FSC 9310 JCP L80
CAST COATED COVER
Cover 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 highest quality multicolor face and back offset printing of reply
cards, folders, covers for books, etc. High gloss. Printed matter may
include text, line illustrations, halftones up to 200-line screen, and
solids.
Stock: Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1 pct.
Note: Not less than 10 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 10
percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of
this Standard are met.
10pt
Bursting strength: Average, not less than (kPa)... 340
Equivalent (lb/in\2\)........................... 50
Tearing strength: Average, each direction, not
less
than (mN)....................................... 980
Equivalent (grams).............................. 100
Thickness: Average, not less than (mm)............ 0.26
Equivalent (inch)............................... 0.010
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.
Gloss (20 deg.): Average, coated side, not less
than (percent).................................... 25
Smoothness: Average, not to exceed--
Coated side (units)............................. 25
Uncoated side (units)........................... 120
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 81 pct. The color variation shall not
exceed DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
Formation: Shall be uniform. The coating shall be uniformly applied;
shall not be gritty, mottled, stippled, or ribbed in appearance, and
shall not crack or flake off.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for the coated side of the paper shall not
exceed 50 specks per square meter and 650 specks per square meter on
the uncoated side. No sample sheet (600 to
650 cm 2 in size) shall contain more than one defect with
an equivalent area of 0.25 mm2 or greater.
Sampling and testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with standards in
Part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The precision
requirements of the acceptance criteria (Part 4) shall apply.
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Unless otherwise specified, the following is automatically waived when
printing or duplicating is to be accomplished on commercial contract
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 to curl or with a
curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Coating and surface: Shall be uniform, free from mottle and any
particles which will pick, lift, or pile on the blanket under normal
press 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).
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.