Physical and optical testing

Published: 1/26/2011 |
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 *) Accredited methods

Selected methods

Wood and chips

Wood chips -Sampling                                                           

SCAN-CM 41

Wood chips - Dry matter content

SCAN-CM 39

Wood chips – Size distribution

SCAN-CM 40

Wood chips – Bark content

SCAN-CM 42

Wood chips – Basic density

SCAN-CM 43

Wood chips – Bulk density

SCAN-CM 46

Wood chips – Thickness and thickness distribution

SCAN-CM 47

Wood chips – Length and width distribution

SCAN-CM 48

Wood chips - Fibre dimensions – Maceration

PFI-method-04-P-21

Fibre and pulp
Dry matter content

ISO 638

Stock concentration

ISO 4119

Fibre fractionation - Bauer McNett

SCAN M6

Ash – Determination, 525°C

ISO 1762

Drainability - Schopper Riegler (SR)

ISO 5267-1

Drainability - Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF)

ISO 5267-2

Water Retention Value (WRV)

SCAN-C 62

Fibre dimensions (FiberMaster)

PFI-method-04-P-22

Sedimentation specific surface index

PFI-method-04-P-23

Shive content (Somerville)

Tappi T 275

Shive content (PFI Minishives)

SCAN-M 13

Laboratory beating – PFI mill method

ISO 5264-2

Lab sheets for physical testing – Conventional sheet former

ISO 5269-1

Lab sheets for physical testing – Dynamic sheet former

PFI-method-04-P-24

Laboratory sheets – ISO brightness

ISO 3688

Fibre furnish analysis – Part 1: General method

ISO 9184-1

Fibre furnish analysis – Part 2: Staining guide

ISO 9184-2

Fibre furnish analysis – Part 3: Herzberg staining

ISO 9184-3

Fibre furnish analysis – Part 4: Graff “C” staining test

ISO 9184-4

Fibre furnish analysis – Part 5: Lofton-Merritt

ISO 9184-5

Brightness - Laboratory sheets

ISO 3688

Paper and board
Structural properties
Basis weight

ISO 536*

Thickness and density

ISO 534*

Moisture content - oven drying method

ISO 287

Ash – Determination, 525°C

ISO 1762

Ash – Determination, 900°C

ISO 2144

PPS Print-surf method (air leak method)

ISO 8791-4*

Bendtsen (air leak method)

ISO 8791-2

Air permeance and air resistance, Gurley

ISO 5636-5*

TSO – Tensile stiffness orientation

PFI-method-04-P-25

Gloss, Lehmann

SCAN-P 80

Prufbau, Test printing

SCAN-P 79

Conductivity, aqueous extracts

ISO 6587

pH, aqueous extracts

ISO 6588

Ageing, accelerated, dry heat treatment at 105°C

ISO 5630-1

Ageing, accelerated, dry heat treatment at 120 or 150°C

ISO 5630-4

Hygroexpansivity, up to a maximum rel. humidity of 68 %

ISO 8226-1

Hygroexpansivity, up to a maximum rel. humidity of 86 %

ISO 8226-2

Optical properties
Brightness

ISO 2470*

Opacity

ISO 2471

Light scattering and light absorption coefficients

ISO 9416

Color, (C/2°)

ISO 5631

CIE–whiteness, (D65/10°), outdoor daylight

ISO 11475

CIE–whiteness, (C/2°), indoor illumination conditions

ISO 11475

Mechanical properties
Tensile index (tøyning, TEA, stiffness)

ISO 1924-2 and -3*

Fracture toughness

SCAN-P 77

Tearing resistance, Elmendorf

ISO 1974*

Zero-span tensile strength, wet or dry

ISO 15361

Internal bond strength, Z-strength

Tappi T 541

Bursting strength

ISO 2758 / ISO 2759

Stiffness, resistance to bending

ISO 2493

Stiffness, Taber

Tappi T 489

Absorption properties
Water absorptiveness – Cobb method

ISO 535

Surface (contact angle), FibroDat 1100

Tappi T 558

Penetration Dynamic Analyzer, PDA.C 02

PFI-method-04-P-26

 

 

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Last update: October 31, 2011.