FSC 7530 JCP G40
25% BOND, WHITE AND COLORED
Bond Paper February 1, 1999
(ARCHIVAL QUALITY)
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Use in information: This paragraph is informational only and is not
exclusively definitive of the end use.
For high quality offset printing. The 45 g/m \2\ paper is generally
used for open forms, including multiple copies face only. The 60 and 75
g/m \2\ white papers are for stationery, face only; all colors, for open
forms, legal documents, ledgers, etc., face and back, suitable for
processing through high speed copiers and laser printers, execution with
pen and ink, erasing quality, and permanence (archival quality). Opacity
of white paper is not a specified factor and, therefore, is subject to
variation. Printed matter may include text and light line illustrations.
Stock: Not less than 25 pct cotton or linen fibers; the remainder
bleached chemical woodpulp.
Note: 1 Not less than 30 pct postconsumer recovered
fiber. Any percent over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided
that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Acidity: pH value by cold extraction shall be not less than 7.5. The
paper shall contain not less than 2 pct calcium carbonate.
Any deviation in this requirement shall be sufficient cause for
rejection of the paper.
Grammage: (g/m \2\)...................................... 45 60 75
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds)..... 12 16 20
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.
Folding endurance: Average, each direction, not less than--
M.I.T. (double fold)................................... 60 75 75
Schopper (double fold)................................. 65 80 80
Tearing strength: Average, each direction, not
less than (mN)......................................... 240 320 400
Equivalent (grams)..................................... 25 33 41
Ruling and writing qualities: Lines ruled and characters written with
pen and ink shall be clear cut and free from excessive feathering.
Erasing quality: Paper shall retain good ruling, writing, and typing
quality, texture, and surface appearance, without ink spreading after
repeated erasures. Samples from the delivery shall show no greater
resistance than the standard sample to removal by abrasion of
typewritten characters.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high
speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with
a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s)
adopted by the Government.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform with
the brightness of the white paper not less than 82 pct. The color
variation permitted is DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
For colored stock, paper shall match one of the established
standards. Standards are blue, buff, green, pink, salmon, or yellow.
Colors shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear even and
uniform on the surface of the sheet. Stock shall not be 2-sided. Color
coordinates for selected standards are included in Part 3.
Finish and formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not
exceed 250 specks per square meter. No sample sheet (600 to 650 cm\2\
in size) shall contain more than one defect with an equivalent area of
0.25 mm\2\ or greater.
Sampling and testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with standards in
Part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The precision
requirements of the acceptance criteria (Part 4) shall apply for all
properties except for stock, acidity, filler content, and folding
endurance. Any deviation in the ``excepted'' properties is a critical
defect and shall be sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
Prior-to-production testing of paper is required. Conformance to these
requirements will permit the printing of the infinity symbol
() in the document or publication. (Reference: ANSI/NISO
standard Z39.48-1992.)
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Unless otherwise specified, the following is automatically waived when
printing or duplicating is to be accomplished on commercial contract
Sizing: Paper shall be surface- and internal-sized suitable for
satisfactory printing on both sides of the paper on high-speed offset
presses equipped with continuous flow or brush dampening systems.
Color: Shall match the Government's standard sample for color. A
deviation of DE(CIELAB)=3.0 from the color standard for white and 2.0
for colored stocks is allowed. A color difference
1.0 DE unit between felt and wire sides is permitted.
For information only, the CIELAB values (Ill D65, 10 deg. observer)
of the white color standard are
L*=93.3
a*=1.0
b*=-2.0
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, or any particles which will
pick, lift, fluff, or pile on the blanket under normal press
conditions. Paper shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or
with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered
and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth
edges, and evenly jogged. A tolerance of 2 mm (\1/16\
inch) shall be allowed except for sheets 216 by 356 mm (8\1/2\ by 14
inches) or less; then a tolerance of 1 mm (\1/32\ inch)
shall be allowed. Successive sheets within any package shall not
differ from each other by more than 0.5 mm (\1/64\ inch). Paper with
the long dimension 813 mm (32 inches) or less shall be considered
square if the variation does not exceed 1 mm (\1/32\ inch); over
813 mm (32 inches), 2 mm (\1/16\ inch).
Watermark: \2\ Shall be the seal of the United States, with the word
``recycled,'' one star, and the year of manufacture, on a basis of
four times on a sheet 432 by 559 mm (17 by 22 inches), one in each
quarter. The watermark shall be clear and legible. When viewed from
the felt side of the sheet, the design shall appear as illustrated,
but in proper size. Full size copy will be supplied upon request.
[Year of manufacture]
Grain: Direction of the grain on flat paper shall be as ordered.
Pressroom conditions: The bulk of this paper will be used in air-
conditioned pressrooms maintained at 24 deg.C 2 deg.C
and 45 pct 8 pct relative humidity.
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\1\ This requirement may be waived by the ordering agency when
purchasing less than a mill run quantity and so stated in the
procurement document. Note, recovered material (cotton/linen) is not a
postconsumer recovered fiber.
\2\ The inclusion of the word ``recycled'' in the watermark is
permitted only with 30% postconsumer recovered fiber in the paper. See
Style A watermark in Part 3.