This standard specifies the testing methods for ink viscosity, including the coated No.4 cup viscometer method, the Zahn cup viscometer method, the coaxial cylindrical rotary viscometer method, the cone-plate viscometer method, the falling stick viscometer method, the parallel plate viscometer method. This standard applies to inks whose viscosity ranges from 0.001 Pa·s to 200 Pa·s.
Basic Data
Standard ID
GB/T 13217.4-2020 (GB/T13217.4-2020)
Description (Translated English)
Test method for viscosity of ink
Sector / Industry
National Standard (Recommended)
Classification of Chinese Standard
Y44
Classification of International Standard
87.080
Word Count Estimation
10,156
Date of Issue
2020-11-19
Date of Implementation
2021-06-01
Older Standard (superseded by this standard)
GB/T 13217.4-2008
Regulation (derived from)
National Standard Announcement No. 26 of 2020
Issuing agency(ies)
State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Standardization Administration
