Designation:D5094/D5094M−09(Reapproved2014)StandardTestMethodsforGrossLeakageofLiquidsfromContainerswithThreadedorLug-StyleClosures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5094/D5094M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsmaydemonstratecontainer/closureintegritywiththreadedorlug-styleclosuresbythedetermina-tionofgrossleaksinrigidandsemi-rigidcontainers(upto4L[1.06g].Suchtestsmaybeusedtoindicatetheabilityofaliquidcontainertosurvivethedistributionenvironmentwith-outleaking.Thesetestmethodsmaynotbesuitabletodeterminetheleakresistanceofcontainersintendedfortrans-portofhazardousmaterials.1.2TestMethods:1.2.1TestMethodA,ShippingContainerVibrationandStorageTest,coverstheabilityofashippingcontaineranditsinteriorpackagingtoprotectthecontentsfromleakageaftertransportationinducedvibrationandhigh-temperaturestorage.1.2.2TestMethodB,ShippingContainerVibrationandVacuumChamberTest,issuitableforindividualcontainersandisusuallylessseverethanTestMethodA.TheadvantageofTestMethodBistheshortnessofthetest.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressthesafetyconsernsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD999TestMethodsforVibrationTestingofShippingCon-tainersD3198TestMethodforApplicationandRemovalTorqueofThreadedorLug-StyleClosuresD3474PracticeforCalibrationan...
