User`s guide

Basis Weight 16 to 28 pound (60 to 105 g/m
2
)
Grain Long grain
Moisture Content 4% to 6% weight
Furnish
(Composition)
100% chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fiber
Acid Content 5.5 pH minimum
Ash Content Not to exceed 10% or contain large amounts of clay
or talc
Opacity 85% minimum
Brightness 83% minimum
Caliper 3.0 to 7.0 mils
Curl Inream: flat within 0.3 inch (8mm)
Printed: flat within 0.8 inch (20mm)
Cut edge
conditions
Cut with sharp blades with no visible fray
Finishing
Cut sheet to ± 0.0313 inch of nominal, 90° ± 0.2°
Fusing
Compatibility
Must not scorch, melt, offset or release hazardous
emissions when heated to 200° C (392°F) for 0.1
second.
Packaging Moisture-proof ream wrap
Smoothness 100 to 250 Sheffield
Stiffness 1.6 minimum machine direction/0.6 minimum cross
direction (Taber)
Surface Strength 12 minimum wax pick (Dennison)
Electrical Surface
Resistivity
2.0 to 15 x 10
10
ohms/sq (conditioned at 22° C and
50% relative humidity)
Electrical Volume
Resistivity
1.2 to 15 x 10
11
ohms x cm (conditioned at 22° C
and 50% relative humidity)
Table B.2 Paper Specifications
Appendix B
B-4 Technical Specifications