BS EN ISO 287:2017

This standard BS EN ISO 287:2017 Paper and board. Determination of moisture content of a lot. Oven-drying method is classified in these ICS categories:

• 85.060 Paper and board

This document specifies an oven-drying method for the determination of the moisture content of a lot of paper and board. The procedure in Clause 8, describing how the test pieces are drawn from the lot, is performed at the time of sampling.

This document is applicable to every type of lot of paper and board, including corrugated board and solid board, provided that the paper or board does not contain any substances, other than water, that are volatile at the temperature specified in this document.

NOTE For determination of the dry matter content of a sample of paper or board, e.g. for calculation of the dry mass of the sample, ISO 638^[1] can be used.