SCT SCM-1

Short Span Compression Tester (SCT)

Equipment used to measure the compressive strength of paper and cardboard samples by the SCT method. The SCT compression test is performed using a 15mm wide paper or cardboard specimen, compressed at a 0.7mm short distance between jaws until failure occurs.

The compressive strength of a material can be determined by the SCT method to a much higher degree of accuracy than more traditional methods such as the Ring Crush Test (RCT), Concora Linear Test/Linear Crush Test (LCT), and Concora Corrugated Crush Test (CCT). International standards specify this method for determining compressive strength in both the machine direction of the fibres (MD) and the transverse direction (CD).

Key Features

• Measuring range: 0 to 300N.
• Touch screen display, 0.02N resolution.
• Selectable units: lbs/in or kN/m.
• Free distance between jaws: 0.7mm ± 0.05mm.
• Jaw length: 30 ± 0.5mm. Jaw height: 25 ± 0.5mm.
• Sample length: 100–150mm. Specimen width: 15 ± 0.1mm.
• Test speed: 3 ± 1mm/min.
• Jaw tightening force: 2300 ± 500N.
• RS-232 output interface.
• MD/CD ratio calculation, statistics package (optional).
• Possible conversion of SCT result to RCT.
• Compatible with the T-LAB system.

Applications

Used for determining box stacking capacity via packaging paper and corrugated board compression testing. Suitable for packaging paper (liner and fluting), corrugated board, board boxes and board packaging. Meets AS/NZ 1301.4SO RP, BS 7325, DIN 54518, ISO 9895, SCAN P46 and TAPPI T826.

Talk to the Techotrix team to find out whether the SCT SCM-1 is the right compression tester for your packaging paper testing.