FSC 9310 JCP O-40
LATEX SATURATED SURFACE COATED
Miscellaneous 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 multicolor face and back offset printing of manuals, maps, battery
tags, etc., requiring a high degree of resistance to action of water,
grease, oils, mild acids, extreme temperatures, and fading. Printed
matter may include text and line illustrations.
Stock: Latex saturated base sheet coated on both sides with a suitably
compounded plastic-mineral coating. The fiber portion of the base
sheet shall be free from groundwood or unbleached pulp.
Note: \1\ Postconsumer fiber, in any percentage, is encouraged,
provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Acidity: pH value of coating shall average not less than 7.0.
Grammage (g/m\2\)............................ 120 170 205
Basis weight: 25 by 38 inches, 500 sheets 80 115 140
(pounds)..................................
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be
allowed.
Folding endurance: Average, each
direction, not less than--
M.I.T. (double folds)...................... 100 125 150
Tearing strength: Average, each
direction, not less than (mN).............. 580 880 1,170
Equivalent (grams)......................... 60 91 120
Opacity: Average, not less than
(percent).................................. 90 93 95
No individual specimen shall average less 88 91 93
than (percent)............................
Thickness: (mm).............................. 0.110 0.150 0.200
Equivalent (inch).......................... 0.0043 0.0059 0.0079
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.
Coating: The base sheet shall be coated on both sides so as to produce a
product which shall not flake, powder, crack, blister, or otherwise
deteriorate under printing, or normal handling conditions. The
material shall not discolor, become brittle, or be subject to attack
by mold, mildew, or fungus under normal storage conditions.
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 variation shall not exceed
DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
Reflectance (brightness) drop: Shall not exceed 4 percentage points.
Finish and formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not
exceed 50 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
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.
Surface: Shall be uniform, free from mottle, and any particles which
will pick, lift, fluff, 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.
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\1\ This grade is typically a low Government usage paper and
currently not readily and/or economically available with postconsumer
fiber content.