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Tear Test in Paper - Cardboard Packages

Tear Test in Paper - Cardboard Packages

Tear Test in Paper - Cardboard Packages

For paper and cardboard packaging, tear strength is the force perpendicular to the plane of the sheet of paper required to tear multiple layers over a given distance after tearing has begun. The final result is stated in mN/fold.

It is usually tested using Elmendorf type tear tester. The Elmendorf type tester is a device that applies the force and measures the loss in potential energy of the pendulum equal to the work done when tearing the paper.

Tear index = Tear strength/gram, specified in mN.m2/g.

BS EN 21974 Paper - Determination of tear resistance (Elmendorf method)
ISO 1974 Paper - Determination of tear resistance - Elmendorf method
Tappi T414 Internal tear strength of the paper (Elmendorf type method)

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