ASTM D5118/D5118M-04
(Practice)Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes
Standard Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes
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1.1 This practice covers the fabrication of new fiberboard boxes, liners and sleeves.
1.2 This practice points out the factors and components that must be controlled in the manufacture of corrugated and solid fiberboard boxes, liners and sleeves.
1.3 This practice does not cover the adequacy of fiberboard containers under all conditions of exposure to atmosphere, handling, shipping and storage.
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:D5118/D5118M–04
Standard Practice for
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Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5118/D 5118M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
D 3953 Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel, and Seals
1.1 This practice covers the fabrication of new fiberboard
D 4727 Specification for Corrugated and Solid Fiberboard
boxes, liners and sleeves.
Sheet Stock (Container Grade) and Cut Shapes
1.2 This practice points out the factors and components that
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2.2 Federal Specifications:
must be controlled in the manufacture of corrugated and solid
CID A-A-59692 Adhesives, Water-Resistant (For Closure
fiberboard boxes, liners and sleeves.
of Fiberboard Boxes)
1.3 This practice does not cover the adequacy of fiberboard
FED-STD-123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
containers under all conditions of exposure to atmosphere,
MIL-STD-129 Military Marking for Shipment and Storage
handling, shipping and storage.
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2.3 Code of Federal Regulations:
1.4 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units
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are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the
2.4 Other Publications:
SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each
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National Motor Freight Classification
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
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Uniform Freight Classification
be used independently of the other. Combining values from the
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Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3. Terminology
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1 Definitions of terms relating to packaging are found in
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Terminology D 996.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 Corrugated and solid fiberboard boxes, sleeves and
2. Referenced Documents
2 liners are used to unitize products into packages of size and
2.1 ASTM Standards:
shape suitable for manual or mechanical handling and to
D 685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Products
protect the contents against environmental, handling, shipping,
for Testing
and storage conditions.
D 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
4.2 This practice covers some of the basic constructions and
ments
styles of commercially available fiberboard packaging used to
D 1974 Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing, and
unitize and protect contents.
Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes
4.3 Use of Other Specifications—Nothing in this practice
D 2658 Test Method for Determining Interior Dimensions
shall be construed to prohibit the use of boxes of special design
of Fiberboard Boxes (Box Gage Method)
or of fiberboard packages identified by package number in the
D 3950 Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Join-
current Uniform Freight Classification and National Motor
ing Methods)
FreightClassificationwhenintheexperienceandjudgementof
the purchaser, the nature of the articles or material to be
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.27 on Paper and Paperboard
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Products. Available from Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Bldg. 4, Section D,
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, attn: NPODS.
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approved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D 5118/D 5118M – 95 Available from National Motor Freight Classification, Inc., 2200 Mill Road,
(2001). Alexandria, VA 22314.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Available from National Railroad Freight Committee, 151 Ellis Street, N.E.,
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Suite 260, Atlanta, GA 30335–6021.
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