Designation:D4727/D4727M−17StandardSpecificationforCorrugatedandSolidFiberboardSheetStock(ContainerGrade)andCutShapes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4727/D4727M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversfiberboardprimarilyusedforthefabricationofboxesandinteriordetailssuchaspads,sleeves,liners,partitions,die-cutsheets,etc.1.2Theperformanceoffiberboardboxesislargelydepen-dentonthepapercomponentsfromwhichtheyarefabricatedand,inthecaseofcorrugatedboxes,ontheflutestructureaswell.Therefore,avarietyofgradesreflectingvariedperfor-mancelevelsarespecified.1.3Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.SeeIEEE/ASTM-SI-10forconversionofunits.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestportion,Sections8and9,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D585PracticeforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,andRelatedProduct(Withdrawn20...
