ASTM D4332-01e2

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Designation:D4332–01
Standard Practice for
Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging
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Components for Testing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4332; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—The approval and publish dates in footnote 1 were corrected editorially in August 2001.
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e NOTE—Table 2 was editorially corrected in August 2006.
1. Scope 2.3 Forest Products Laboratory:
Moisture Content vs. Relative Humidity Chart Content vs.
1.1 This practice provides for standard and special condi-
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Relative Humidity Chart
tioning and testing atmospheres that may be used to simulate
particular field conditions that a container, package, or pack-
3. Terminology
agingcomponentmayencounterduringitslifeortestingcycle.
3.1 Termsanddefinitionsusedinthispracticemaybefound
1.2 This practice describes procedures for conditioning
in Terminology D 996, Terminology E41, or Specification
these containers, packages, or packaging components so that
E 171.
they may reach equilibrium with the atmosphere to which they
may be exposed.
4. Significance and Use
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.1 Many materials from which containers and packages are
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
made, especially cellulosic materials, undergo changes in
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
physicalpropertiesasthetemperatureandtherelativehumidity
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
(RH) to which they are exposed are varied. Therefore, the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
package should be placed and kept in a specified atmosphere
for a length of time such that subsequent measurements of
2. Referenced Documents
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physical properties will be meaningful and reproducible.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
4.2 The conditions described in this practice are either
D 685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Products
historically accepted standard conditions or special laboratory
for Testing
conditions chosen to represent particular phases of the distri-
D 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
bution environment. These special conditions do not necessar-
ments
ily duplicate actual field conditions, but tend to simulate them
E41 Terminology Relating To Conditioning
and have effects on packages and materials which may be
E 171 Specification for Atmospheres for Conditioning and
related to their field performance.
Testing Flexible Barrier Materials
E 337 Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psy-
5. Atmospheric Conditions
chrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Tem-
5.1 PreconditioningAtmosphere—20 to 40°C (68 to 104°F)
peratures)
and 10 to 35 % relative humidity.
2.2 ISO Standard:
5.2 StandardConditioningAtmosphere—23 61°C(73.4 6
2233 Packaging—Complete, Filled Transport Packages:
2°F) and 50 6 2 % relative humidity.
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Conditioning for Testing
NOTE 1—Average values must fall within these limits. Short-term
fluctuations and measurement limitations may cause individual measure-
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ments to vary up to 62°C (63.6°F) and 65 % relative humidity without
This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.23 on Natural Environment significant impairment of test precision.
Test Methods.
NOTE 2—The standard conditioning in the United States is different
Current edition approved April 10, 2001. Published May 2001. Originally
than in many other countries that use the ISO 2233 preferred conditions
published as D 4332 – 84. Last previous edition D 4332 – 00.
(G) of 20°C (68°F) and 65 % relative humidity.
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D4332–01
TABLE 2 Preferred Atmospheres Listed in ISO 2233
5.3 Special Atmospheres—The special standard atmo-
spheric conditions shown in Table 1 may be selected when Condition Temperature, °C (F) Relative Humidity, %
appropriate.
B −35 6 3 (−31† 6 6) not specified
E20 6 2(68 6 4) 65
NOTE 3—Temp
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