Aspirin Tablet Cracking


Industry:

Pharmaceutical

Attributes measured:

fracturability

toughness

stiffness

hardness

break force

brittleness

work to fracture

energy to fracture

Background

Four tablets were tested to quantify the hardness, stiffness, elasticity, and total work to break each tablet with very good repeatability. The work to break is a good indicator of the cohesiveness of the tablets.