Designation:D880−92(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforImpactTestingforShippingContainersandSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD880;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstwoproceduresforconductingimpacttestsonloadedcontainersorshippingunits(palletloads),asfollows:1.1.1ProcedureA,totesttheabilityofacontainerorshippingunittowithstandimpacts,and1.1.2ProcedureB,totesttheabilityofacontainerorshippingunitorinteriorpacking,orboth,toprovideprotectiontothecontents,whensubjectedtoimpacts.1.2Eitherofthesetwoproceduresmaybeusedtoevaluatedifferentdesignsofcontainersofthesamesizeandcarryingthesameload.Theseproceduresaresuitablefortestingvarioustypesofcontainerssuchasboxes,crates,barrels,drums,kegs,bags,sacks,orpailsmadeofvariousmaterialsorcombinationsofmaterialsandforshippingunitssuchaspalletloadsorpalletizedunits.1.3Theproceduresdescribedinthistestmethodarepar-ticularlysuitablefortestinglargeorheavilyloadedcontainers.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregiveninNote1andSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD4003TestMethodsforProgrammableHorizontalImpactTestforShippingContainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD5277TestMethodforPerformingProgrammedHorizontalImpactsUsinganInclinedIm...
