Description / Abstract: Introduction

Note: Nothing in this standard supercedes applicable laws and regulations.

Note: In the event of conflict between the English and domestic language, the English language shall take precedence.

Purpose. This standard shall be used to determine the strength properties of cardboard, fiber board, and similar rigid materials by measuring, under specified conditions, the pressure necessary to rupture a test piece of the material.

Applicability. Fiberboard, cardboard, and similar rigid materials.

Remarks. The test is carried out using hydraulic pressure applied to a rubber diaphragm over which the test piece is tightly clamped, until the test piece ruptures.