Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University (JFFIU), cilt.65, sa.1, ss.72-77, 2015 (Hakemli Dergi)
Every day we use many different kinds of printed materials
exposed to tearing stresses. Interactions between paper and printing inks
affect the inter-fiber bonds, accordingly the tearing properties of paper. This
study was carried out to determine the effect of tearing resistance properties
of papers printed with solid tone oil based sheed-fed offset inks, using Cyan,
Magenta, Yellow, Black process series. The static tearing resistance of paper
was determined by universal tensile testing device and tearing strength
patterns was examined. Decrease of tear resistance and relatively close tear
index ratios (cross direction / machine direction) was observed for printed
papers. Printing application of solid tone oil based inks increases the force
required for initiation of tearing of papers.