JCP O-25 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Bond February 1, 2008 

Miscellaneous Paper FSC 9310 

 

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

For face and back offset printing. To be used on an optical scanner as specified.

 

Stock: 100% chemical pulp. 

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%. 

Note:1 Postconsumer fiber, in any percentage, is 
encouraged, provided that the requirements of this 
Standard are met. 

 

Acidity: pH value, not less than …………….. 4.5 

 

 

Bond

Bond

Bond

Ledger

Ledger

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

 

 

 

 

16 

 

 

 

 

18 

 

 

 

 

20 

 

 

 

 

24 

 

 

 

 

32 

 A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

 

Stiffness: 
Average each 

direction not 
less than 
(milligrams) .. 

 

 

 

 

 

30 

 

 

 

 

40 

 

 

 

 

50 

 

 

 

 

100 

 

 

 

 

120 

Tearing 
strength: 
Average each 
direction not 
less than 
(grams)…….. 

 

 

 

 

 

30 

 

 

 

 

 

35 

 

 

 

 

 

40 

 

 

 

 

 

50 

 

 

 

 

 

60 



 

 

 

Bond

 

Bond

 

Bond

 

Ledger

 

Ledger

Opacity: 
Average not 
less 

than (percent) 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

80 

 

 

 

82 

 

 

 

85 

 

 

 

90 

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

 

 

 

 

 

76 

 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

 

80 

 

 

 

 

83 

 

 

 

 

88 

Thickness : 
(mils) ……… 

 

 

3.0 

 

3.3 

 

3.7 

 

4.7 

 

6.1 

Porosity: Average not less than 
(seconds) ………………………………. 

 

 

 

10 

Smoothness: Average each side 
(Sheffield units) ……………………….. 

 

 

170 to 100 



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

 

Brightness: Shall target 81% 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. 

 

Formation: Shall be uniform. 

 

Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall 
not exceed 10 parts per million (ppm). 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 does not apply. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 For technological reasons, this grade currently may not be readily and/or economically available with postconsumer fiber 

content.