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WHITENESS INDEX [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
DEF

Whiteness "4R(Z)-3R(Y)", approximated from X,Y,Z tristimulus coefficients; where R(Z) and R(Y) are reflectances measured respectively with the Z and Y filters of a photometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
CONT

Papier SCB ayant un indice de blancheur de 65 et offert dans des grammages de 33 et 35 lb (format 25 x 38). Conçu pour la rotogravure et les presses offset à sécheurs.

Spanish

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