Designation:D4332−14StandardPracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4332;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesforstandardandspecialcondi-tioningandtestingatmospheresthatmaybeusedtosimulateparticularfieldconditionsthatacontainer,package,orpack-agingcomponentmayencounterduringitslifeortestingcycle.1.2Thispracticedescribesproceduresforconditioningthesecontainers,packages,orpackagingcomponentssothattheyapproachorreachequilibriumwiththeatmospheretowhichtheymaybeexposed.Thisstandardiscommonlyusedforconditioningwhenconductingtransitsimulationtests.1.3PracticeD685shouldbeusedastherelevantcondition-ingstandardwhenquantificationofboxcompressionstrengthatstandardatmosphereconditionsisrequired.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D685PracticeforConditioningPaperandPaperProductsforTestingD996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsE41TerminologyRelatingToConditioningE171PracticeforConditioningandTestingFlexibleBarrierPackagingE337TestMethodforMeasuringHumiditywithaPsy-chrometer(theMeasurementofWet-andDry-BulbTem-peratures)F2825PracticeforClimaticStressingofPackagingSystemsforSingleParcelDelivery3.Terminology3.1TermsanddefinitionsusedinthispracticemaybefoundinTerminologyD996,TerminologyE41,orSpecificationE171.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Manymaterialsfromwhichcontainersandpackagesaremade,especiallycellulosicmaterials,undergochangesinphysicalpropertiesasthetemperatureandtherelativehumidity(RH)towhichtheyareexp...
