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ASTM D3953-15(2022)

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Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals

Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals

ABSTRACT
This specification covers flat steel strapping and seals intended for use in closing, reinforcing, bundling articles for shipment, unitizing, palletizing, and bracing for carloading, truckloading, lifting, and lashing. This specification does not include specialty-type strapping as developed for special applications or strapping produced from alloy metals. Strapping shall be of the following types: Type 1 and Type II; shall be of the following finish: Finish A, Finish B including Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3, Finish C and Finish D; and shall have the prescribed widths and thicknesses in accordance with the specified sizes. Seals shall be of the following classes: Class R and Class H; finishes: Finish A, Finish B including Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3, Finish C, and Finish D; and styles: Style I, Style II, Style III, Style IV, and Style V. Materials shall be cold-rolled carbon steel of the prescribed quality. Strapping and seal shall conform to the physical and mechanical property requirements prescribed for: (1) breaking strength, elongation and seal joint strength, (2) lubrication (by lubricity and edge tests), (3) weld efficiency, (4) seal width, (5) seal application, (6) notch, crimp, and sealless joints, (7) galvanized strapping (by weight loss test), (8) ductility of strapping coating, (9) base metal ductility (by bending test), and (10) straightness (camber, coil set, and spiral twist). The coil configuration are specified and illustrated. Sampling and packaging requirements such as wrapping and packing are also detailed.
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1.1 This specification covers flat steel strapping and seals intended for use in closing, reinforcing, bundling articles for shipment, unitizing, palletizing, and bracing for carloading, truckloading, lifting, and lashing.  
1.2 This specification includes strapping and seals made from carbon steel and applies only to the types and sizes as cataloged by strapping suppliers to be a standard, commercially available product. It does not include “specialty”-type strapping as developed for special applications or strapping produced from alloy metals.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard.  
1.4 Performance characteristics may be negatively affected by extremes of temperatures, such as occur during the annealing of steel.  
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat applies only to the test method portion, Sections 11, 12, and 13, of this specification:  
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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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Publication Date
30-Sep-2022
ICS
55.040 - Packaging materials and accessories
Technical Committee
D10 - Packaging
Drafting Committee
D10.25 - Palletizing and Unitizing of Loads
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:D3953 −15 (Reapproved 2022)
Standard Specification for
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Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3953; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This specification covers flat steel strapping and seals
A90/A90MTest Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on
intended for use in closing, reinforcing, bundling articles for
Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings
shipment, unitizing, palletizing, and bracing for carloading,
A109/A109MSpecification for Steel, Strip, Carbon (0.25
truckloading, lifting, and lashing.
Maximum Percent), Cold-Rolled
1.2 This specification includes strapping and seals made
A239Practice for Locating the Thinnest Spot in a Zinc
from carbon steel and applies only to the types and sizes as
(Galvanized) Coating on Iron or Steel Articles
cataloged by strapping suppliers to be a standard, commer-
B504Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Metal-
cially available product. It does not include “specialty”-type
lic Coatings by the Coulometric Method
strapping as developed for special applications or strapping
D996Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
produced from alloy metals.
ments
D3951Practice for Commercial Packaging
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
D4332Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
as standard.
Packaging Components for Testing
D4675Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Ma-
1.4 Performance characteristics may be negatively affected
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terials
by extremes of temperatures, such as occur during the anneal-
D6039/D6039MSpecification for Open and Covered Wood
ing of steel.
Crates
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat applies only to the
D6880Specification for Wood Boxes
test method portion, Sections 11, 12, and 13, of this specifica-
E177Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
tion: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
ASTM Test Methods
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
E691Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety,
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
health, and environmental practices and determine the appli-
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2.2 Military Standard:
cability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
MIL-STD-105Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspec-
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
tion by Attributes
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
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2.3 AAR Rules:
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
AAROpen Top Loading Rules Manual, Section No. 1,
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
General Rules for LoadingAll Commodities, Part 2, Rule
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
17andSectionNo.7,RulesforLoadingAllCommodities
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
on Open Top Trailers and Containers for Rail Transport,
Part 2, Rule 117
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.25 on Palletizing the ASTM website.
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and Unitizing of Loads. AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2022. PublishedOctober 2022. Originally Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
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approved in 1983. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D3953–15. DOI: Available from the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Safety and
10.1520/D3953-15R22. Operations, 50 F St., NW, Washington, DC 20001–1564.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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D3953−15 (2022)
3. Terminology Grade 3—Manufacturer’s standard commercial practice
Finish C—Organic Painted Metallic Filled (Aluminum or
3.1 General definitions for packaging and distribution envi-
Zinc)
ronments are found in Terminology D996.
Finish D—Uncoated
5.1.3 Seal Styles:
4. Strapping Classificat
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FIG. 1 Specimen Ready For Test
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