BS ISO 8254-3:2004

Paper and board. Measurement of specular gloss. 20 degree gloss with a converging beam, TAPPI method | Status: Revised, Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope This part of ISO 8254 specifies a method for measuring the specular gloss of paper and board at an angle of 20° to the normal to the paper surface. It is applicable chiefly to highly glossy surfaces, such as cast-coated, lacquered, highly varnished or waxed papers and high-gloss ink films.

NOTE This part of ISO 8254 has been developed from TAPPI T653[1], from ISO 2813[2] and from ISO 8254-1.