Abstract
Abstract This paper investigates the use of zerospan testing to measure the tensile strength of cellulose nanofibre sheets. The mechanical strength of cellulose nanofibre paper is a key property but tensile strength measurement requires a substantial amount test material, whereas a zero/short span test needs much less material. Sheets made from cellulose nanofibres, microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and northern bleached softwood fibres were tested at spans ranging from 0 to 0.6 mm and tensile strength spans of 50 and 100 mm. For the cellulose nanofibres or the MFC sheets, strength was constant with span from 0 to 0.6 mm when tested dry and negligible when tested wet, except at zero span. The sheets made from the softwood fibres showed significant strength when tested wet at all spans from 0 to 0.6 mm. The results showed that for nanofibre materials, the zero or short span strength is measuring sheet tensile strength at a smaller sample length. The strength of the nanofibre sheets at 50 or 100 mm was smaller than at zero/short span due to sample size effects and Poisson contraction. The effects of starch and grammage on strength were also studied.
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