ASTM_B_900_-_16.pdf

Designation:B90016Standard Practice forPackaging of Copper and Copper Alloy Mill Products forU.S.Government Agencies1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B900;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.Scope*1.1 This practice establishes requirements for packaging,packing,and marking intended to ensure proper and safestorage and transportation of copper and copper alloy millproducts,both foreign and domestic,for direct shipment togovernment activities or shipment processed at a militaryactivity or agency.This practice details the materials,methods,containers,and procedures for the preparation for shipment ofcopper and copper alloy mill products.Mill products whereincopper is the basic metal are within the scope of this practice.Commercial packaging establishes the minimum requirementsthat apply unless Level A or B packing is specified(see 6.1).1.2 UnitsThe values stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as standard.The values given in parentheses aremathematical conversions to SI units which are provided forinformation only and 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 and health practices and to determine theapplicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper AlloysD143 Test Methods for Small Clear Specimens of TimberD779 Test Method for Determining the Water Vapor Resis-tance of Sheet Materials in Contact with Liquid Water bythe Dry Indicator MethodD828 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Paper andPaperboard Using Constant-Rate-of-ElongationApparatus(Withdrawn 2009)3D1974/D1974M Practice for Methods of Closing,Sealing,and Reinforcing Fiberboard BoxesD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingD4444 Test Method for Laboratory Standardization andCalibration of Hand-Held Moisture MetersD5118/D5118M Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Ship-ping BoxesD5168 Practice for Fabrication and Closure of Triple-WallCorrugated Fiberboard ContainersD5330/D5330M Specification for Pressure-Sensitive Tapefor Packaging,Filament-ReinforcedD6251/D6251M Specification for Wood-Cleated PanelboardShipping BoxesD6254/D6254M Specification for Wirebound Pallet-TypeWood BoxesF1667 Specification for Driven Fasteners:Nails,Spikes,andStaples2.2 ANSI Standard:4ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-spection by Attributes2.3 Federal Specifications:5A-A-55057 Panels,Wood/Wood Base:Construction andDecorativePPP-B-585 Boxes,Wood,WireboundPPP-B-621 Boxes,Wood,Nailed and Lock-CornerPPP-B-1055 Barrier Material,Waterproofed,FlexiblePPP-D-705 Drum:Metal Shipping,Steel,(Over 12 andUnder 55 Gallon)PPP-D-723 Drums,FiberPPP-D-729 Drums:Metal,55-Gallon(for Shipment of Non-corrosive Material)1This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee B05 on Copper andCopper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.91 on Editorialand Publications.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published November 2016.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as B900 04(2010).DOI:10.1520/B0900-16.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.5Available from DLA Document Services,Building 4/D,700 Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,http:/quicksearch.dla.mil.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.4 Military Standards:5MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and StorageMIL-STD-147 Palletized Unit Loads3.Terminology3.1 For definitions of terms related to copper and copperalloys,refer to Terminology B846.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 deckboard,npiece or pieces of lumber fastened atright angles to the stringers or skids of a pallet to form aload-bearing surface.3.2.2 gross weight,nthe bare-item weight and the weightof all packaging and packing materials.3.2.3 interleaving,nthe protective material placed be-tween two adjacent pieces of metal.3.2.4 net weight,nthe bare-item weight.3.2.5 nominal,adjthe roughsawn,commercial size des-ignation for lumber common to the industry.3.2.6 packing;Level Athe protection required to meet themost severe worldwide shipment,