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ANSI/TAPPI T 519 OM:2017(R2022)

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

20-10-2022

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Diffuse opacity, expressed as a percentage, is given by the ratio of the diffuse luminous reflectance factor of a
single sheet with black backing (Y0) to that with a backing consisting of a pad of the same paper (Y∞), multiplied by 100, i.e., (100 × Y0/ Y∞).

DocumentType
Official Test Method
Pages
6
PublisherName
Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry
Status
Current
Supersedes

This method provides a measure of diffuse opacity (paper backing) of white and near-white papers, previously known as “printing opacity.”

TAPPI T 1214 : 2012 INTERRELATION OF REFLECTANCE, R[0]; REFLECTIVITY, R[INFINITY]; TAPPI OPACITY, C[0.89]; SCATTERING, S; AND ABSORPTION, K

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