JCP Q20 Railroad Board, White and Colored February 1, 2008 

Cardboard FSC 9310 

 

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

For offset printing of signs, display cards, cloth or paper-stripped covers, two-piece covers for use with bindings such as plastic 
combs, wire-o and spiral. Printed matter may include text, illustrations, and solid reverses. 

 

Stock: Facing sheets shall be uncoated and shall not 
exceed 25% groundwood pulp. 

Note: Not less than 80% total recovered fiber of which 15 
percentage points shall be postconsumer fiber. 
Postconsumer fiber, in any percent over 15 percentage 
points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of 
this Standard are met. 

 

Thickness: Average (mils) …… 18.0 30.0 48.0 

 Tolerance (+ inch) ………….. 0.001 0.002 0.0025 

 

Curl: Paperboard shall lie flat with either no tendency to 
curl or with a curl, which can be overcome, under 
reasonable working conditions. 

 

 

General appearance: The color and cleanliness shall 
conform to the standard sample(s) established by the 
Government. 

Brightness: Shall target not less than 79% or as specified. 

 

Color: The paperboard in the order (or publication) shall 
be uniform. The color variation shall not exceed 
DE(CIELAB) = 1.0. 

 For colored stock, board shall be ash gray, blue, buff, and 
green, orange, red or match the color sample supplied by 
the ordering agency. The commercial color standard is 
applicable unless specified that the color shall conform to 
the Government standard. Color shall not fade and shall 
appear even and uniform on the surface of the sheet. 

 

 

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