ASTM F99-76(1993)

Standard Practice for Preparation of Flexible Barrier Material Specifications

SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the preparation of specifications for flexible barrier materials.
1.2  This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2000
• Technical Committee: F02 - Primary Barrier Packaging
• Drafting Committee: F02.30 - Mechanical Dispensers

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F99-76(2001) - Standard Practice for Preparation of Flexible Barrier Material Specifications
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 99 – 76 (Reapproved 1993)
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Practice for
Preparation of Flexible Barrier Material Specifications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 99; 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.
1. Scope material is initiated are: 1) an ASTM specification for the
material exists, but is not oriented toward flexible barrier use
1.1 This practice covers the preparation of specifications for
(that is, polyethylene film prepared as a plastic material
flexible barrier materials.
specification) and 2) no published ASTM specification for the
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
material exists.
safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.2 Specification Coverage—If an ASTM specification for
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
the material exists, the specification prepared by Committee
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
F-2 will reference the specification and be a delineation of the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
requirements therein with the addition of those requirements
2. Referenced Documents covering use as a barrier material. If there is no published
ASTM specification for the material, then the specification
2.1 ASTM Standards:
prepared will include both properties of general interest and
D 1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics
specific requirements for flexible barrier use.
E 122 Practice for Choice of Sample Size to Estimate a
4.3 Specification Format—Specifications will be prepared
Measure of Quality for a Lot or Process
in accordance with the Form and Style for ASTM Standards. To
F 17 Terminology Relating to Flexible Barrier Materials
the maximum extent feasible, the statement of numerical
Form and Style for ASTM Standards
requirement values shall be in the form of a cell system. These
2.2 Military Standard:
in turn should be categorized where possible into degrees of
MIL-STD-105D Sampling Procedures and Tables for In-
severity of service for which the particular property range is
spection by Attributes
intended (that is, mild, moderately heavy, heavy).
3. Terminology
5. Detailed Requirements
3.1 specification—a precise statement of a set of require-
5.1 Tolerances—All requirements with numerical values
ments to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service,
will have tolerances stated as ranges: minimum-maximum, or
indicating, whenever appropriate, the procedure by means of
plus or minus percentages of the desired value.
which it may be determined whether the requirements given
5.2 Proprietary Values—Requirements should be based on
are satisfied. As far as practicable, it is desirable that the
values representative of more than one manufacturer’s product
requirements be expressed numerically in terms of appropriate
where possible.
units together with their limits.
5.3 Requirements:
3.1.1 There are five important requisites: accuracy and
5.3.1 Physical requirements shall include the following as
precision, workability, suitability, flexibility, and acceptability.
applicable:
3.2 barrier—see Terminology F 17.
5.3.1.1 Thickness:
3.3 flexible—see Terminology F 17.
a) Gage.
4. General Requirements
b) Uniformity.
c) Yield.
4.1 Type of Specification—The two c
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