Designation:D6123/D6123M−97(Reapproved2020)StandardSpecificationforPressure-SensitiveTapeforLight-DutyPackagingandGeneralPurposeMasking1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6123/D6123M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspaper-backedpressure-sensitivetapesusedforlight-dutypackagingandmasking.1.2Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependently,withoutcombiningvaluesinanyway.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section13,ofthisspecification.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3121TestMethodforTackofPressure-SensitiveAdhe-sivesbyRollingBallD3330/D3330MTestMethodforPeelAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapeD3611PracticeforAcceleratedAgingofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3652/D3652MTestMethodforThicknessofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3715/D3715MPracticeforQualityAssuranceofPressure-SensitiveTapesD3759/D3759MTestMethodforBreakingStrengthandElongationofPressure-SensitiveTapeD3951PracticeforCommercialPackagingD5486/D5486MSpecificationforPressure-SensitiveTapeforPackaging,BoxClosure,andSealingD5...
