Surface Analysis Standards & Test Methods

Surface Analysis

 

PAPER & PAPERBOARD SUBSTRATES 

Test ASTM # ISO # TAPPI #

Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)

    T 476 om-16  
Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials (including shipping sack papers, corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method) D4918   T 815 om-18 
Coefficients of static and kinetic friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the horizontal plane method D4917 15359 T 549 om-13 
Roughness of paper and paperboard (Sheffield method)   8791/3 T 538 om-16 
Roughness of paper and paperboard, stylus (Emveco-type method)     T 575 om-13
Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at high temperature and humidity E96 2528 T 464 om-18 

 

 

PLASTIC SUBSTRATES

Test ASTM # ISO # TAPPI #
Corona-Treated Polymer Films Using Water Contact Angle Measurements  D5946    
Identification of polymer layers or inclusions by FT-IR D5477    
Scratch resistance of polymeric coatings and plastics using an instrumented scratch machine D7027    
Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction (COF) of Plastic Film and Sheeting D1894     
Wetting Tension of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Films

D2578