JCP G05 Chemical Wood Forms Bond, White and Colored February 1, 2008 

Bond Paper FSC 7530 

 

Use Information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. 

For face only offset and flexographic printing of marginally punched continuous open forms, including multiple copies, 
principally on web-type presses. Printed matter may include ruled forms with text, line illustrations, and continuous tones. 
Slitting and pasting are included in press capabilities. End use of the paper is generally on impact-type computer printers, and 
mechanical bursters and decollators. 

 

Stock: Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1%. 

Note: Not less than 30% postconsumer fiber. Any percent 
over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that 
the requirements of this Standard are met. 

 

Basis weight: 17 by 
22 inches, 500 sheets 
(pounds) …………… 

 

 

9/10 

 

 

11/12/13 

 

 

15/16 

 

 

17 

 

 

20 

A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

 

 

 

 

Bursting strength: 
Average not less than 
(lb/in2) ……………… 

 

 

 

 

6 

 

 

 

 8 

 

 

 

9 

 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

15 

Pick resistance: Average, each side, not less than 10-A 
Dennision wax number. No individual specimen shall 
average less than 8-A. 

 

 

Opacity: Average not 
less than (percent) ….. 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

 79 

 

 

 

80 

 

 

 

81 

 

 

 

82 

No individual 
specimen shall 
average less than 
(percent) …………….
. 

 

 

 

76 

 

 

 

 77 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

79 

 

 

 

80 



 

Thickness: Average 
(mils) ……………….. 

 

2.4 

 

 2.4 

 

3.0 

 

3.3 

 

3.7 

A tolerance of +0.0003 inch shall be allowed. Paper shall be 
uniform and shall not vary more than 0.0004 inch from edge 
to edge. 

 



Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters 
written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear cut 
and free from excessive feathering. 

 

General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard 
sample(s) established by the Government. 

Brightness: The white paper shall have a target brightness 
not less than 79% or as specified. 

Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be 
uniform and the color variation shall not exceed 
DE(CIELAB) = 1.0. For colored stock, paper shall match 
one of the established color standards in Part 3 or match a 
color sample supplied by the ordering agency. Colors 
shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear even 
and uniform on the surface of the sheet. The sheet shall 
not be 2-sided. 

Finish and formation: Shall be uniform. 

Cleanliness:2 The dirt count for each side of the paper 
shall not exceed 650 specks per square meter. No sample 
sheet (600 to 650 cm2 in size) shall contain more than one 
defect with equivalent area of 0.25 mm2 or greater.

 

 

Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The 
acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply.