Designation:D6255/D6255M−05(Reapproved2011)StandardSpecificationforSteelorAluminumSlottedAngleCrates1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6255/D6255M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthematerialandfabricationofnewreusablemetal(slottedangle)cratesintendedforuseascontainersfordomesticandoverseasshipmentoflightweightairframecomponentsandlightweightbulkyitems,notexceed-ing3000lb[1361kg]fordomesticoroverseasairandsurfaceshipments.1.2Slottedanglecrateperformanceisdependentonitsfabricatedcomponents;therefore,avarietyoftypes,classes,andstylesreflectingvariedperformancearespecified.Thisspecification,however,doesnotcoverslottedanglecrateperformanceunderallatmosphere,handling,shipping,andstorageconditions.1.3Iftheuseofotherconstructionmethodsortechniquesareacceptableandpermitted(see5.1.12),theresultingpack-agingsystemsshallbeofequalorbetterperformancethanwouldresultfromtheuseofthesespecifiedmaterialsandprocedures.TheappropriatedistributioncyclespecifiedinPracticeD4169canbeusedtodevelopcomparativeproceduresandcriteria.1.4Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedinde-pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10forconversionofunits.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthestandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A109/A109MSpecific...
