ASTM D1164-60(1973)

Method of Test for Ring Crush of Paperboard (Withdrawn 1984)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• ICS: 85.060 - Paper and board
• Technical Committee: D10 - Packaging

Standards Content (Sample)

Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry
~ ~l~ Designation: D 11 64 - 60
Tentative Standard Method T 472m-51
( Reapproved 1973)
Standard Test Method for
1
RING CRUSH OF PAPERBOARD
This Standard. i~ issued u~der th<: fixed designation D 1164; the number immediately following the designation indicates
the year of ongtnal adopt10n or, tn the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the
year of last reapproval.
force applied to the specimen shall be devel­
I. Scope
oped at a rate equivalent to 25 ± 5 lbf ( l 1 l ±
1.1 This method covers the measurement
22 N)/s when the platens are in contact,
of the resistance of paperboard to edgewise
3.1.3 Means for measuring and indicating
compression. It is intended only for paper­
the applied load within I lbf (4.4 N), and
board having a thickness not exceeding 0.036
3.1.4 The machine should have a capacity
in. (0.9 mm).
of not less than 300 lbf ( 1330 N), and the indi­
2. Significance cating mechanism should be such that it can
be accurately checked with dead-weight loads.
2.1 Corrugated and solid fiberboard con­
3.2 Specimen Holder-At the center of the
tainers are subject to crushir;ig forces in ship­
lower platen of the compression testing
ment. This test is used for two purposes in the
machine there shall be positioned a specimen
evaluation of the paperboard to be used as
holder comprising a circular block having an
components of such fiberboard containers: (1)
annular groove cut square, 0.25 ± O.Ol in.
to indicate edgewise rigidity of the board so
(6.4 ± 0.2 mm) deep and 1.94 ± 0.001 in.
that manufacturing processes may be con­
(49.3 ± 0.03 mm) in outside diameter. The
trolled to secure the desired results, and (2) to
base of the annular groove shall be parallel
indicate the probable crushing resistance of
with the base of the block to ±0.0005 in.
the finished container.
(0.013 mm). A branch groove running from
3. Apparatus the annular groove to the edge of the block
shall be provided to permit insertion of the
3.1 Compression Machine-The apparatus
specimen. The center "island" created by the
shall consist essentially of a compression
annular groove may be made removable and
testing machine having the following:
replaceable with disks of different diameters
3.1.1 An upper and a lower platen, one of
so as to vary the width of the groove to pro­
which may be fixed and the other removable.
vide for varying specimen thicknesses. The
The surfaces of the platens shall remain
disk used for any particular caliper of board
smooth, flat, and parallel to each other within
shall be of such a diameter that when placed
I part in 2000 throughout the test and shall be
in the block the resulting groove will have a
so mounted as not to have more than 0.002
width not less than 150 nor more than 175
in. (0.05 mm) movement in the horizontal
percent of the nominal caliper of the specimen
direction,
being tested. These disks may be provided
3. l.2 Means for exerting force on a spec­
with a center pin to fit a receiving hole in the
imen placed between the two platens. This
center of the block. The disk is then fre; to
may be accomplished either by causing the
turn as the specimen is inserted through the
movable platen to approach the fixed platen
~t a uniform speed or applying a constantly
mcreasing pressure against the movable platen 'This method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Com­
mittee D-6 on Paper and Paper Products.
without necessarily causing motion thereof
Current edition accepted Sept. 19, 1960. Originally is­
until collapse of specimen. In either case, the sued 1951. Replaces D 1164 - 53.
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D 1164
branch groove. While this is the preferred de­
4.1.4 The long edges are cut clean without
sign, any specimen holder which provides
wipe or being torn or frayed in any way by
support to both surfaces of the specimen,
poorly functioning cutting equipment.
,
permits 0.25 in. (6.4 mm) of the specimen to
extend above the surface of the holder, and
5. Conditioning
allows insertion without injury to the speci­
5.1 The test shall be made in an atmos­
men, is acceptable.
phere conditioned in accordance with Method
3.3 Cutting Device-A device capable of
D 641, Conditioning Paperboard, Fiberboard,
accurately cutting the specimen to exact di­
and Paperboard Containers for Testing• and
mensions. The edges of the specimen must be
after the specimens have reached equilibrium
clean and sharp and absolutely parallel. The
in the specified atmosphere.
preferred method of accomplishing this is by
means of a punch and die, or, lacking this, a
6. Procedure
card cutter equipped with an adjustable out­
6.1 Insert each specimen in the specimen
side guide. Parallelism of the long edges of
holder and position at the center between the
the specimen shall be such that the width
two platens. When inserting th
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