FSC 9310 JCP P10
HIGH-FINISH MANILA TAG
Tag 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 face and back offset printing of file folders, tickets, tags,
cards, notices, signs, covers for books and pads, etc., requiring
strength and durability. Printed matter may include text, line
illustrations, and solid reverses.
Stock: Free from groundwood pulp.
Note: Not less than 20 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 20
percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of
this Standard are met.
Grammage (g/m 2)............................................ 245
Basis weight: 24 by 36 inches, 500 sheets (pounds)........ 150
A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.........
Bursting strength: Average, not less than (kPa)............. 690
Equivalent (lb/in 2)...................................... 100
General appearance: The color, finish, and cleanliness shall conform to
the standard sample(s) adopted by the Government.
Color: The color of the paper board in the order (or publication)
shall be manila, uniform with color variation not to exceed
DE(CIELAB)=1.0.
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
Sizing: Paper board shall be surface- and internal-sized suitable for
satisfactory printing on both sides of the board on high-speed offset
presses equipped with continuous flow or brush dampening systems.
Curl: Paper board shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or with
a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, or any particles which will
pick, lift, fluff, or pile on the blanket under normal press
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).
Grain: Direction of the grain on flat board shall be as ordered.
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.