Wet-strength

Wet-strength

Wet strength is measured most accurately as the percentage ratio of wet-tensile strength to dry-tensile strength. Example: a paper containing 30% wet strength actually possesses 30% of its original dry-tensile strength.

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Category: Paper
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wet-strength

Printing & publishing; Paper

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The strength retained by a sheet when completely wetted with water; generally, tensile strength.

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The measurement of the strength of a material when it is saturated with water, normally relative to the dry strength.

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