MIL-HDBK-695E

Abstract

This handbook provides guidance for establishing time periods for the expected life of elastomeric products during shelf storage. The use of the expected shelf storage lives listed herein is NOT MADE MANDATORY by this handbook. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement. The decision as to whether or not a product will have a limit placed upon the time that it may remain in storage is a function of the agency responsible for the product's ultimate use.<b><u>Intended Use:</u></b> This handbook establishes guidelines for time periods for the expected shelf life of rubber products during storage. The information contained in this handbook is intended as a guide for use by those agencies whose responsibility is to place control requirements on rubber products, as well as those activities whose responsibility is to control the age of products stocked in federal government storage facilities.<br>