1、Designation:D619812Standard Guide forTransport Packaging Design1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6198;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the
2、 year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers an approach to design of packagingfor distributing goods through the hazards of handling,storage,and transportation.1.2 The principal content of this guide
3、is the identificationof the key steps involved in development of transportpackages,including shipping containers,interior protectivepackaging,and unit loads.It is recognized that actual usage andapplication to individual design projects may vary appreciablywithout diminishing the value of the proces
4、s.Consult with apackaging professional whenever needed.1.3 This guide is not intended for design of primary pack-aging unless the primary package is planned for use as ashipping container.1.4 The user of this guide must be aware of the carrier rulesregarding packaging for shipment via each mode of t
5、ranspor-tation in which the transport package may move,such as theNational Motor Freight Classification(less-than truckload)andthe Uniform Freight Classification(railroad).For hazardousmaterials packaging,the packaging must perform to the re-quirements of the applicable modal regulations listed in S
6、ec-tion 2.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Refere
7、nced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D642 Test Method for Determining Compressive Resistanceof Shipping Containers,Components,and Unit LoadsD880 Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Contain-ers and SystemsD996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-mentsD999 Test Methods for Vibration
8、 Testing of Shipping Con-tainersD1974 Practice for Methods of Closing,Sealing,and Rein-forcing Fiberboard BoxesD3332 Test Methods for Mechanical-Shock Fragility ofProducts,Using Shock MachinesD3580 Test Methods for Vibration(Vertical Linear Motion)Test of ProductsD4003 Test Methods for Programmable
9、Horizontal ImpactTest for Shipping Containers and SystemsD4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-tainers and SystemsD4728 Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Ship-ping ContainersD4919 Guide for Testing of Hazardous Materials PackagingsD5276 Test Method for Drop Test of Loaded
10、Containers byFree FallD5487 Test Method for Simulated Drop of Loaded Contain-ers by Shock MachinesD6055 Test Methods for Mechanical Handling of UnitizedLoads and Large Shipping Cases and CratesD6179 Test Methods for Rough Handling of Unitized Loadsand Large Shipping Cases and CratesD6344 Test Method
11、 for Concentrated Impacts to TransportPackagesD6537 Practice for Instrumented Package Shock Testing ForDetermination of Package PerformanceD6653 Test Methods for Determining the Effects of HighAltitude on Packaging Systems by Vacuum MethodD6804 Guide for Hand Hole Design in Corrugated BoxesD7030 Tes
12、t Method for Short Term Creep Performance ofCorrugated Fiberboard Containers Under Constant LoadUsing a Compression Test MachineD7386 Practice for Performance Testing of Packages forSingle Parcel Delivery SystemsD7387 Test Method for Vibration Testing of IntermediateBulk Containers(IBCs)Used for Shi
13、pping Liquid Haz-ardous Materials(Dangerous Goods)D7660 Guide for Conducting Internal Pressure Tests onUnited Nations(UN)Packagings1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.21 on Shipping Containers andSystems-Applicat
14、ion of Performance Test Methods.Current edition approved Oct.1,2012.Published November 2012.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6198 07.DOI:10.1520/D6198-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at service
15、astm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.2 ISO Standard:ISO 4180 Complete Filled Transport PackagesGener
16、alRules for the Compilation of Performance Test Schedules32.3 Other Documents:National Motor Freight Classification4Uniform Freight Classification,Rail Publication Service5International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instruc-tions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air6IMDG Code,International Maritime Dangerous GoodsCode7IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations8United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 49,Trans-portation(CFR-49)9International Safe Transit Association Procedures103
