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TIP 0402-16 "Guidelines for inspection and nondestructive examination of paper machine dryers" (Revision)
TIP 0420-14 "Guide for increasing the maximum allowable working pressure of cast iron, ASME constructed paper machine dryers" (Revision and title change)

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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 1011 "Basis weight of fiberglass mats" (July 2, 2010)
T 1012 "Moisture content of fiber glass mats" (July 6, 2010)
T 657 "Sampling of fillers and pigments" (july 19, 2010)
T New (WI 3018) "Aerobiological fungal growth of paper under extreme indoor air quality" (July 19, 2010)
T 1013 "Loss on ignition of fiber glass mats" (July 23, 2010)
T 810 "Bursting strength of corrugated board" (title change) (July 23, 2010)
T 1014 "Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats" (July 26, 2010)

 

A proposal has been made to reinstate withdrawn standard T 421 "Qualitative (including optical microscopic) analysis of mineral filler and mineral coating of paper." This standard was withdrawn in 2003 by the Quality and Standards Management Committee due to lack of progress in its review.
The scope of the method is: This method describes procedures which may be used for the qualitative determination and identification of the mineral constituents of filled and coated papers. Due to the similarity in chemical composition and physical size and shape of some of the various possible constituents contained in a given paper specimen, more precise quantitative methods may at times be required for positive identification. It is recommended that one become thoroughly familiar with this method by analyzing paper samples of known mineral component content.

Because the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) is currently short of members, this announcement is to solicit new members of the SSIG.

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T 809 om-06 Flat crush of corrugating medium (CMT test) (July 13, 2010)
T 804 om-06 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers (July 16, 2010)
T 801 om-06 Impact resistance of fiberboard shipping containers (July 20, 2010)
T 684 om-06 Gross heating value of black liquor (July 23, 2010)
T 400 sp-06 Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product (July 27, 2010)
T 509 om-06 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method) (July 30, 2010)
T 435 om-06 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (hot extraction method) (August 3, 2010)
T 610 sp-06 Preparation of indicators and standard solutions (August 6, 2010)
T 222 om-06 Acid insoluble lignin in wood and pulp (August 10, 2010)
T 413 om-06 Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 900 degrees C (August 13, 2010)
T 266 om-06 Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron, and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption (August 17, 2010)
T 519 om-06 Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing) (September 3, 2010)
T 218 sp-06 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Buchner funnel procedure) (September 10, 2010)
T 531 cm-01 Starch consumption in corrugated board (enzymatic/gravimetric method) (September 14, 2010
T 646 om-06 Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0) (September 17, 2010)
T 532 cm-01 Starch consumption in corrugated board (enzymatic/colorimetric method) (September 21, 2010)
T 494 om-06 Tensile properties of paper and paperboard (using constant rate of elongation apparatus) (September 24, 2010)
T 464 om-01 Water vapor transmission rate of paper and paperboard at high temperature and humidity (September 28, 2010)
T 460 om-06 Air resistance of paper (Gurley method) (October 1, 2010)
T 537 om-06 Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR) October 15, 2010)
T 444 om-06 Silver tarnishing by paper and paperboard (October 22, 2010)
T 412 om-06 Moisture in pulp, paper, and paperboard (October 29, 2010)
T 523 om-06 Dynamic measurement of water vapor transfer through sheet materials (November 5, 2010)
T 236 om-06 Kappa number of pulp (November 12, 2010)
T 262 sp-06 Preparation of mechanical pulps for testing (November 19, 2010)
T 263 sp-06 Identification of wood and fibers from conifers (December 3, 2010)
T 258 om-06 Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood (December 10, 2010)
T 232 cm-01 Fiber length of pulp by projection (December 17, 2010)

 

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For details on these commonly-used acronyms in the development of TAPPI Standards and TIPs, please see the Standards Guidelines and the TIP Guidelines, or send your questions to standards@tappi.org.

TIP = Technical Information Paper
Q&SMC = Quality and Standards Management Committee
SSIG = Standard-Specific Interest Group
SARG = Standards Advisory Review Group
WI = Work Item
WG = Working Group
WGC = Working Group Chairman
om = Official Method
pm = Provisional Method
sp = Standard Practice
cm = Classical Method
ss = Standard Specification
sg = Standard Guideline
gl = Standard Glossary
wd = Withdrawn Standard
UM = Useful Method

 

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