ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18616-2 First edition 2016-11-15 Transport packaging Reusable, rigid plastic distribution boxes - Part 2: General specifications for testing Emballages de transport - Boites de distribution en plastique rigide réutilisables - Partie 2: Specifications d'essai générales Reference number IS0 18616-2:2016(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization @ IS0 2016 ted without license from IHS IS0 18616-2:2016(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT IS0 2016, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org networking permited without license from IHS IS0 18616-2:2016(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Performance requirements ..1 4.1 Surfaces .1 4.2 Dimensions .2 4.3 Shape stability .2 4.4 Stacking stability 4.5 Base deflection. 2 5 Requirements before testing .2 5.1 General .2 5.2 Conditioning 2 5.3 Dimensions and weight .2 5.4 Test load 3 5.4.1 General 3 5.4.2 Test load inside the box 3 5.4.3 Test load on top of the box .3 6 Test methods. .3 6.1 Stacking test using static load 3 6.1.1 Test parameters 3 6.1.2 Test method .3 6.2 Droptest .4 6.2.1 General. .4 6.2.2 Drop test 1 .4 6.2.3 Drop test 2. .4 6.2.4 Sequence. ..4 6.3 Base deflection test. ..7 6.3.1 Test parameters .7 6.3.2 Test method. .7 Bibliography 8 iii vided by IHS under lic se with ISt ed without license from IHS