Standards Schedule

The Standards listed below are scheduled for review in 2024. If you are interested in participating in the Standards review process or would like to request draft copies with open ballots, please submit your request to the Standards team at standards@tappi.org or visit tappi.org/JoinStandards to enroll today.

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Standards up for review in 2024

Chemical Properties

T 553 om-20

Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)

10/7/24

Fiberboard Shipping Containers

T 804 om-20

Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers

04/28/2024

T 843 om-20

Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method)

04/28/2024

T 845 om-20

Wet pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation

04/28/2024

T 836 om-20

Bending stiffness, four point method

10/07/24

T 808 cm-15

Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)

10/20/24

Optical Properties

T 515 om-20

Visual grading and color matching of paper

04/28/2024

T 480 om-20

Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees

10/07/24

T 524 om-20

Color of paper and paperboard (45/0, C/2)

10/07/2024

T 567 om-20

Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement

10/07/2024

Process and Product Quality General

T 1205 sp-20

Dealing with suspect (outlying) test determinations

04/28/2024

Physical Properties

T 401 om-20

Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard

10/07/2024

T 441 om-20

Water absorptiveness of sized (non-bibulous) paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard (Cobb test)

04/28/2024

T 455 sp-20 

Identification of wire side of paper

04/28/2024

T 511 om-20

Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester)

10/07/2024

T 549 om-20

Coefficients of static and kinetic friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the horizontal plane method

10/07/2024

T 558 om-20

Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated contact angle tester

10/07/2024

T 580 om-20 

Thickness (caliper) of towel, tissue, napkin and facial products

10/07/2024

Pulp Properties

T 233 cm-15

Fiber length of pulp by classification

10/20/2024

T 267 cm-15

Compression wood identification in pulpwood

10/20/2024

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