FSC 7530 JCP O-61
HIGH QUALITY XEROGRAPHIC COPIER, LASER PRINTER
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 producing camera ready copy; use in laser printers and high speed
xerographic equipment as specified.
Stock: 100 pct chemical pulp.
Note: \1\ Postconsumer fiber, in any percentage, is encouraged,
provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Absolute moisture: Average (percent).................. 4.5
A tolerance of 0.3 percentage point shall be allowed.
Grammage (g/m\2\)..................................... 90 105
Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets 24 28
(pounds).............................................
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.
Stiffness: Gurley, average, not less than--
Machine direction (mg).............................. 150 200
Cross direction (mg)................................ 75 100
OR
Taber, average, not less than--
Machine direction (units)........................... 2.4 3.0
Cross direction (units)............................. 1.5 2.0
Any deviation from requirement shall be sufficient cause for
rejection of the paper.
Tearing strength: Average, each direction, not
less than (mN)...................................... 350 390
Equivalent (grams).................................. 36 40
Opacity: Average, not less than (percent)............. 88 90
No individual specimen shall average less than 86 88
(percent)..........................................
Smoothness: Average, each side, not to exceed.........
(units)............................................. 100 100
Any specimen averaging more than 100 units shall be sufficient cause
for rejection of the paper.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing through a high
speed copier or laser printer with either no tendency to curl or with
a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Ruling and writing qualities: Lines ruled and characters written with
ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear cut and free from
excessive feathering.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, folds,
holes, tears, and other detrimental defects.
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 1 mm (\1/32\ inch). Paper shall be
considered square if the variation does not exceed 1 mm (\1/32\ inch).
Grain: Direction of the grain on flat paper shall be as ordered.
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 not less than 85 pct. The color variation shall not
exceed DE(CIELAB)=1.0. The commercial standard for white is
applicable, unless specified that the color shall conform to a
Government standard. Color coordinates for selected established
standards are included in Part 3.
Formation: Shall be uniform.
Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not
exceed 25 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.
Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall perform
satisfactorily on laser printers and high speed xerographic equipment.
There shall not be more than one paper-caused jam or one document with
unacceptable image quality due to the paper per 5,000 continuous-copy
run at atmospheric conditions of 21 5.5 deg.C and 50
20 pct relative humidity.
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 except as
noted in the standard.
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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.