ASTM D5750/D5750M-95(2020)

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.
Designation: D5750/D5750M − 95 (Reapproved 2020)
Standard Guide for
Width and Length of Pressure-Sensitive Tape
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5750/D5750M; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.1.2 roll length—the length of tape on a roll minus the tab
andanytapeonthecorewhichcannotberemovedandusedfor
1.1 This guide provides guidelines for widths and lengths of
the intended purpose.
pressure-sensitive tape, including tolerances and labeling in the
inch-pound and SI systems. It is not intended for tapes used for
4. Significance and Use
medical, surgical, or label stock purposes.
4.1 Conformance to this guide will reduce chances of
1.2 Units stated in the inch-pound system followed by a
misunderstanding between suppliers and users of pressure-
calculated unit in the SI system are to be regarded separately as
sensitive tapes.
standard and should not be interchangeable with units stated in
4.2 It is recommended that this guide be referenced where
the SI system.The units stated in each system may not be exact
widths and lengths of pressure-sensitive tapes are stated, such
equivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependently
as in contracts, orders, advertisements, and labeling.
of the other.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
5. Units of Measurement
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5.1 All widths and lengths are to be stated using a primary
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
and a secondary system, the latter being a calculated value
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
using procedures stated in Section 11.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5.2 The unit of width shall be inches or millimetres.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
5.3 The unit of length shall be yards or metres. For rolls 72
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
yd (2592 in.) and under, the length may be stated in inches.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
5.4 When width is stated in inches, the length shall be stated
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
in yards. When width is stated in millimetres, the length shall
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
be stated in metres.
2. Referenced Documents
6. Widths
2.1 ASTM Standards:
6.1 When the inch-pound system is used as the primary
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
measurement system, roll widths are stated in a modular
Packaging Components for Testing 1 1
system with ⁄8 in. increments for roll widths under 1 in., ⁄4 in.
increments for roll widths between 1 and 2 in., and ⁄2 in.
3. Terminology
increments for roll widths over 2 in.
6.1.1 The SI width shall be calculated (11.1) and listed in
3.1 Definitions:
addition to the primary inch-pound width, and should be stated
3.1.1 pressure-sensitive tape—a pressure-sensitive adhesive
in millimetres rounded to the nearest ⁄10 mm.
coated substrate in roll form wound on a core, equal to or
greater than 12 in. (0.305 m) in length.
6.2 When the SI system is used as the primary measurement
system, widths are stated in a modular systems, with 3-mm
increments for rolls under 24 mm, 6 mm for increments for roll
widths between 24 and 48 mm, and 12 mm for roll widths over
ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD10onPackagingand
is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and Labels.
48 mm.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2020. Published October 2020. Originally
6.2.1 The inch width shall be calculated (see 11.2) and
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D5750/D5750M – 95
listed, in addition to the primary SI width. The inch width
(2012). DOI: 10.1520/D5750_D5750M-95R20.
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