ASTM D3652/D3652M-01
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Thickness of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
Standard Test Method for Thickness of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the thickness of pressure-sensitive tapes at standard conditions.
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently, without combining values in any way.
1.3 This test method is intended to replace AFERA 4006 and PSTC 33.
1.4 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: D 3652/D 3652M – 01
Standard Test Method for
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Thickness of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3652/D 3652M; 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 specification has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope Measure of Quality for a Lot or Process
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the thick-
3. Terminology
ness of pressure-sensitive tapes at standard conditions.
3.1 Definitions—Terms found in Terminology D 996 shall
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
apply.
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system
3.2.1 thickness (caliper, gage)—the perpendicular distance
must be used independently, without combining values in any
between opposite surfaces of a tape expressed in mils [1/1000
way.
2 in.]; usually measured under slight pressure with a special
1.3 This test method is intended to replace AFERA 4006
2 gage.
and PSTC 33 .
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Significance and Use
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 Thickness is an important property of tapes, and this
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
dimension is important for certain end uses.This test method is
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
useful for quality control and for acceptance testing for
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
conformance to specifications.
2. Referenced Documents
5. Apparatus
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.1 Cailper Gage, with the following requirements:
D 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
5.1.1 Two plain faces, the smaller of which is circular and 8
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to 16 mm [0.32 to 0.64 in.] in diameter. The faces shall be
D 2904 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of a Textile Test
parallel to within 0.005 mm [0.0002 in.] and constrained to
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Method that Produces Normally Distributed Data
move apart along an axis perpendicular to them.
D 2906 Practice for Statements on Precision and Bias for
5.1.2 When the specimen is placed between the faces, the
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Textiles
force should be such that the specimen shall be under a 50 to
D 3715/D 3715M Practice for Quality Assurance of
60 kPa [7.3 to 8.7 psi].
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Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
5.1.3 The distance between the graduations on the dial shall
D 4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
be such as to permit estimating the thickness to at least 0.002
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Packing Components for Testing
mm [0.0001 in.].
E 122 Practice for Choice of Sample Size to Estimate a
6. Sampling
6.1 Acceptance Sampling—Sampling shall be in accordance
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with Practice D 3715/D 3715M.
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
6.2 Sampling for Other Purposes—The sampling and the
Labels.
number of test specimens depends on the purpose of testing.
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2001. Published December 2001. Originally
Practice E 122 is recommended. It is common to test at least
published as D 3652M – 78. Last previous edition D 3652M – 93 (1999).
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AFERA:Association des Fabricants de RubansAuto-Adhesif; PSTC: Pressure five specimens of a particular tape. Test specimens should be
Sensitive Tape Council (U.S.A.).
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 07.01. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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D 3652/D 3652M – 01
TABLE 1 Critical Difference, % of Grand Average for the
taken from several rolls of a tape and, whenever possible,
A,B
Conditions Noted
among several production runs of a tape. Strong conclusions
Single- Within- Between-
about a specific property of a tape cannot be based on tests of
Number of Observations in
Operator Laboratory Laboratory
Each Average
a single unit (roll) of product.
Precision Precision Precision
Specimens of the
7. Test Specimens
Same Material:
1 6.8 11.8 35.8
7.1 Thespecimenwidthshallbegreaterthanthediameterof
5 5.2 10.9 32.9
the foot of the caliper gage and at least 50 mm [2 in.] long. It
10 4.9 10.7 32.1
shall be free of wrinkles and creases.
Specimens of Different
7.2 Unwind and discard at least three but no more than six Material:
1 24.9 26.7 32.6
wraps of tape fr
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