A strip, commonly 50 mm wide, is gripped across its whole width and stretched at a constant rate, giving breaking force per strip width and elongation at break. European specs usually quote it in newtons per 5 cm. It is the reference strength test for most hygiene and wipes fabrics.
Heard on the job
European spec is 25 newtons per 5 centimeters MD on strip tensile, and we're at 31.
Also heard as
- strip tensile strength
- strip test
- cut strip tensile
Related terms
Grab tensile
Tensile test in which jaws narrower than the specimen grip its center, so neighboring fibers help carry the load.
MD
Machine direction: the direction a nonwoven travels through the line, along the length of the roll.
CD
Cross direction: the direction across the width of a nonwoven roll, at right angles to machine travel.