ASTM D2659Standard Test Method for Column Crush Properties of Blown Thermoplastic Containers
ASTM D2659 determines the mechanical properties of blown thermoplastic containers under columnar crush conditions at a steady rate of compression. Any container, whether blown commercially or in the laboratory, may be used as the test specimen.
Although this test method was developed specifically for blow-moulded containers, the general procedure can also be applied to containers of suitable geometries produced by other means, for example, thermoforming, injection moulding, etc.
