INCH-POUND
A-A-55437
13 June 1994
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
COVER, POLYETHYLENE, PALLET, CARGO
HCU-6/E AND HCU-12\E
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial
Item Description as a replacement for MIL-C-83991A which is cancelled.
Scope. This description covers three types (sizes) of polyethylene covers (bags)
used in the protective covering of system 463L palletized military airlifted
cargo.
Classification.
Polyethylene covers shall be one of the following types as
specified.
- Cover, provides coverage for a 96 inch high load on a HCU-6/E
Type I
pallet.
- Cover, provides coverage for a 72 inch high load on a HCU-6/E
Type II
pallet.
Type III -
Cover, provides coverage for a 72 inch high load on a HCU-12/E
pallet.
Salient characteristics.
1. Material. Material used to fabricate bags shall be Linear Low Density
Polyethylene which shall be the copolymer of ethylene and octene 1 having melt
index of 1.0 plus or minus 0.2 g per 10 minutes and a density of 0.920 plus or
minus 0.002 g/cc.
2. Water vapor permeability. The water vapor permeability, tested in accordance
with ASTM F-3, shall be 0.45 maximum.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications
etc. and any other data which may improve this document should be sent by
letter to: WR-ALC/LZMD, Robins AFB, GA 31098-1622.
AMSC-N/A
FSC-3990
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Distribution Statement A.
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