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ISTA,YourAllianceinTransportPackaging,istheworldleaderinPerformanceTestsforPackaged-Products.

ISTA3Seriestestsareadvancedtestsandaredesignedto:

Challengethecapabilityofthepackageandproducttowithstandtransporthazards,butUtilizegeneralsimulationofactualtransporthazards,and

Donotnecessarilycomplywithcarrierpackagingregulations.

Whenproperlyexecuted,ISTAprocedureswillprovidetangiblebenefitsof:

Producttomarkettimereduction

Confidenceinproductlaunch

Reductionindamagesandproductloss

Balanceddistributioncosts

Customersatisfactioncontributingtoincreasedmarketshare

TherearethreesectionstothisProcedure:Overview,TestingandReporting

Overviewprovidesgeneralknowledgerequiredbeforetestingand

Testingpresentsthespecificinstructionstodolaboratorytestingand

ReportingindicateswhatdatashallberecordedtosubmitatestreporttoISTA.

TwosystemsofweightsandmeasuresarepresentedinISTAtestprocedures:SI(Metric)orEnglishsystem(Inch-Pound).

MetricunitsareshownfirstfollowedbytheInch-Poundunitsinparentheses;thereareexceptionsinsometables(when

shownseparately).

Familiaritywiththefollowingunitsandsymbolsusedinthisdocumentisrequired:

FormeasuringMetricunitsandsymbolsEnglishunitsandsymbols

Weightkilograms(kg)orgrams(gm)pounds(lb)

Distancemeters(m)ormillimeters(mm)feet(ft)orinches(in)

VolumeCubiccentimeters(cm3)Cubicinches(in3)

Densitykilogramspercubicmeter(kg/m3)poundspercubicinch(lb/in3)

TemperatureCentigrade(C)Fahrenheit(F)

AbsolutePressureKilopascal(kPa)Poundspersquareinch(psi)

Eithersystemmaybeusedastheunitofmeasure(standardunits),but

Thestandardunitschosenshallbeusedconsistentlythroughouttheprocedure.

Unitsareconvertedtotwosignificantfiguresand

Notexactequivalents.

NOTE:

InotherISTATestProcedures68kilogramsisusedastheconversionfrom150pounds.In3A,70kilogramsand150

poundsareusedbecauseit’sacommondividingpointfoundinparceldeliverysystemsfromcountriesthatuseeithermetric

(SI)orEnglish(inch-pounds)unitsofmeasure.

VERYIMPORTANT:

Theentiredocumentshallbereadandunderstoodbeforeproceedingwithatest.

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Copyright2023byInternationalSafeTransitAssociation.AllrightsReserved.

ISTA3Series

GeneralSimulation

Performance

TestProcedure

3A2

6

Packaged-ProductsforParcelDeliverySystemShipment

70kg(150lb)orLess

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OVERVIEWOFPROCEDURE3A

TestProcedure3Aisageneralsimulationtestforindividualpackaged-productsshippedthroughaparceldeliverysystem.

Thetestisappropriateforfourdifferenttypesofpackagescommonlydistributedasindividualpackages,eitherbyairor

ground.Thetypesincludestandard,small,flatandelongatedpackages.3AincludesanoptionalcombinationofaVibration

andVacuum(highaltitude’sloweredairpressure)test.Thisteststhecontainer’s(whetherprimarypackageortransport

package)abilitytoholdasealorclosureandtheretentionofcontents(liquid,powderorgas)withoutleaking.

STANDARDpackaged-productsshallbedefinedasanypackaged-productthatdoesnotmeetanyofthedefinitionsbelow

forasmall,flatorelongatedpackaged-product.AStandardpackaged-productmaybepackagessuchastraditional

fiberboardcartons,aswellasplastic,woodenorcylindricalcontainers.

SMALLpackaged-productsshallbedefinedasanypackaged-productwherethe:

volumeislessthan13,000cm3(800in3),and

longestdimensionis350mm(14in)orlessand

weightis4.5kg(10lb)orless.

FLATpackaged-productsshallbedefinedasanypackaged-productwherethe:

shortestdimensionis200mm(8in)orlessand

nextlongestdimensionisfour(4)ormoretimeslargerthantheshortestdimension,and

volumeis13,000cm3(800in3)orgreater.

ELONGATEDpackaged-productsshallbedefinedasanypackaged-productwherethe:

longestdimensionis900mm(36in)orgreaterand

bothofthepackage’sotherdimensionsareeach20percentorlessofthatofthelongestdimension.NOTE:

Ifapackaged-productisbothFlatandElongated,thepackageshouldbetestedasElongated

Testingcanbeusedtoevaluatetheprotectiveperformanceofapackaged-productrelatedtovibrations,shocksand

otherstressesnormallyencounteredduringhandlingandtransportationinaparceldeliverysystem.

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Testlevelsarebasedongeneraldataandmaynotrepresentanyspecificdistributionsystem.Thepackageandproductareconsideredtogetherandnotseparately.

Someconditionsoftransit,suchasmoisture,pressureorunusualhandlingmaynotbecovered.OtherISTAProceduresmaybeappropriatefordifferentconditionsortomeetdifferentobjectives.RefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProceduresandProjectsforadditionalinformation.NOTE:

Hazardousmaterialpackagingthatpassesthistestproceduremaynotmeetinternational,nationalorotherregulatory

requirementsforthetransportofhazardousmaterials.ThistestinnotasubstituteforUnitedNationsand/oranyother

requiredteststandardsforthetransportofhazardousmaterials,butshouldbeusedasanadditionaltestinconjunctionwith

them.

TestProcedure3Acoverstestingofindividualpackaged-productsweighing70kilograms(150pounds)orlesswhen

preparedforshipmentviaaparceldeliverycarrier.

Theshippershalldeterminethefollowingpriortotesting:

whatconstitutesdamagetotheproductand

whatdamagetolerancelevelisallowable,ifany,and

thecorrectmethodologytodetermineproductconditionattheconclusionofthetestand

theacceptablepackageconditionattheconclusionofthetest.

ForadditionalinformationonthisdeterminationprocessrefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProceduresand

Projects.

Preface

Scope

ProductDamage

Toleranceand

PackageDegradation

Allowance

3A

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OVERVIEWOFPROCEDURE3A

Samplesshouldbeanuntestedactualpackageandproduct,butifoneorbotharenotavailable,thesubstitutesshallbeas

identicalaspossibletoactualitems.

Onesampleisrequiredforthistestprocedure.

Topermitanadequatedeterminationofrepresentativeperformanceofthepackaged-product,ISTA:Requirestheproceduretobeperformedonetime,but

Recommendsperformingtheprocedurefiveormoretimesusingnewsampleswitheachtest.

RefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProceduresandProjectsforadditionalinformationonstatisticalsampling.

NOTE:

Inordertoensuretestinginperfectcondition,productsandpackagesshippedtoanISTAlaboratoryfor

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testingshallbe:

Adequatelyover-packagedforshipmentor

Repackagedinnewpackagingatthelaboratory.

NOTE:

Itisimportanttothoroughlydocumenttheconfiguration,materials,andconstructionofthetestedproductandpackage.

Significantvariationsinperformancecansometimesbecausedbyseeminglyinsignificantdifferences.Photo

documentationisstronglyrecommendedtosupplementdetailedwrittendescriptions.

BasisWeightsofCorrugatedBoard

Whentheouterpackageisacorrugatedbox,itisstronglyrecommendedthatthebasisweightsofthepapers/paperboards

usedtomaketheboxbedeterminedanddocumented.Ithasbeendeterminedthatbasisweightsarebetterindicatorsof

boxequivalencethanECTorBurstratings.

RefertoGuidelinesforSelectingandUsingISTAProceduresandProjectsforadditionalinformationondocumentationand

basisweightdetermination.

Samples

3A

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OVERVIEWOFPROCEDURE3A

Thetestsshallbeperformedoneachtestsampleinthesequenceindicatedinthefollowingtables:3A-STANDARDPackaged-ProductTest

Sequence

Number

TestCategoryTestTypeTestLevelForISTACertification

1Atmospheric

Preconditioning

Temperatureand

Humidity

AmbientRequired

2Atmospheric

Conditioning

ControlledTemperature

andHumidity

TemperatureandHumidity

chosenfromchart

Optional

3ShockDrop

9Drops-heightvaries

withpackaged-product

weight

Required

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4VibrationRandom

WithandWithoutTop

Load

OverallGrmslevelsof0.53

and0.46

Required

5VibrationRandomundera

Vacuum

TruckorTruckAir

dependent

Optional

6ShockDrop

8Drops-heightvaries

withpackaged-product

weight.Includesdropon

hazard

Required

3A–SMALLPackaged-ProductTest

Sequence

Number

TestCategoryTestTypeTestLevelForISTACertification

1Atmospheric

Preconditioning

Temperatureand

Humidity

AmbientRequired

2Atmospheric

Conditioning

ControlledTemperature

andHumidity

TemperatureandHumidity

chosenfromchart

Optional

3ShockDrop

(notinabag)

9Drops-heightvaries

withpackaged-product

weight

Required

4VibrationRandom

WithandWithoutTop

Load

OverallGrmslevelof0.53

and0.46

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5VibrationRandomunderaVacuumTruckorTruckAir

dependent

Optional

6ShockDrop

(inabag)

7Drops–heightvaries

withpackaged-product

weight

Required

TestProtocols

3A

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OVERVIEWOFPROCEDURE3A

3A–FLATPackaged-ProductTest

Sequence

Number

TestCategoryTestTypeTestLevelForISTACertification

1Atmospheric

Preconditioning

Temperatureand

Humidity

AmbientRequired

2Atmospheric

Conditioning

ControlledTemperature

andHumidity

TemperatureandHumidity

chosenfromchart

Optional

3ShockDrop

9Drops-height

varieswithpackagedproduct

weight

Required

4VibrationRandom

WithandWithout

TopLoad

OverallGrmslevelsof

0.53and0.46

Required

5VibrationRandomundera

Vacuum

TruckorTruckAir

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Optional

6ShockRotationalEdge

Drop

200mm(8in)Required

7ShockFullRotationalFlat

Drop

Varieswith

packaged-product

dimensions

Required

8ShockHazardImpactHazardBoxdropped

400mm(16in)

Required

3A–ELONGATEDPackaged-ProductTest

Sequence

Number

TestCategoryTestTypeTestLevelForISTACertification

1Atmospheric

Preconditioning

Temperatureand

Humidity

AmbientRequired

2Atmospheric

Conditioning

ControlledTemperature

andHumidity

TemperatureandHumidity

chosenfromchart

Optional

3ShockDrop

9Drops-height

varieswithpackagedproduct

weight

Required

4VibrationRandom

WithandWithout

TopLoad

OverallGrmslevelsof

0.53and0.46

Required

5VibrationRandomundera

Vacuum

TruckorTruckAir

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Optional

6ShockRotationalEdge

Drop

200mm(8in)Required

7ShockFullRotationalFlat

Drop

Varieswith

packaged-product

dimensions

Required

8ShockBridgeImpactHazardBoxdropped

400mm(16in)

Required

TestSequence

3A

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EQUIPMENTREQUIREDFORPROCEDURE3A

AtmosphericConditioning:

HumidityrecordercomplyingwithoftheapparatussectionofISO2233-00orASTMD4332-00(-01).TemperaturerecordercomplyingwiththeapparatussectionofISO2233-00orASTMD4332-00(-01).OptionalAtmosphericConditioning

ChamberandControlapparatuscomplyingwiththeapparatussectionofISO2233-00orASTMD4332-00(-01).

ShockTests:

AllProtocolsFlatandElongatedFlatElongated

Typeof

ShockTest

DropTest

RotationalEdgeDrop

Test

FullRotationalTest

HazardImpactTest

BridgeImpactTest

Typeof

Equipment

Free-falldroptester

1)SupportBlock

2)

HandDrop

withHazardBox

Free-fallDropTester

withHazardBox

In

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withthe

apparatus

sectionof…

ISO2248-85or

ASTMD5276-98

ISO2876-85or

ASTMD6179-97

ASTMD5265-98with

theexceptionofthe

HazardBox(Impactor).

Seebelow

Hazardbox

300x300x300mm(12x12x12in)dense

woodenboxwithatotalweightof4.1kg(9lb)

Theboxshallhaveleastonebottomedge

coveredbyangleiron.

Theboxshouldbefilledwithasandbagandvoid

filltoholdthebaginplace.

Hazardblock

Seebelow.

Supportblock

90to100mm

(3.5to4.0in)inheight

andwidthandatleast

200mm(8in)longer

thantheshortest

dimensionofface3.

Supportblocks(2)

90to100mm(3.5to

4.0in)inheightand

widthandatleast200

mm(8in)longerthan

theshortestdimension

offace3.

Additional

Required

Equipment

Hazardblock:Theblockshallbemadeofhardwoodormetal.Theheightshallbe20to25mm(0.75to1.0in)andthewidth150mm(6.0in).Thelengthshallbeatleast200mm(8.0in)longerthanthesecondshortestpackagedimensionofthelength,widthandheight.Thelongtopedgesoftheblockshallberoundedtoaradiusequaltotheheightoftheblock0.02mm(0.0625in).

Equipment

Required

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Equipment

Required

Shock

6in.(150mm)

1in.(25mm)

150mm(6.0in)

20-25mm(0.75–1.0in)

3A

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EQUIPMENTREQUIREDFORPROCEDURE3A

RandomVibrationTest:

RandomVibrationTestSystemcomplyingwiththeapparatussectionofISO13355-01orASTMD4728-95(-01).

Aformofcolumnstackfixturing

Top-LoadApparatus

Plasticbags

Sandorotherdense,flowablematerial

OptionalRandomVibrationunderVacuum:

VacuumChamber:complyingwiththeapparatussectionofISO2873-00orASTMD6653-01;abletofitonthe

vibrationtable;abletodrawdowntheinternalabsolutepressureto60kPa(8.7psi)forthetruckandairtest,or70kPa

(10psi)forthetruck-onlytest;andabletowithstandtheairand/ortruckrandomvibrationinput.3A-SMALL

Two(2)UnitedStatesPostalService#1Mailbagsorequivalent[canvasorlikematerial,approximately1.0x0.7m(39

x27in)]areusedthroughoutthetestingsequence.

Onebagisfilledwith36kg(80lb)ofsandsuitablypackagedinsmallerbags.

OnebagistheSampleBagtobefilledwiththeTestSpecimenanddunnagepackages,tosimulateatypicalpack.

Three(3)over-nightstyleenvelopes,1-#5paddedmailerand1-#6fiberboardmailer.

FiberboardcontainersasdescribedinthetablebelowaretobeconstructedofC-fluteboardwithanyofthefollowing

minimumvaluesandconstruction:

BurstTest:1380kPaor14kg/cm2or200lb/in2or

ECTV