Performance Oriented Packaging Testing of Cap, Blasting Non-Electric M7, Packed 10 Per M19A1 Metal Ammunition Box, 4 Per Wirebound Box.

摘要

This report contains the testing and test results performed on the Cap, Blasting Non-Electric M7 packed 10 per M19A1 metal ammunition container, four M19A1 metal containers per wirebound box for Performance Oriented Packaging Certification. The packed, wirebound boxes were dropped once each from 2.1 meters (7 feet) in lieu of Un requirements of 1.2 meters (4 feet). The wirebound boxes were dropped on a solid steel plate in 6 different orientations. (Six(6) total wirebound boxes were tested.) The orientations were as follows: Top, Bottom, Side, Side 90 off previous, Top Edge and Bottom Edge. This exceeds the UN requirement which is 5 containers dropped once each in 5 orientations (top, bottom, long side, short side and corner) at 4 feet and ambient temperature. A test was conducted on wirebound boxes with steel ammunition containers inside (a supporting load) at Rochester Institute of Technology (Report No. DOD POP 4m/JWG/TR 87005) in which steel ammunition containers similar to the M19A1 packed in wirebound boxes were dropped and were compression loaded in excess of 1,000 lbs., which exceeded 3 meter high stacking test. No damage was observed to the boxes after each of the tests were completed. By analogy, the above-mentioned tests exceeded the requirements specified in 'United Nations Transport of Dangerous Goods'. (SDW)