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ASTM D4332-22

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Standard Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing

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1.1 This practice provides for standard and special conditioning and testing atmospheres that may be used to simulate particular field conditions that a container, package, or packaging component may encounter during its life or testing cycle.

1.2 This practice describes procedures for conditioning these containers, packages, or packaging components so that they approach or reach equilibrium with the atmosphere to which they may be exposed. This standard is commonly used for conditioning when conducting transit simulation tests.

1.3 Practice D685 should be used as the relevant conditioning standard when quantification of box compression strength at standard atmosphere conditions is required.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.


4.1 Many materials from which containers and packages are made, especially cellulosic materials, undergo changes in physical properties as the temperature and the relative humidity (RH) to which they are exposed are varied. Therefore, the package should be placed and kept in a specified atmosphere for a length of time such that subsequent measurements of physical properties will be meaningful and reproducible.

4.2 The conditions described in this practice are either historically accepted standard conditions or special laboratory conditions chosen to represent particular phases of the distribution environment. These special conditions do not necessarily duplicate actual field conditions, but tend to simulate them and have effects on packages and materials which may be related to their field performance.

SDO ASTM: ASTM International
Document Number D4332
Publication Date May 1, 2022
Language en - English
Page Count 3
Revision Level 22
Supercedes
Committee D10.21
Publish Date Document Id Type View
May 1, 2022 D4332-22 Revision
Nov. 1, 2014 D4332-14 Revision
March 15, 2013 D4332-13 Revision
April 10, 2001 D4332-99 Revision
April 10, 2001 D4332-01E02 Revision
April 10, 2001 D4332-01E01 Revision
April 10, 2001 D4332-01 Revision
April 10, 2001 D4332-00 Revision
Nov. 1, 2006 D4332-01R06 Reaffirmation