Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.

T 815 om-18 Coefficient of static friction (slide angle) of packaging and packaging materials (including shipping sack papers, corrugated and solid fiberboard) (inclined plane method) (July 16, 2022)

T 830 om-18 Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board (July 16, 2022)

T 839 om-18 Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard using the clamp method (short column test) (July 16, 2022)

T 281 sp-18 Open drum washer mat sampling technique (July 23, 2022)

T 434 cm-10 Acid-soluble iron in paper (July 23, 2022)

T 493 cm-10 Identification and Determination of Melamine resin in paper (July 23, 2022)

T 495 cm-13 Bending number of paperboard (July 23, 2022)

T 621 cm-10 Analysis of rosin (July 23, 2022)

T 628 cm-10 Analysis of rosin size (July 23, 2022)

T 266 om-18 Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption spectroscopy (July 23, 2022)

T 547 om-18 Air permeance of paper and paperboard (Sheffield method) (July 31, 2022)

T 617 cm-10 Analysis of lime (July 31, 2022) Ballot 2

T 534 om-15 Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (d/0 diffuse) (July 31, 2022) Ballot 3

T 431 cm-10 Ink absorbency of blotting paper (July 31, 2022) Ballot 3

T 559 cm-12 Grease resistance test for paper and paperboard (August 7, 2022) Ballot 2

T 581 om-17 Dry tensile properties of paper towel and tissue products (using constant rate of elongation apparatus) (August 7, 2022) Ballot 2

T 449 om-14 Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard (August 9, 2022) Ballot 2

T 1011 om-15 Basis weight of fiber glass mats (August 9, 2022) Ballot 2

T 1012 om-15 Moisture content of fiber glass mats (August 9, 2022) Ballot 3

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