Designation:D5749−01(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforReinforcedandPlainGummedTapeforSealingandSecuring1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5749;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversplainandreinforcedpapergummedadhesivetapessuitableforsecuringandbandingpaperproductsandclosingfiberboardboxes.1.2ThisspecificationisintendedtoreplaceFed.Specs.CIDA-A-1492,CIDA-A-1671,andPPP-T-45inpart.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section11,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D685PracticeforConditioningPaperandPaperProductsforTesting(Withdrawn2010)3D828TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPaperandPaperboardUsingConstant-Rate-of-ElongationApparatus(Withdrawn2009)3D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD1974PracticeforMethodsofClosing,Sealing,andRein-forcingFiberboardBoxesD3951PracticeforCommercialPackaging2.2TAPPIStandards:T401FiberAnalysisofPaperandPaperboard4T410WeightperUnitArea(BasisWeightorSubstance)4T414InternalTearingResistanceofPaper(Elmendorf-TypeMethod)4UM575WaterResistanceofAdhesiveBondinLaminatedPaperandPaperboard42.3ANSI/ASQCStandards:ANSI/ASQCZ1.4SamplingProceduresandTablesforIn-spectionbyAttributes5ANSI/ASQCZ1.9SamplingProceduresandTablesforInspectionbyVariablesforPercentDefective52.4FederalSpecifications:PPP-T-45Tape,Gummed,Paper,ReinforcedandPlain,forSealingandSecuring6PPP-T-681Tape,Gummed,Packaginga...
