1、Designation: D3833/D3833M 96 (Reapproved 2011)Standard Test Method forWater Vapor Transmission of Pressure-Sensitive Tapes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3833/D3833M; the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or, in the case of revi
2、sion, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval. A superscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This test method co
3、vers one procedure for measuringthe water vapor transmission rate of pressure-sensitive tape.1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are tobe regarded separately as standard. The values stated in eachsystem may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each systemmust be used independently
4、, without combining values in anyway.1.3 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 lim
5、itations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-mentsD3715/D3715M Practice for Quality Assurance ofPressure-Sensitive TapesD4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, orPackaging Components for TestingE96/E96M Test Met
6、hods for Water Vapor Transmission ofMaterialsE122 Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate,With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristicof a Lot or Process3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral terms in this test method aredefined in Terminology D996.4. Summary of Test Method4.1 T
7、he pressure-sensitive tape is secured by its adhesive toa test cup containing a desiccant. The assembly is exposed toa controlled atmosphere and weighed after two intervals of thatexposure. The gain in weight is used to calculate the watervapor transmission rate (WVTR).5. Significance and Use5.1 The
8、 results of this test method will indicate the relativepermeability by water vapor of the tape through its smallestdimension (generally normal to the tapes backing).5.1.1 The pathway for the water vapor parallel to theadhesive-cup interface is great compared to the tapes thick-ness and the latter is
9、 usually the nearly exclusive source oftransmitted vapor.5.1.2 Some tape types allow a relatively free path in adirection normal to the backing or along backing pathwaysparallel to the adhesive-cup interface allowing the adhesive tobecome the principal barrier.5.2 If the adhesive does not continue t
10、o adhere to the cupflange during the exposure periods allowing unintended path-ways for water vapor to occur, the measurement should beconsidered as not having been made. Consequently, the tapemight be considered as being inappropriate for use on surfaceslike the cup flange under moisture conditions
11、 approximatingthose of the test.NOTE 1It may be that the interest is simply in the tape material as awater vapor barrier. In this case, how well the tape adheres to the cupflange may be of little consequence, and steps to prevent any edge effectsare in order. These are referred to in Section 10.6. A
12、pparatus6.1 Test Cups,3made from materials that are nonhygro-scopic. The cup shall have a zero WVTR. The cups shall berectangular with a flat, smooth, rigid flange, and shall have thefollowing dimensions:1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 onPackaging and is the direct
13、responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape andLabels.Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2011. Published November 2011. Originallyapproved in 1979. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as D3833/D3833M 96(2006). DOI: 10.1520/D3833_D3833M-96R11.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website,
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16、 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.Flange:Outside50.8 by 152.4 6 0.5mm2.0by6.06 0.02 in.Inside (opening)25.4 by 101.6 6 0.5mm1.0by4.06 0.02 in.Body:Inside25.4 by 101.6 by 38.1 (depth) 6 0.5 mm 1.0 by 4.0 by 1.5 (depth) 60.02 in.The mass shall not exceed
17、80 % of the balance capacity usedin weighing.6.2 Calcium Chloride, anhydrous, passing a No. 8 (2.36-mm) sieve.NOTE 2Regenerate calcium chloride to a sufficiently anhydrous stateby heating it for2hatapproximately 200C 392F.6.3 Test Chamber, controlled at 90 to 95 % relative humid-ity at 38 6 1C 100.0
18、 6 2.0F. The air shall be circulatedwithin the chamber to provide uniform conditions for allspecimens and shall give no visible condensation on the testcups.6.4 Balance, accurate to 61 mg.7. Sampling7.1 Acceptance SamplingSampling shall be in accordancewith Practice D3715/D3715M.7.2 Sampling for Oth
19、er PurposesThe sampling and thenumber of test specimens depends on the purpose of thetesting. Practice E122 is recommended. It is common to test atleast five specimens of a particular tape. Test specimens shouldbe taken from several rolls of tape and wherever possible,among several production runs o
20、f a tape. Strong conclusionsabout a specific property of a tape cannot be based on testresults of a single unit (roll) of a product.8. Test Specimens8.1 Prepare three specimens for each sample or sample roll.8.2 Specimens shall be 50 minus 2.5 mm 2.0 minus 0.1 in.wide and 155 minus 2.5 mm 6.0 minus
21、0.2 in. long from thesample material.8.3 When the sample material is pressure-sensitive tapewound in roll form, unwind and discard at least three, but nomore than six, outer wraps of tape from the sample roll beforetaking specimens for testing.8.4 Remove specimens from a freely rotating roll at the
22、rateof 500 to 750 mm 20 to 30 in./s. Where width or other factorscausing high adherence to backing make it impossible toremove the specimens at the prescribed rate, remove it at a rateas close to 20 in. 500 mm/s as possible.9. Conditioning9.1 Weigh in the standard conditioning atmosphere as de-scrib
23、ed in Practice D4332.10. Procedure10.1 Prepare each specimen assembly individually.10.2 Fill the test cup to within approximately 3 mm 18 in.of the opening with the anhydrous calcium chloride and makesure it will not come into contact with the adhesive of thespecimen.10.3 Apply the specimen to the f
24、lange, adhesive against it,allowing no bubbles or wrinkles. Use finger pressure to achievethis. When the sample material is larger than the specimendimension trim it to the edges of the flange.10.3.1 When the adhesive is lacking or has insufficientbonding strength to the flange to maintain a seal du
25、ring theexposure period, and when the parties concerned are interestedexclusively in the barrier properties for pathways normal to thesurface of the tape backing, a sealing material such asaluminum foil-backed pressure-sensitive tape can provideassurance that only the 25.4 by 101.6-mm 1.0 by 4.0-in.
26、 areaat the flange opening is exposed and all edges are covered.10.4 Prepare the remaining assemblies in the same way asthe first.10.5 Place the assemblies into the test chamber for approxi-mately a 24-h period, remove, cool for 15 min to the weighingconditions, and weigh to the nearest 5 mg. This w
27、ill be W1forthe equation in Section 11.10.5.1 For materials with an expected WVTR of 40g/m22.5 g/100 in.2 in 24 h or less, return the assemblies tothe test chamber for 72 h following the initial weighing.Remove and cool them to the weighing conditions for 15 minand weigh again to the nearest 5 mg. U
28、se this as W2for theequation in Section 11.10.5.2 For materials with an expected WVTR greater than40 g/m22.5 g/100 in.2 in 24 h, return the assemblies to thetest chamber for 48 h. Remove, cool, and weigh them as in10.5.1 to obtain W2.NOTE 3For tapes of unknown WVTR, return the assemblies to thetest
29、chamber for 48 h following the initial weighing. Remove, cool, andweigh as in 10.5.1 to obtain W2. Again, return the assemblies to the testchamber for another 48 h. Remove, cool, and weigh them as in 10.5.1 toobtain a second W2. Use the previously obtained W2as W1in the equationin Section 11. Contin
30、ue these 48-h exposure periods and reweighings untila steady-state WVTR is determined.11. Calculation11.1 Calculate the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR)for each specimen in g/m2g/100 in.2 of tape area in 24 h tothe nearest 0.05 g as follows:WVTR 5W22 W1! 2400T 3 A(1)where:W1= weight from 10.5,g,
31、W2= weight from 10.5.1 or 10.5.2,g,T = time of exposure between W1and W2,h,andA = area of cup opening, m2(0.00258 m2) in.2.12. Report12.1 The report shall include the following:12.1.1 Statement that this test method was used. Indicateany deviations from this test method as written.12.1.2 Whether the
32、 edges were sealed or unsealed.12.1.3 Manufacturers name and designation for the tape.12.1.4 Report the results found in Section 11 as the averageand the standard deviation. Report the number of samples.D3833/D3833M 96 (2011)213. Precision and Bias413.1 Precision:13.1.1 An interlaboratory evaluation
33、 of two types ofpressure-sensitive tape by four laboratories has been con-ducted. The following summary presents the standard devia-tions as percentages of the mean. These may be larger orsmaller for any particular tape type or any particular manufac-turer. Careful treatment of outliers (individual
34、extreme datum)may reduce the reported measures of precision.Residual (within roll and replication error) 25.1 %Between rolls (of one tape type) 2.1 %Between people (testers in one laboratory) 19.7 %Between laboratories 5.7 %13.1.2 These deviations may be combined in several waysto obtain the desired
35、 estimate of precision. Since the repeat-ability (within-laboratory replication error) can be determinedby a laboratory for a particular tape, this information can beused with the reported information to obtain more meaningfulestimates of precision.13.2 BiasNo measure of bias is possible with this t
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