FSC 7530 JCP G30
MIMEOGRAPH 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 mimeographing. Circular letters, notices, office forms, etc., may
be printed face and back by offset. Printed matter may include text and
line illustrations.
Stock: Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1 pct.
Note: Not less than 30 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 30
percentage points, is encouragd, provided that the requirements of
this Standard are met.
Grammage (g/m\2\)................................. 75
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets
(pounds).......................................... 20
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.
Folding endurance: Average, each direction, not less than--
M.I.T. (double folds)........................... 10
Schopper (double folds)......................... 20
Bursting strength: Average, not less than (kPa)... 100
Equivalent (lb/in \2\).......................... 15
Opacity: Average, not less than (percent)......... 85
(No individual specimen shall average less than
(percent)....................................... 83
Thickness: Average (mm)........................... 0.120
Equivalent (inch)............................... 0.0048
A tolerance of 0.013 mm (0.0005 inch) shall be allowed.
Paper shall be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.011 mm (0.0004
inch) from one edge to the other.
Oil penetration: Average, not to exceed (seconds). 75
Smoothness: Average, each side, not less than
(units)........................................... 200
Writing quality: 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)
adopted by the Government.
Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform with a
target brightness of 79 pct. The color shall not exceed
DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
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
Mimeograph quality: Shall be satisfactory at 1500 impressions.
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 is allowed.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat with either no tendency of 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 of 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\1/8\ 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).
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.