Designation:F2825−10(Reapproved2015)StandardPracticeforClimaticStressingofPackagingSystemsforSingleParcelDelivery1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2825;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesauniformbasisforevaluating,inalaboratory,theabilityofapackagingsystemtowithstandarangeofclimaticstressesthatapackagingsystemmaybeexposedtoduringdistributionthroughouttheworldandstillprovidetheproductprotectionfromdamageoralteration.1.2Thispracticeisdesignedasconditioningpriortotestingforovernightortwo-daydeliverysystemsofasingleparcelpackagingsystemorasastandalonetestforclimaticstressingofpackagingsystems.1.3Thispracticedoesnotcoverrefrigerated,frozenfoodstorage,orcryogenicstorageconditions.Onlytheclimaticenvironmentsencounteredinvariousregionsoftheworldarecoveredbythispractice.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingE337TestMethodforMeasuringHumiditywithaPsy-chrometer(theMeasurementofWet-andDry-BulbTem-peratures)F17TerminologyRelatingtoFlexibleBarrierPackaging2.2ISOStandard:3ISO2233Packaging—Complete,FilledTransportPackages:ConditioningforTesting3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsusedinthispractice,seeTerminologiesD996andF17.3.1.2climaticstressing—exposingpackagingsystemtestsamplestoconditionsoftemperatureandhumidityforaspecifiedperiodoftimewhichwouldsimulateexpectedconditionsseeninthedefineds...
