Designation:D5375/D5375M−98(Reapproved2011)StandardTestMethodsforLinerRemovalatHighSpeedsfromPressure-SensitiveLabelStock1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5375/D5375M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverthemeasurementoftheadherenceofthereleaselinertotheadhesiveofapressure-sensitiveadhesivelabel.1.2Thesetestmethodsprovidemeansofassessingtheuniformityoftheadhesiontothelinerofagiventypeofpressure-sensitivelabel.Theassessmentmaybewithinasheetorrollbetweensheetsorrollsorbetweenproductionlots.1.3Variationinthelabelbacking,liner,linerreleasecoat-ing,adhesive,andadhesivecoatingweight,affecttheresponse.Therefore,thesemethodscannotbeusedtopinpointthespecificcause(s)ofnonuniformity.1.4Thesetestmethodsmaynotbeappropriatetotestlabelshavingeitherrelativelystiffbackingsorstiffliners,orbackingsshowinghighstretchatlowforces.Thesecharacteristicswillresultinahighvariabilityofthetestresponsethatisnotatrueindicationoftherealnatureoftheadhesivebond.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependently,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3715/D3715MPracticeforQualityAssuranceofPressure-SensitiveTapesD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLoto...
