ASTM Testing Standards

The American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) is an international organization that develops and publishes technical standards for a wide range of materials and applications.  Some popular standards that we are capable of testing but not limited to are:

Package Testing
  • ASTM D642 - Standard Test Method For Determining Compressive Resistance Of Shipping Containers, Components, And Unit Loads
  • ASTM D999 - Standard Test Methods for Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
  • ASTM D3580 - Standard Test Methods for Vibration (Vertical Linear Motion) Test of Products
  • ASTM D4169 - Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
  • ASTM D4332 - Standard Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing
  • ASTM D4728 - Standard Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers
  • ASTM D5276 - Standard Test Method For Drop Test Of Loaded Containers By Free Fall
  • ASTM D6653 - Determining the Effects of High Altitude on Packaging Systems by Vacuum Method
  • ASTM D7386 - Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Packages for Single Parcel Delivery Systems
Ultra-Violet Testing
  • ASTM G151 - General Guidelines for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
  • ASTM G155 - Xenon - Arc Test Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
  • ASTM D2565 - Xenon - Arc - Plastics for Outdoor Applications
  • ASTM D4459 - Xenon - Arc - Plastics for Indoor Applications
  • ASTM D4587 - Standard Practice for Fluorescent UV-Condensation Exposures of Paint and Related Coatings
  • ASTM D6695 - Xenon - Arc Exposures of Paints and Related Coatings
Miscellaneous Testing
  • ASTM B117 - Salt Spray (Fog) Testing
  • ASTM F1980 - Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Systems and Medical Devices

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