Standard Test Method for Weight of Wax Applied During Curtain Coating Operation

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1.1 This test method covers the determination of the weight of hot melt coating applied to corrugated board by curtain coating. It is intended to be used for routine process control in the plant.
Note 1Related methods for determining the weight of wax coating include the following: Test Method D3521; Test Method D3522, and Test Method D3344.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems 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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An American National Standard
Designation:D3708–88(Reapproved2000)
Standard Test Method for
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Weight of Wax Applied During Curtain Coating Operation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3708; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope sheet of paper to production corrugated board, running the
combination through the curtain coater, and subsequently
1.1 This test method covers the determination of the weight
determining the applied weight of wax on the sheet of paper.
of hot melt coating applied to corrugated board by curtain
coating. It is intended to be used for routine process control in
5. Significance and Use
the plant.
5.1 Waxcoatingsareappliedtocorrugatedboardtoprovide
NOTE 1—Related methods for determining the weight of wax coating
a barrier against moisture or other penetrants or to provide
includethefollowing:TestMethodD3521;TestMethodD3522,andTest
improved appearance or abrasion resistance. These functional
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Method D3344.
properties are influenced by the amount of wax present on the
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
surface.
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
5.2 During curtain coating operations, major portions of the
only.
wax will congeal on the surface, while a minor portion will
1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials, opera-
penetrate and become embedded in the fibers of the facing.
tions, and equipment. This standard does not purport to
This method measures the total weight of wax applied to the
address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is
board. The amount actually remaining on the surface of the
the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish
corrugated board can be determined by Test Method D3521.
appropriate safety and health practices and determine the
5.3 The uniformity of application of wax film across the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
width of the curtain coater may also be determined using this
technique by passing test combinations (blanks) under the
2. Referenced Documents
curtain at various locations, that is, left side, center, right side.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
6. Apparatus
D3344 Test Method for Total Wax Content of Corrugated
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Paperboard
6.1 Sample Trimming Equipment—A suitable trimming
D3521 Test Method for Surface Wax Coating on Corru-
board or template arrangement equipped with a razor edge
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gated Board
knife for even cutting of specimens to the required size with
D3522 Test Method forApplied Coating Wax and Impreg-
parallel edges.
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nating (Saturating) Wax in Corrugated Board Facing
6.2 Measuring Rule, steel-edged, for measuring the size of
specimens to within 0.5 mm.
3. Terminology
6.3 Test Paper—Any good quality typing bond with about
3.1 Definitions: 1
25% cotton fibers approximately 200 by 300 mm (8 ⁄2 by 11
3.1.1 wax loading—the weight of wax present primarily as
in.).
a surface film but including the minor part embedded in the
6.4 Pressure-Sensitive Tape, to attach the test paper to the
surfacefibersofcorrugatedboard.Itisexpressedasweightper
corrugated carrier board.
unit area, usually in grams per square metre or pounds per
6.5 Carrier Board—Production uncoated corrugated board,
thousand square feet of board.
not less than 450 by 750 mm (18 by 30 in.). Die cut, slotted,
and printed box blanks are acceptable.
4. Summary of Test Method
6.6 Analytical Balance, capable of reproducing weighings
4.1 The amount of wax applied to corrugated board by
to the nearest 0.001 g.
means of a curtain coater is determined by attaching a folded
7. Sampling and Test Specimens
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7.1 Prepare test blanks by folding the 200 by 300-mm (8 ⁄2
This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 on
Petroleum Products and Lubricantsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
by 11-in.) sheets of the test paper in half in the 300-mm
D02.10.0Aon Physical and Chemical Properties.
dimension. Assure that all folded edges are approximately
Current edition approved Oct. 31, 1988. Published January 1989. Originally
superimposed on each other. Crease the fold firmly with the
published as D3708–78. Last previous edition D3708–78(1983).
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 05.02. fingers. Then place the folded sheet about in the center of a
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suitable piece of corrugated carrier board and tape it firmly to 9. Calculation
the board around its entire periphery with p
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