Holders for Samples Crush Tests - FCT, RCT, ECT, PAT, CCT, CMT, SCT

Applicable standards:

FCT test : APPITA/AS 1301.429s, DIN EN ISO 3035, FEFCO No. 6, SCAN P32, TAPPI T 825

RCT test : APPITA/AS 1301.407s, ISO 12192, SCAN P34, TAPPI T 822

ECT test : APPITA/AS 1301.444s, DIN EN ISO 3037, FEFCO 8, ISO 13821, SCAN P33, TAPPI T 811, TAPPI T 823, TAPPI T 838, TAPPI T 839

PAT test : APPITA/AS 1301.430s, FEFCO No. 11, TAPPI T 821

CMT test : APPITA/AS 1301.434s, ISO 7263, SCAN P27, TAPPI T809

CCT test : SCAN P42, TAPPI T 843, UNE ISO 16945

Test Type	Measures	Equipment Needed	Sample Size
FCT Flat Crust Test	The resistance of the flutes to a crushing force applied perpendicular to the surface of the board	none required	100 cm2 50 cm2 (ISO)
RCT Ring Crush Test	The resistance of the paper and paperboard to edgewise compression	RCT Holder & 13 discs	0.5 x 6.0 in. 12.7 x 152.4 mm
ECT Edge Crush Test	The edgewise compression strength, parallel to the flutes of the corrugated board	ECT Holder	2 x 2 in. 50.8 x 50.8 mm
PAT Pin Adhesion Test	The force required to separate the fluted medium in corrugated board from its linerboard facings	PAT Holder assembly (for A, B or C flute)	30 mm wide
CCT Corrugated Crush Test	The edgewise compression strength of a laboratory fluted strip of corrugated medium in the direction parallel to the flutes	Concora Medium Fluter CCT Holder	0.5 x 6.0 in.
CMT Concora Medium Test	The crushing resistance of a laboratory fluted strip of corrugating medium	Concora Medium Fluter 0.5" Wide Tape	0.5 x 6.0 in.
SCT Short Span Compression Test	The maximum compression force that a test piece of liner or corrugating medium can support until the onset of failure	Short Span Compression Tester	15 mm x 300 mm