Designation:D585–97(Reapproved2002)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSamplingandAcceptingaSingleLotofPaper,Paperboard,Fiberboard,andRelatedProduct1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD585;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversaprocedureforobtainingasampletorepresentalotofpaperorpaperboard,fiberboard,orrelatedproduct,includingconvertedpaperproducts(allhereafterreferredtoaspaper).1.2Priortopurchase,thereshouldbeagreementbetweenbuyerandselleronthesizeofthelottobesampled(5.1),ondetailsofthesamplingprocedure,therequiredphysicalandchemicalproperties,dimensionaltolerances,etc.,andthetestmethodstobeemployed.1.3AppendixX1andAppendixX2,whichprovideuseful,statisticalcriteriaforacceptingindividuallotsofpaperonthebasisofthenumberofdefectivetestunits,canassistthebuyerandthesellerinselectinganagreed-uponsamplingandacceptanceprocedure.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D528TestMethodforMachineDirectionofPaperandPaperboard2D1968TerminologyRelatingtoPaperandPaperProducts2D5039TestMethodsforIdentificationofWireSideofPaper22.2ISOStandard:ISO186PaperandBoard–SamplingforTesting32.3MilitaryStandards:MIL-STD-105DSamplingProceduresandTablesforIn-spectionbyAttributes4MIL-STD-414SamplingProcedureandTableforInspec-tionbyVariablesforPercentDefective43.Terminology3.1Definitions—DefinitionsshallbeinaccordancewithTerminologyD1968andtheDictionaryofPaper.54.SignificanceandUse4.1Ifalotofpaperistobeacceptedorrejectedonthebasisof...