FSC 7530 JCP G70
50% BOND
Bond Paper February 1, 1999
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Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not
exclusively definitive of the end use.
For higher quality offset printing of stationery for use by officials
at the higher levels of government, requiring execution with pen and
ink, erasing quality, above average permanence, and suitable for
processing in a laser printer. Printed matter may include text and line
illustrations.
Stock: Not less than 50 pct cotton or linen fibers. Groundwood pulp, not
to exceed 1 pct.
No fluorescent (optical) brighteners shall be added to the pulp or
paper during manufacture. Fluorescence, due to residual white water,
broke, or natural fibers, is permissible; provided the increase in
reflectance, measured with and without the ultraviolet component of a
light source of 3100 kelvin in combination with a C.I.E.
(International Commission on Illumination) Z (blue) filter, does not
exceed 2.0 pct.
Note: \1\ Not less than 30 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over
30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of
this Standard are met.
Acidity: pH value shall average not less than 6.5.
Grammage (g/m \2\).................................... 60 75
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds).. 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
Schopper (double fold).............................. 75 90
Smoothness: Average, each side (units)................ ....... 370 to
325
Any specimen averaging less than 325 units or more than 370 units
shall be sufficient cause for rejection of the paper.
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 not less than 82 pct. The color variation shall not
exceed DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
Finish: Paper shall have a cockle finish.
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.
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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 or 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 is allowed.
For information only, the CIELAB values (Ill D65, 10 deg. observer)
of the 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,'' two stars, 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 size of the sheet, the design shall appear as illustrated,
but in proper size. Full size copy will be supplied upon request.
[Year of manufacture]
Mill inspection: The use of this paper requires the highest degree of
accuracy in printing and binding operations. The manufacturer shall
inspect the paper to eliminate all waste, scrap, and paper with torn
sheets, turned corners, slime spots, dirt, and other foreign matter
which will detract from the appearance of the paper.
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 B watermark in Part 3.