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[[File:US military drum compression test.jpg|thumb|Compression test for steel drum]]
The '''container compression test''' measures the [[compressive strength]] of packages such as boxes, drums, and cans. It usually provides a plot of [[Deformation (engineering)|deformation]] vs compressive [[force]].
 
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It is usually a laboratory test involving a special machine, a compression tester, to apply controlled compression on a test [[Laboratory specimen|specimen]]. A [[universal testing machine]] is sometimes configured to perform a package compression test. Compression testing can also involve a superimposed ''dead load'' to a test package.
 
[[File:US military drum compression test.jpg|thumb|Compression test for steel drum]]
 
==Test procedures==