This International Standard specifies a method of determining the water absorptiveness of sized paper and board, including corrugated fibreboard, under standard conditions. It may not be suitable for paper of grammage less than 50 g/m2 or embossed paper. It is not suitable for porous papers such as newsprint or unsized papers such as blotting paper or other papers having a relatively high water ab-sorptiveness for which ISO 8787 is more suitable.
This method is not intended to be used for precise evaluation of the writing properties of paper al-though it does give a general indication of suitability for use with aqueous inks.
ISO 535:1991 history
2023ISO 535:2023 Paper and board — Determination of water absorptiveness — Cobb method
2014ISO 535:2014 Paper and board - Determination of water absorptiveness - Cobb method
1991ISO 535:1991 Paper and board; determination of water absorptiveness; Cobb method
1976ISO 535:1976 Paper and board — Determination of water absorption — Cobb method