1. Scope

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 and truckloading.

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 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

A90/A90M Test Method for Weight [Mass] of Coating on Iron and Steel Articles with Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Coatings

A109/A109M Specification for Steel, Strip, Carbon (0.25 Maximum Percent), Cold-Rolled

A239 Practice for Locating the Thinnest Spot in a Zinc (Galvanized) Coating on Iron or Steel Articles,

B504 Test Method for Measurement of Thickness of Metallic Coatings by the Coulometric Method

D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments

D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging

D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing

D4675 Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Materials

D6039/D6039M Specification for Open and Covered Wood Crates

D6880 Specification for Wood Boxes

E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods

E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method

Military Standard

AAR Rules

Keywords

baling; bundling; carloading; closing; lashing; lifting; palletizing; steel; strapping; unitizing ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 55.040 (Packaging materials and accessories)

DOI: 10.1520/D3953-02

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