1、Designation: D 4727/D 4727M 07Standard Specification forCorrugated and Solid Fiberboard Sheet Stock (ContainerGrade) and Cut Shapes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4727/D 4727M; the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or, in the c
2、ase of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) 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 sp
3、ecification covers fiberboard primarily used forthe fabrication of boxes and interior details such as pads,sleeves, liners, partitions, die-cut sheets, etc.1.2 The performance of fiberboard boxes is largely depen-dent on the paper components from which they are fabricatedand, in the case of corrugat
4、ed boxes, on the flute structure aswell. Therefore, a variety of grades reflecting varied perfor-mance levels are specified.1.3 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI unitsare to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, theSI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in
5、eachsystem are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system mustbe used independently of the other. Combining values from thetwo systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.See IEEE/ASTM-SI-10 for conversion of units.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest porti
6、on, Sections 8 and 9, of this specification: Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory lim
7、ita-tions prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D 585 Practice for Sampling and Accepting a Single Lot ofPaper, Paperboard, Fiberboard, and Related ProductD 685 Practice for Conditioning Paper and Paper Productsfor TestingD 996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-ment
8、sD 3950 Specification for Strapping, Nonmetallic (and Join-ing Methods)D 3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingD 3953 Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and SealsD 4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Con-tainers and SystemsD 4675 Guide for Selection and Use of Flat StrappingMateri
9、alsD 5118/D 5118M Practice for Fabrication of FiberboardShipping BoxesD 5168 Practice for Fabrication and Closure of Triple-WallCorrugated Fiberboard ContainersD 5639/D 5639M Practice for Selection of Corrugated Fi-berboard Materials and Box Construction Based on Per-formance RequirementsD 6039/D 60
10、39M Specification for Crates, Wood, Open andCoveredD 6199 Practice for Quality of Wood Members of Contain-ers and PalletsE 162 Test Method for Surface Flammability of MaterialsUsing a Radiant Heat Energy SourceE 662 Test Method for Specific Optical Density of SmokeGenerated by Solid MaterialsIEEE/AS
11、TM-SI-10 Standard for Use of the InternationalSystem of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System2.2 TAPPI Standards:3T 410 Weight per Unit Area (Basis Weight or Substance)T411 Thickness (Caliper) of Paper and PaperboardT 441 WaterAbsorptiveness of Sized (Non-Bibulous) Paperand Paperboard (Cobb Test)T 80
12、3 Puncture and Stiffness Test of Container BoardT 810 Bursting Strength of Corrugated and Solid Fiber-boardT811 Edge Crush TestT 812 Ply Separation of Solid and Corrugated Fiberboard(Wet)2.3 Other Standards:1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 onPackaging and is the di
13、rect responsibility of Subcommittee D10.27 on Paper andPaperboard Products.Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Originallyapproved in 1987. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D 4727/D 4727M 05.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcon
14、tact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI),15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, http:/www.
15、tappi.org.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.National Motor Freight Classification4Uniform Freight Classification5ISO 535 Paper and BoardDetermination of WaterAbsorbtionCobb Method63. Terminology3.1 General definitions f
16、or packaging and distribution envi-ronments are found in Terminology D 996.4. Classification4.1 TypeCorrugated fiberboard (CF).4.1.1 ClassesDomestic (D) and domestic/fire retardant(D/FR).4.1.1.1 VarietySinglewall (SW).(1) Burst Grades125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 275, and 350.7(2) ECT Grades23, 26, 29, 3
17、2, 40, 44, and 5584.1.1.2 VarietyDoublewall (DW).(1) Burst Grades200, 275, 350, 400, 500 and 600.7(2) ECT Grades42, 48, 51X, 61X, 71X, and 82X.8,94.1.1.3 VarietyTriplewall (TW).(1) Grades700, 900, 1100, and 1300.104.1.2 ClassesWeather-resistant (WR) and weather-resistant/fire retardant (WR/FR).4.1.2
18、.1 VarietySinglewall (SW).(1) GradesV3c, and W5c.4.1.2.2 VarietyDoublewall (DW).(1) GradesV11c, and V13c.4.1.3 ClassesWater and water-vapor resistant (WWVR)and water and water-vapor resistant/fire retardant (WWVR/FR).4.1.3.1 VarietySinglewall (SW).(1) GradesV3c WWVR, W5c WWVR.4.1.3.2 VarietyDoublewa
19、ll (DW).(1) GradesV11c WWVR and V13c WWVR.4.2 TypeSolid Fiberboard (SF).4.2.1 ClassDomestic (D) and Domestic/Fire Retardant(D/FR).4.2.1.1 Grades125, 175, 200, 275, 350, 500 and 600.74.2.2 ClassWeather-resistant (WR) and WeatherResistant/Fire Retardant (D/FR).4.2.2.1 Grades V2s, V3s, V4s, W5s and W6s
20、.5. Ordering Information5.1 Purchasers should select the preferred options permittedherein, and include the following information in procurementdocuments:5.1.1 Title, number and date of this specification,5.1.2 Type, class, variety and grade (see 4.1 and 7.1),5.1.3 Size of sheet, pad, etc. (see 7.3.
21、1.4),5.1.4 Center line of score to center line of score or sheetedge (see 7.3.1.4),5.1.5 Flute design of type corrugated fiberboard; variety SWand DW (see 6.4 and 6.4.1),5.1.6 Mill run or trimmed sheets,5.1.7 Dimensional direction of flutes of type CorrugatedFiberboard (CF),5.1.8 Packing and marking
22、 requirements (see S3 and S4),and5.1.9 Palletization requirements (see S3.1.1.1).6. Materials and ManufactureMATERIALS6.1 Paperboard Components:6.1.1 Facings and Outer PliesThe facings of corrugatedfiberboard and the plies of solid fiberboard shall have bendingqualities to satisfy the requirements o
23、f 7.6. The paperboardcomponents of weather-resistant class material shall be treatedwith a suitable wet strength resin to make them water resistant.Similarly, the paperboard components of fire retardant classmaterial shall be treated to make them fire retardant to meet therequirements of 7.7.1 and 7
24、.7.2.6.1.1.1 Outer Facing of Corrugated Fiberboard, Water- andWater Vapor Resistant ClassOne outer facing of this materialshall be a composite sheet comprised of one ply of sized, wetstrength kraft linerboard laminated to a ply of linerboardconforming to 6.1.1 with a minimum of 6 lb/1000 ft229 g/m2o
25、f polyethylene. The sized ply shall be on the exterior side ofthe facing, with the unsized linerboard next to the corrugatedmedium. At the suppliers option, both plies of linerboard maybe of a sized wet strength material.6.1.1.2 Facing and Outer Plies Pertaining to HazardousMaterials PackagingThe fa
26、cings of corrugated fiberboardand the plies of solid fiberboard shall have water resistancequalities to satisfy the following requirement from ISO 535:(1) Water resistance of the outer surface shall be such thatthe increase in mass, as determined in a test carried out over aperiod of 30 min by the C
27、obb test method of determining waterabsorption, is not greater than 155 g/m2.6.1.2 Corrugated Medium(1) The corrugating medium of corrugated fiberboard shallbe made from any suitable fibers.(2) The corrugating medium components of Weather Re-sistant classes shall be treated with a suitable wet stren
28、gth resinto make them water resistant.6.2 Adhesives:6.2.1 Domestic (D) and Domestic/Fire Retardant (D/FR)ClassesThe adhesive used in the construction of thedomestic/fire retardant class of fiberboard should be that whichis commercially used by the industry, and shall enable the enditem to meet the s
29、trength requirements specified herein.4National Motor Freight Classification is available from National Motor FreightTraffic Assoc., Inc., 2200 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.5Uniform Freight Classification is available from Rail Publication Service, 151Ellis St. N.E., Suite 260, Atlanta, GA 303356
30、021.6Available from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rdSt., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036.7Grade numbers for single and double wall corrugated varieties and solid fibertypes refer to the bursting strength in lb/in.2as determined by TAPPI T 810.8Grade numbers for single and d
31、ouble wall corrugated varieties refer to the edgecrush in lb/in. as determined by TAPPI T811.9Grade numbers for double wall corrugated varieties with an “X” indicate thatthe value should be used as a guide and that the actual required edge crush test valueis yet to be determined.10Grade number for t
32、riplewall refers to the dry puncture resistance in units asdetermined by TAPPI T 803.D 4727/D 4727M 0726.2.2 Weather-Resistant (WR) and Weather-Resistant/FireRetardant (WR/FR) ClassesThe adhesive used in the con-struction of weather-resistant fiberboard shall be water-resistant to the extent that th
33、e end item will meet the require-ments of this specification (see 7.4).6.2.3 Water and Water Vapor-Resistant (WWVR) and Waterand Water Vapor-Resistant/Fire Retardant (WWVR/FR)ClassesThe adhesives used shall enable the combined boardto meet the requirements of 7.4. Paragraph 7.4 also applies tothe po
34、lyethylene linerboard bonds in the laminated facings.6.3 Triplewall and Triplewall/Fire Retardant CorrugatedFiberboard ClassesTriplewall corrugated fiberboard, do-mestic and domestic/fire retardant classes, non-weather-resistant and weather-resistant in both regular and fire-retardantclasses shall c
35、onform to the requirements of Practice D 5168.CONSTRUCTION6.4 Corrugated FiberboardCorrugated fiberboard shallbe made with two, three, or four facings for single, doublewallor triplewall, respectively. Each facing shall be separated byand securely adhered to the corrugated medium.6.4.1 FlutesThe num
36、ber of flutes per unit length offiberboard shall be as follows or as specified:Flutes/ft Flutes/m FluteHeight (in.)FluteHeight(mm)A-Flute 30 to 39 98 to 128 0.1575 to0.22104.00 to5.61B-Flute 45 to 53 147 to 174 0.0787 to0.11022.00 to2.80C-Flute 35 to 45 115 to 148 0.1300 to0.15753.30 to4.00E-Flute 7
37、0 to 98 229 to 321 0.0445 to0.05501.13 to1.406.5 Solid FiberboardSolid fiberboard shall be constructedby laminating plies securely and continuously together.6.5.1 Domestic:6.5.1.1 Grades 125 and 175The fiberboard shall consistof not less than two plies of components.6.5.2 Grades 200 through 600The f
38、iberboard shall consistof not less than three plies of components.6.6 Scored SheetsThe scorelines on scored sheets shallshow no visual continuous surface break greater than specifiedin 7.6 when tested as specified in 9.3.6.7 Pads and Cut ShapesPads and cut shapes shall bemade in accordance with spec
39、ified dimensions or drawings.6.7.1 Pads and cut shapes may be single sheets, or may bemade by laminating two or more sheets of specified types andclasses of material to the specified thickness.7. Physical Requirements7.1 Corrugated Fiberboard:7.1.1 Domestic and Domestic/Fire Retardant Classes, AllVa
40、rieties:7.1.1.1 FacingsThe facings shall conform to the require-ments in Table 1 when tested as specified in 9.1.2.7.1.1.2 Corrugating MediumThe corrugating medium forthe domestic/fire retardant classes of corrugated fiberboardshall weigh not less than 26 lb/1000 ft2127 g/m2, or asspecified, when te
41、sted in accordance with 9.1.2.7.1.1.3 End ItemDomestic and domestic/fire retardantclasses of corrugated fiberboard, constructed as specified in6.4, shall conform to the requirements in Table 1 for burstingstrength or puncture resistance or edge crush (as specified)when tested as specified in 9.1.3,
42、9.1.5, or 9.1.8. (See compli-ance statement following Table 1 for Burst and Edge Crush.)7.1.2 Weather-Resistant and Weather-Resistant/Fire Retar-dant ClassesThe components and end items conform to theTABLE 1 Type CF (Corrugated Fiberboard), Domestic (D) andDomestic/Fire Retardant Classes (D/FR)NOTES
43、elect either burst strength or edge crush strength requirement.(While a choice of either burst or edge crush fiberboard is acceptable, theirperformance may not be equivalent. Refer to 4.1 and 7.1.1.3.)Part ABurst or Puncture Strength Related RequirementsVarietyCombined WeightFacings Only, minBurstin
44、g Strength, Dry,minAlb/1000 ft2g/m2 psi kPaSW 52 254 125 862SW 66 322 150 1034SW 75 366 175 1207SW 84 410 200 1379SW 111 542 250 1724SW 138 674 275 1896SW 180 879 350 2413DW 92 449 200 1379DW 110 537 275 1896DW 126 615 350 2413DW 180879 4002758DW 2221084 500 3447DW 2701318 600 4137Grade PunctureBin.
45、oz/inchesof tear (J)TW 700 168 820 700 21TW 900 222 1084 900 27TW 1100 264 1289 1100 33TW 1300 360 1758 1300 39Part BEdge Crush Strength RequirementsVariety Edge Crush Strength minClb/in. kN/mSW 23 4.0SW 26 4.6SW 29 5.1SW 32 5.6SW 40 7.0SW 44 7.7SW 55 9.6DW 42 7.4DW 48D8.4DW 51D8.9DW 61D10.7DW 71D12
46、.4DW 82D14.4AOnly one burst of the initial six may fall beneath the minimum required.Domestic board and domestic fire/retardant failing to pass this test will be acceptedif, in a retest consisting of 24 bursts (12 from each side of the board), not more than4 bursts fall below the minimum value requi
47、red.BA minimum of four puncture tests, conducted in accordance with TAPPI T 803must be made and only one puncture test will be permitted to fall below thespecified minimum value.COnly one edge crush test of the initial six may fall below the minimum required,and that one test cannot fall below the s
48、pecified minimum value by more than10 %. Domestic board and domestic fire/retardant failing to pass this test will beaccepted if, in a retest consisting of 24 edge crush tests, not more than 4 crush testresults fall below the minimum value, and none of those tests fall below thespecified minimum val
49、ue by more than 10 %.DValues subject to confirmation.D 4727/D 4727M 073applicable basis weight and bursting strengths specified inTable 2 when tested as specified in 9.1.2, 9.1.5 and 9.2.7.1.3 Water and Water Vapor-Resistant and Water- andWater Vapor-Resistant/Fire Retardant Classes:7.1.3.1 ComponentsThe components shall conform to theapplicable requirements as specified in Table 2 and 6.1.1.1,when tested as specified in 9.1.2.
