Designation:D3103−20StandardTestMethodforThermalInsulationPerformanceofDistributionPackages1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3103;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthethermalinsulationqualityofapackageandthethermalstabilityofitscontentswhenexposedtovariableambienttemperaturecon-ditions.Itissuitablefortestingpackageswithvariousinternalenergysourceswithorwithoutproductpayloads.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecautionarystatementsaregivenin5.3.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod2.2OtherStandards:ISTA7DTemperatureTestforTransportPackaging33.Terminology3.1Definitions—Generaldefinitionsforpackaginganddis-tributionenvironmentsarefoundinTerminologyD996.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1dataacquisitionunitandassociatedsystem—single-ormulti-channelrecorderanditsassociatedsoftwareandhardwareutilizingthermocouplesandthermistorsensorstrace-abletoNIST(NationalInstituteforStandardsandTechnology)t...
