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edge tearing resistance [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

The resistance offered by paper to the onset of tearing at the edge of a sheet.

OBS

By hand it may be estimated by sensing this resistance when a tear is started from the edge by the application through the thumbs and index fingers, of a twist and a force or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Résistance qu'offre un papier à une déchirure située en bordure de la feuille.

OBS

Une évaluation grossière de la résistance peut être faite en maintenant le bord de la feuille entre le pouce et l'index et en imprimant une torsion qui provoque la déchirure.

Spanish

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