ASTM_D_2658_-_18.pdf

Designation:D265818Standard Test Method forDetermining Dimensions of Fiberboard Boxes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2658;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the interiorand exterior dimensions of regular slotted or special slottedstyles of single-wall corrugated,double-wall corrugated andsolid fiberboard boxes.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Productsfor TestingD996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-mentsD4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers,Packages,orPackaging Components for TestingD4727/D4727M Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fi-berboard Sheet Stock(Container Grade)and Cut ShapesD5118/D5118M Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Ship-ping BoxesE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test Method2.2 ANSI Standard:3B46.1 Surface Texture Surface Roughness,Waviness andLay2.3 TAPPI Standards:4T400 Sampling and Accepting a Single Lot of Paper,Paperboard,Containerboard,or Related ProductT827 Box Blank Dimensioning,Test Method2.4 FBA/PMMI:5Tolerances for Corrugated Regular Slotted Containers(RSCs)Voluntary Industry Standard(See alsoANSI Tech-nical Report PMMI B155 TR2.13)2.5 FBA/FEFCO:6Common Footprint Specifications2.6 GMA/ISO:7Standard Pallet Size(most common)3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral terms in this test method are de-fined in Terminology D996.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 blankflat sheet of containerboard or combined boardthat has been cut,scored and slotted as preliminary operationsto making a box.3.2.2 calipercontainerboard or combined board thickness.3.2.3 depththe distance between the innermost surfaces ofthe box measured perpendicular to the length and width.3.2.4 exterior dimensionsthe measurement of the outermost surfaces of the length,width and depth of a box.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 onPackaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.27 on FiberboardShipping Containers,Containerboard and Related Structures and Materials.Current edition approved May 1,2018.Published August 2018.Originallyapproved in 1967.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D2658 04(2013).DOI:10.1520/D2658-18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from Technological Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry(TAPPI),15 Technology Parkway South,Suite 115,Peachtree Corners,GA 30092,http:/www.tappi.org.5Available from the Fibre Box Association Suite 985,500 Park Blvd,Itasca,IL60143,or PPMI 11911 Freedom Dr#600,Reston,VA 20190.6Available from the FBA and FEFCO(European Federation of CorrugatedManufacturers)Avenue Louise 250,B-1050 Brussels,Belgium.7Available from ISO Central Secretariat,Chemin de Blandonnet 8,CP 401-1214Vernier,Geneva,Switzerland(historic document from Grocery ManufacturersAssociation).Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.5 fishtail(or skew)variation in the width of the manu-facturers joint,the difference between the width of top andbottom gaps measured at the score line.3.2.6interior dimensionsthe shortest distances betweenopposite walls of a box.3.2.7 KD