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Paper Testing

Testing of Paper, Cardboard, and Tissues

Paper is a versatile material that is used in numerous industrial applications—from packaging and print products to paper for technical applications. Comprehensive material testing is essential to ensure the quality, resilience and safety of paper, cardboard and tissue products. International standards play a decisive role here, in particular the ISO and TAPPI standards, which set the global standard for paper testing procedures.

The ISO standards and TAPPI standards, such as ISO 1924 and TAPPI T 494 for determining tensile strength or ISO 9895 and TAPPI T 826 for determining the compressive strength of paper and cardboard, ensure that the test results are reproducible worldwide and meet the highest quality requirements. In addition, the ISO 12625 standard provides specific test methods for tissue testing to evaluate tear strength and other mechanical properties. TAPPI standards are particularly widespread in the North American paper industry and supplement the ISO standards with specific procedures that address regional requirements and technologies.

Find out more about our most important paper test methods and our testing machines for cardboard, tissue and paper testing below.

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Important test methods for paper and cardboard

Short description Standards
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Puncture test DIN 53142-2
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Flat crush test (FCT) ISO 3035, TAPPI T825
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Edge crush test (ECT) ISO 3037, TAPPI T811
Paper & cardboard | Wet tensile test ISO 3781, TAPPI T456
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Box crush and stacking crush test ISO 12048, TAPPI T804
Paper & cardboard | Tensile test dry ISO 1924, ISO 1924-2, ISO 1924-3, TAPPI T494
Paper & cardboard | Burst test ISO 2758, ISO 2759
Paper | Flat crush resistance / corrugated medium test (CMT) ISO 7263, TAPPI T809
Paper & cardboard | Ring crush test (RCT) ISO 12192, TAPPI T822
Paper & cardboard | Compressive strength / short clamping test (SCT) ISO 9895, TAPPI T826, DIN 54518
Paper | Zero-span tensile test TAPPI T231
Paper | Coefficient of friction TAPPI T549
Paper & cardboard | Internal bond test / Z-direction tensile test ISO 15754, TAPPI T541
Paper & cardboard | Flexure test (2-point) ISO 2493-1, ISO 5628, DIN 53121, DIN 54608
Paper & cardboard | Short-span compressive strength test (S-test) DIN 5014

Important test methods for tissue

Short description Standards
Paper | Tissue | Tensile test wet ISO 12625-5
Paper | Tissue | Tensile test dry ISO 12625-4
Paper | Tissue | Burst strength / puncture test ISO 12625-9

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Paper testing equipment

The zwickiLine single-column universal testing machine is one of our up to 5 kN machines and is a powerful and flexible solution for a wide range of test methods in paper/cardboard and tissue testing. It is just as suitable for research and development as it is for ongoing quality assurance.

With our AllroundLine materials testing machine with four measuring axes, all relevant tests for predicting the compression strength of cardboard can be determined in a single machine, and a variety of tests can be performed on paper. With the equipment shown as an example in the image,

  • the upper test area is used to run the ECT test, FCT test, CMT test and RCT test.
  • The SCT test, the tensile test, and the 4-point flexure test (from left to right) are performed in the lower test area.
  • Optionally expandable with additional slots, extensometers, safety doors and other accessories.

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Test tools for paper, cardboard and tissue testing

With a wide range of specimen grips and test tools, ZwickRoell offers cutting-edge solutions for standard-compliant paper testing. Below you will find an excerpt from our portfolio. We would be happy to advise you personally.

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Excerpt from our testing tools for paper testing

Paper & cardboard | Ring crush test (RCT)
ISO 12192, TAPPI T 822
Determination of the ring crush resistance of a ring-shaped strip
to Paper & cardboard | Ring crush test (RCT)
Paper & cardboard | Burst test
ISO 2758, ISO 2759
to Paper & cardboard | Burst test
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Edge crush test (ECT)
ISO 3037, TAPPI T 811
Strength of the corrugated board
to Cardboard | Corrugated board | Edge crush test (ECT)
Paper & cardboard | Compressive strength / short clamping test (SCT)
ISO 9895, EN 54518, TAPPI T 826
Compressive strength
to Paper & cardboard | Compressive strength / short clamping test (SCT)
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Box crush and stacking crush test
ISO 12048, TAPPI T 804
to Cardboard | Corrugated board | Box crush and stacking crush test
Cardboard | Corrugated board | Flat crush test (FCT)
ISO 3035, TAPPI T 825
to Cardboard | Corrugated board | Flat crush test (FCT)

Interesting customer projects in paper testing

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  • Industry brochure: Paper & Cardboard PDF 4 MB
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