Evaluation of Mechanical Strength of Five Layered Corrugated Cardboard Depending on the Types of Waveforms

Due to the growing need for material saving in the production of paper packaging, its industrial production is faced with the problem of quality assurance. By controlling the cost of production of corrugated cardboard, paperboard mechanical properties depend directly on the flute profile. Therefore, the corrugated cardboard can be observed both from technological and environmental aspects.Five layered corrugated cardboard of different types of flute profile was used for this research. It is assumed that the characteristic shape of the wave has a positive effect on its mechanical properties. On the other hand, it is supposed if the material saving can be achieved without the characteristic flute profile effects on the reduction of mechanical strength of paperboard. The aim of the research is to determine whether there is a direct impact on the type of waveform on its mechanical strength. Statistical methods were used for the evaluation of expectation values of the estimated strength of corrugated board with respect to the flute profile.