MIL-HDBK-304 Revision C:1997
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Package Cushioning Design
01-06-1997
Foreword
Table of Contents
List of Appendices
List of Tables
List of Tables
List of Figures
Unit Abbreviations and Metric Equivalents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Applicable Documents
3.0 Definitions
4.0 Define Environments
5.0 Determine Item Characteristics
6.0 Application Techniques
7.0 Cushioning Design Procedures
8.0 Container/Cushion System Test Procedures
9.0 Cushioning Material Test Procedures and Apparatus
10.0 Notes
LISTING OF APPENDICES
LISTING OF TABLES
LISTING OF FIGURES
UNIT ABBREVIATIONS AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Outlines basic essentials of cushioning materials and their uses.
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C NOTICE 1 - Notice of Validation. (10/2013)
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Standard
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106
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NEW CHILD NOT 2 2018 IS NOW ADDED.
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US Military Specs/Standards/Handbooks
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This handbook is for guidance only. This handbook cannot be cited as a requirement if it is, the contractor does not have to comply. The information in this handbook applies chiefly to conventional cushioning materials. These materials include polyurethane foam, foamed polystyrene, and foamed polyethylene, etc.
| MIL-P-9024 Revision G:1972 | PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND TRANSPORTABILITY IN SYSTEM/EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION (S/S BY MIL-STD-1367) |
| MIL-C-85521 Base Document:1983 | Concentrator, Oxygen, GGU-7/A |
| MIL-P-14232 Revision E:1976 | PARTS, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR ARMY MATERIEL, PACKAGING OF (S/S BY MIL-STD-2073/1) |
| MIL HDBK 157 : NOTICE 2 | TRANSPORTABILITY CRITERIA |
| MIL-HDBK-772 Base Document:1981 | Military Packaging Engineering (No S/S Document) |
| MIL-STD-1475 Base Document:1974 | CONTAMINATION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY PACKAGING PROTECTION OF PRECISION CLEANED MATERIEL (NO S/S DOCUMENT) |
| MIL-STD-648 Revision E:2016 | Specialized Shipping Containers |
| MIL-D-42048 Base Document:1987 | Deployable Medical Systems, General Requirements for |
| PPP-C-1752 Revision D:1989 | CUSHIONING MATERIAL, PACKAGING, POLYETHYLENE FOAM (S/S BY A-A-59135 AND A-A-59136) |
| ASTM D 4169 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems |
| ASTM D 1596 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Dynamic Shock Cushioning Characteristics of Packaging Material |
| ASTM D 4728 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Random Vibration Testing of Shipping Containers |
| MIL-STD-1186 Revision A:1981 | CUSHIONING, ANCHORING, BRACING, BLOCKING AND WATERPROOFING; WITH APPROPRIATE TEST METHODS (NO S/S DOCUMENT) |
| ASTM G 21 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi |
| PPP-C-850 Revision D:1964 | Cushioning Material, Polystyrene Expanded, Resilient (for Packaging Uses) |
| MIL-STD-810 Revision G:2008 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CONSIDERATIONS AND LABORATORY TESTS |
| ASTM D 1623 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Tensile and Tensile Adhesion Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
| PPP-C-1797 Revision A:1982 | Cushioning Material, Resilient, Low Density, Unicellular, Polypropylene Foam |
| ASTM D 4442 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Based Materials |
| PPP-C-795 Revision D:1994 | Cushioning Material, Closed Cell Flexible, Plastic Film |
| MIL-PRF-26514 Revision G:1995 | Polyurethane Foam, Rigid or Flexible, for Packaging |
| MIL-PRF-83671 Revision B:1997 | FOAM-IN-PLACE PACKAGING MATERIALS, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR |
| PPP-B-1672 Revision E:2013 | Boxes, Shipping, Reusable with Cushioning |
| FED-STD-101 Revision C:1980 | TEST PROCEDURES FOR PACKAGING MATERIALS (CHANGE NOTICES 1 THRU 3 ARE INCORPORATED IN WITH REVISION C) (S/S BY MIL-STD-3010) |
| PPP-C-1842 Revision B:1992 | CUSHIONING MATERIAL, FLEXIBLE OPEN CELL PLASTIC FILM (FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS) (S/S BY A-A-3129) |
| PPP-C-1120 Revision D:2012 | Cushioning Material, Uncompressed Bound Fiber for Packaging |
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