Designation:D1974/D1974M−10StandardPracticeforMethodsofClosing,Sealing,andReinforcingFiberboardBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1974/D1974M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesseveralmethodsforclosing,sealing,andreinforcingfiberboard(solidandcorrugated,excludingtriplewall)shippingboxesusedforshipment.Oneorseveralmethodslistedinthispracticemaybereferencedinregulations,specifications,orcontracts.(SeeAppendixforcrossreference).1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.NOTE1—Thispracticeisintendedtobeworkableinbothinch-poundunitsandSIunits.Unitconversionsareintendedtobefunctionalbutarenotnecessarilyexact;thisshouldnotsignificantlyaffecttheperformanceoftheclosing,sealing,orreinforcingmethods.Descriptionsininch-poundandSIunitsareconsideredinterchangeableinthispractice.NOTE2—Allreferencestothisstandardshouldbemadebyclosurenumber.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D644TestMethodforMoistureContentofPaperandPaperboardbyOvenDrying(Withdrawn2010)3D951TestMethodforWaterResistanceofShippingCon-tainersbySprayMethodD996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3654/D3654MTestMethodsforShearAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3759/D3759MTestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElon...
