FSC 9310 JCP R20
NEWSBOARD
Miscellaneous Board February 1, 1999
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Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not
exclusively definitive of the end use.
For backing of pads and tablets and top and bottom protection in
packaging.
Stock: Not less than 80 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 80
percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of
this Standard are met.
Grammage (g/m\2\)................................. 355
Basis weight: 26 by 38 inches, 50 pounds
(number).......................................... 100
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be
allowed.
Bursting strength: Average, not less than (kPa)... 340
Equivalent (lb/in\2\)........................... 50
Thickness: Average (mm)........................... 0.51
Equivalent (inch)............................... 0.020
A tolerance of -0.03 mm (0.001 inch) and +0.05 mm (0.002 inch) shall
be allowed.
General appearance: The surface and cleanliness shall conform to the
standard sample(s) adopted by the Government.
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
Curl: Paper board shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or with
a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Size and trim: Paper board 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. Successive sheets within any package shall not differ from
each other by more than 0.5 mm (\1/64\ inch).
Paper board 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).
Pressroom conditions: The bulk of this paper board will be used in air-
conditioned pressrooms maintained at 24 deg.C 2 deg.C
and
45 pct 8 pct relative humidity.