50% Bond

By Government Printing Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000027429
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	50% Bond
Author:	Government Printing Office
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Economic & political studies
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Printing Office
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


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Description
Government Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: Use information - This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. For higher quality offset printing of stationery for use by officials at the higher levels of government, requiring execution with pen and ink, erasing quality, above average permanence, and suitable for processing in a laser printer. Printed matter may include text and line illustrations. Stock: Not less than 50 pct cotton or linen fibers. Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1 pct. No fluorescent (optical) brighteners shall be added to the pulp or paper during manufacture. Fluorescence, due to residual white water, broke, or natural fibers, is permissible; provided the increase in reflectance, measured with and without the ultraviolet component of a light source of 3100 kelvin in combination with a C.I.E. (International Commission on Illumination) Z (blue) filter, does not exceed 2.0 pct. Note: 1 Not less than 30 pct postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the requirements of this Standard are met. Acidity: pH value shall average not less than 6.5. Grammage (g/m 2) ... 60 75 Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 500 sheets (pounds) ... 16 20 A tolerance of +/-5 pct shall be allowed. Folding endurance: Average, each direction, not less than- M.I.T. (double fold) ... 60 75 Schopper (double fold) ... 75 90 Smoothness: Average, each side (units) ... 370 to 325 Any specimen averaging less than 325 units or more than 370 units shall be sufficient cause for rejection of the paper. Ruling and writing qualities: Lines ruled and characters written with pen and ink shall be clear cut and free from excessive feathering. Erasing quality: Paper shall retain good ruling, writing, and typing quality, texture, and surface appearance, without ink spreading after repeated erasures. Samples from the delivery shall show no greater resistance than the standard sample to removal by abrasion of typewritten characters. 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. 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 82 pct. The color variation shall not exceed DE(CIELAB)=1.0. Finish: Paper shall have a cockle finish. Formation: Shall be uniform. Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not exceed 250 specks per square meter. No sample sheet (600 to 650 cm2 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. Unless otherwise specified, the following is automatically waived when printing or duplicating is to be accomplished on commercial contract Sizing: Paper shall be surface- and internal-sized suitable for satisfactory printing on both sides of the paper or high-speed offset presses equipped with continuous flow or brush dampening systems. Color: Shall match the Government’s standard sample for color. A deviation of DE(CIELAB)+/-3.0 from the color standard is allowed. For information only, the CIELAB values (Ill D65, 10 observer) of the color standard are L=93.3 a=1.0 b=‘2.0 Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, or any particles which will pick, lift, fluff, or pile on the blanket under normal press conditions. Paper shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome under reasonable working 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)

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