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TAPPI T 811: Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fibreboard (short…

TAPPI T 811 measures edge crush: the load a short column of single, double or triple wall board carries on its edge, perpendicular to the flutes. The result, in lb/in, is the ECT value boxes are graded by.

At a glance

PublisherTAPPI
DesignationTAPPI T 811
Full titleEdgewise compressive strength of corrugated fibreboard (short column test)
TypeTest method
ModeBoard

When to use it

  • Grading board by ECT
  • Feeding the McKee formula

This summary is Packgent's own. It does not reproduce the procedure: get the current edition from TAPPI before testing.

Related

Source

  1. TAPPI: TAPPI T 811, Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fibreboard (short column test)

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