Designation:F3004−13´1StandardTestMethodforEvaluationofSealQualityandIntegrityUsingAirborneUltrasound1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3004;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—ReferencetoRR:F02-1033wasaddededitoriallyinApril2014.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardmethoddescribesthetechnologyandtestingproceduresthatcanbeusedtodetectsealdefectsinthesizerangeof1mmandcharacterizesealqualityinavarietyofpackagingstylesusingairborneultrasoundtechnology.1.2Thistestmethoddoesnotpurporttobetheonlymethodformeasurementofsealquality.1.3Heatsealsandotherpackagecomponentscanbetestedinflexible,semi-rigidandrigidpackages.OnlytheprecisionandbiasforflexiblepackagesealswereevaluatedinarecentILSincludedinthemethod.Theprecisionandbiasforanyspecificpackageneedstobeindividuallydetermined.1.4On-line,realtimeinspectionofsealscanbeconsideredparticularlyintheL-Scanmode.1.5Thismethodprovidesanon-destructive,quantitative,non-subjectiveapproachtoflexiblepackagesealinspection.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1acousticimpedance—theproductofamaterial’sden-sityanditsacousticvelocity.3.1.2airborneultrasound—non-contact,non-destructiveul-trasoundtechnologythatallowsmaterialstobescannedandanalyzedwithoutphysicalcontactwiththetransducers.Nocouplingisused...
