Designation:D6590/D6590M−00(Reapproved2020)StandardSpecificationforPressure-SensitiveTapeforSealingFiberContainersandCans1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6590/D6590M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversonetypeofpressure-sensitivetapeforclosingandsealingslipcovertypecontainerssuchasfibertubesandmetalcans.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependently,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportionofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenviron-mentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3330/D3330MTestMethodforPeelAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapeD3611PracticeforAcceleratedAgingofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3652/D3652MTestMethodforThicknessofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3654/D3654MTestMethodsforShearAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3715/D3715MPracticeforQualityAssuranceofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3759/D3759MTestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationofPressure-SensitiveTapeD3811/D3811MTestMethodforUnwindForceofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3816/D3816MTestMethodforWaterPenetrationRateofPre...
