TAPPI T 210 CM 2013

Official TAPPI test method for sampling wood pulp shipments and determining moisture content and air-dry weight.

TAPPI T 210 cm-13 provides a standardized procedure for sampling and testing sheeted, baled, rolled, and wet-lap wood pulp shipments for moisture content and air-dry weight. The five-page PDF covers required apparatus, shipment sampling plans, boring, strip, and wedge methods, specimen handling, oven-drying procedures, calculations, reporting, precision, and related methods. It is intended for pulp producers, buyers, sellers, laboratories, quality professionals, and independent analysts handling shipment verification or commercial disputes.

Application Scope: Moisture testing and air-dry weight determination for wood pulp shipped in sheets, bales, rolls, or wet-lap form; unsuitable for flash-dried baled pulp.