Designation:F2252/F2252M−13´1StandardPracticeforEvaluatingInkorCoatingAdhesiontoFlexiblePackagingMaterialsUsingTape1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2252/F2252M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—DesignationwascorrectededitoriallyinOctober2013.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesameansofevaluatinginkorcoatingadhesiontoflexiblepackagingmaterials.Thispracticeisintendedforuseonflexiblepackagingmaterialswhosesurfacesarenotdamagedbytheapplicationandremovaloftape.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3330/D3330MTestMethodforPeelAdhesionofPressure-SensitiveTapeE171PracticeforConditioningandTestingFlexibleBarrierPackaging3.SignificanceandUse3.1Pooradhesionofinkorcoatingtothebasesubstratecanimpactthereadabilityofprintedmaterials,affectthefunction-alityofcoatedmaterials,orcreateasourceofcontamination.Thispracticeprovidesameansforevaluatingtheadhesionofinkorcoatingtoaflexiblepackagingmaterial.3.2Forpurposesofresolvinginter-laboratorydisagreements,testmethodsdevelopedfromthispracticemaybeimprovedbydefiningandcontrollingthepressureandmethodoftapeapplication,(forexample,usingweightedroller),andthespeedandangleoftaperemoval.3.3Thispracticedoesnotaddressacceptabilitycriteria.Theseneedtobejointlydeterminedbytheuserandproduceroftheproduct.4.Apparatus4.13M#610orSellotapeofficeadhesivetapeiscommonlyusedforthisprocedure,typically19to25mm(3⁄4to1in.)wide.Whichevertapeischosenshouldbeagreeduponbycustomerandsupplier.4.1.1Manufacturersstorageandshelf-liferecommenda-tionsshouldbefollowedor...
