The TS 4117 EN ISO 2589 standard, based on a European standard and also published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), defines a test method for determining the thickness of leather and sole leather used in textile products. This test method is applicable to all types of leather. The test can be applied to the entire leather or to a test sample.
Leather is one of the most versatile materials known. This is because it consists of complex natural fibers that give variations in different hides and leather types. In addition to properties such as water resistance, water absorption and release of absorbed moisture, water vapor permeability, softness, aesthetics and surface pattern and thermal insulation, the thickness of the leather is also an important physical property. The chemical and physical processes applied to the leather material are carried out to give the hides and leathers certain properties and performance while they are transformed into leather.
Cowhide can have a wide variety of thicknesses, as it can be divided into layers. When finely separated, these leathers can be used for clothing, gloves and small leather goods. Medium-thick leathers are mostly used in products such as upholstery, automotive parts, shoes, bags. Thick leathers are used for shoe soles and handicrafts.
The thickness of the skin is a feature that is directly related to the weight of the skin. Since leather is a natural product, its thickness generally varies from leather to leather and from animal to animal. Changes in thickness also affect the tanning process. Because they determine the types of tannins used for drying, tanning and finishing processes. This also affects how the hides are split or thinly layered.
Leather is considered a soft material and not a single caliper is used to measure its thickness. Each skin is pressed and the result is determined by how much pressure is applied. The thickness is therefore determined by the predefined area along with the contact pressure. Leather thickness is regulated in international standards together with branded ones.
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