EN 12703:1999

Adhesives for paper and board, packaging and disposable sanitary products - Determination of low temperature flexibility or cold crack temperature EN 12703:1999

Publication date:   Oct 23, 2003

Scope

This European Standard specifies a method to determine whether a film of adhesive of given dimensions will craze, crack or fracture at a specified temperature. Alternatively the temperature at which the film will craze, crack or fracture can be determined. The method described can be used as a quality control test or to compare the flexibility of adhesives at low temperatures.