Designation:D5118/D5118M−22StandardPracticeforFabricationofFiberboardShippingBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5118/D5118M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticecoversthefabricationofnewfiberboardboxes,liners,andsleeves.1.2Thispracticepointsoutthefactorsandcomponentsthatmustbecontrolledinthemanufactureofcorrugatedandsolidfiberboardboxes,liners,andsleeves.1.3Thispracticedoesnotdirectlycovertheadequacyoffiberboardcontainersunderallconditionsofexposuretoatmosphere,handling,shipping,andstorage.However,refer-encesregardinghowtoassesstheadequacyofcontainerundertheseconditionsareincludedinthepractice.1.4Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunitsareshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemmustbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD1968TerminologyRelatingtoPaperandPaperProductsD1974PracticeforMethodsofClosing,Sealing,andRein-forcingFiberboardBoxesD265...
