ASTM D3889/D3889M-96(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: D3889/D3889M − 96 (Reapproved 2020)
Standard Test Method for
Adherence to Linerboard of Pressure-Sensitive Tape at Low
Temperature
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3889/D3889M; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope D4332Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
Packaging Components for Testing
1.1 This test method covers one procedure for determining
E122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,With
the adherence of pressure-sensitive tapes to a standard lin-
Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a
erboard or other similar surface.
Lot or Process
1.2 Thistestmethodprovidesforanattributeresponse(pass
or fail) and does not yield numerical data on a variable or
3. Terminology
continuous scale.
3.1 Definitions—General terms in this test method are de-
1.3 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
fined in Terminology D996.
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
4. Summary of Test Method
must be used independently without combining values in any
4.1 Thepressure-sensitivetapetobetestedisadheredtothe
way.
standard linerboard or other material of interest. Following a
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
dwell period at an elevated temperature, the specimen assem-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
blyiscooledtoaspecifictemperature.Afteraspecifiedtimeat
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
the low temperature the specimen assembly is flexed around a
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
small mandrel and observed for indications of bond failure.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
5. Significance and Use
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
5.1 Satisfactory tape performance at the test temperature
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
implies satisfactory cold-temperature performance at or above
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
the test temperature.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
5.2 This procedure would be applicable for questions of
adherence to 100% kraft fiberboards similar to the standard
2. Referenced Documents
linerboard surface without substitution but for direct informa-
tion on any board or surface, the actual surface in question
2.1 ASTM Standards:
should be substituted.
D996Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
ments
6. Apparatus
D3715/D3715MPractice for QualityAssurance of Pressure-
Sensitive Tapes
6.1 Standard Reference Material 1810A, length approxi-
mately 280 mm [11 in.], width approximately 13 mm [ ⁄2 in.]
wider than the specimen width. See Section 8.
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
NOTE 1—When agreed upon between the parties involved or when
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
called for by the material specification, other flexible material may be
Labels.
substituted for the 1810 linerboard.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2020. Published October 2020. Originally
approved in 1980. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D3889/
D3889M–96(2012). DOI: 10.1520/D3889_D3889M-96R20.
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D3889/D3889M − 96 (2020)
6.2 Rubber-Covered Steel Roller, 82.5 6 1.3 mm [3.25 6 conditioning atmosphere as described in Practice D4332 for a
0.1in.]indiameterand44.5 61.3mm[1.75 60.05in.]wide, period not less than 24 h.
covered with rubber approximately 6 mm [0.25 in.] thick
having a Shore A durometer hardness of 80 6 5. The surface 10. Procedure
of the rubber shall form a true cylinder devoid of any convex
10.1 Apply the specimen centrally to the linerboard strip.
or concave deviations. The mass of the roller shall be 2040 6
Roll over the tape against a flat smooth surface using the
45g[4.5 60.1lb].Themassofthehandleshallnotaddtothe
rubber-coveredroller.Maketwopasses,oneineachlengthwise
mass of
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