.2TAPPIStandards:3T411TestMethodforThicknessofPaperandPaperboardT803PunctureandStiffnessTestofContainerBoardT810BurstingStrengthofCorrugatedandSolidFiberboardT811EdgewiseCompressionStrengthofCorrugatedFiber-board(ShortColumnT...
