Designation:F1140/F1140M−13StandardTestMethodsforInternalPressurizationFailureResistanceofUnrestrainedPackages1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1140/F1140M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsexplaintheprocedurefordetermin-ingtheabilityofpackagestowithstandinternalpressurization.1.2Thebursttestincreasinglypressurizesthepackageuntilthepackagefails.1.3Thecreeptestmaintainsaspecifiedpressureforaspecifiedtimeoruntilthepackagefails.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E171PracticeforConditioningandTestingFlexibleBarrierPackagingF17TerminologyRelatingtoFlexibleBarrierPackagingF88TestMethodforSealStrengthofFlexibleBarrierMaterials3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsandtermsusedinthistestmethod,refertoTerminologyF17forstandardizedterminol-ogyforflexiblebarrierpackaging.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1packagefailure—referstoruptureofsealormaterial.3.2.2restraint—amechanismthatpreventspackagemove-mentduringinflation.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1TestMethodA(BurstTest)—Packagesaretestedinanapparatusthatinternallypressurizesthepackageuntilthepackagefails.Thepneumaticsupplyandpressurizationequip-mentneedthecapabilitytomaintainanincreasingpressureuntilthepackagebursts.Thetestmeasureisthemaximumpressu...
