Designation:D3889/D3889M−96(Reapproved2020)StandardTestMethodforAdherencetoLinerboardofPressure-SensitiveTapeatLowTemperature1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3889/D3889M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversoneprocedurefordeterminingtheadherenceofpressure-sensitivetapestoastandardlin-erboardorothersimilarsurface.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesforanattributeresponse(passorfail)anddoesnotyieldnumericaldataonavariableorcontinuousscale.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlywithoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3715/D3715MPracticeforQualityAssuranceofPressure-SensitiveTapesD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Generaltermsinthistestmethodarede-finedinTerminologyD996.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Thepressure-sensitiveta...
