ASTM D5277 Inclined Impact Testing

This particular test method covers a procedure where we would essentially reproduce and compare the shock damage your package product may experience during it’s shipping journey. Most of the time shock damage can happen involving the shipments going along a rail or involving pallets. A common action during a product’s shipment includes rail switching, where the package may change from one rail to the other depending on it’s transit route. In this case we would use an incline impact tester to see how the sample packaged product fairs during that shock impact. The machine itself is suitable for simulating and enacting the types of shock pulses experienced by rail switching of rail cars. Standard rail cars may cause shock damage. In rare cases, though, the train cars may have a cushion, which essentially will allow for less shock damage on the packaged product. Impacts are a common occurrence when shipping palletized loads and using this method to evaluate the package’s ability to protect the inner contents is vital. This method is ideal for containers or palletized loads that experience impacts during rail switching or pallet marshalling and is also part of ASTM D4169 – Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems test procedure.