TISSUE – SINGLE SHEET THICKNESS

Purpose of the test

This test is performed to determine the thickness of a single sheet of tissue paper.

Procedure

Operate the instrument in accordance with ISO 12625-3 and the manufacturer’s instructions.

Leave the samples exposed for 24 h to 23°C and 50% R.H., according to ISO 187.

Perform one measure in the centre of each single test piece for single sheet thickness.

Report 10 measures in mm, their mean and standard deviation calculated to 3 significant figures.

ISO 12625-3
Nr. of samples

12 test pieces per level

No special size

Levels

Level 1: 0.1÷0.25 mm

Level 2: 0.30÷0.50 mm

Reporting

Report 10 valid results of measurements in mm, their mean and their standard deviation. All to three significant digits.

CEPI test 8.1a