Ricoh EMP 156 User Manual page 251

Paper Specifications
Characteristics
Paper Grade
Fiber Composition
Color
Ash Content
Filler
Grain Direction
CaCO Content
3
Cutting Method
Cutting Tolerance
Acceptable Basis-
Weight Range
Caliper
Smoothness (Shef-
field)
Porosity (Gurley)
Coefficient of Static
Friction
Surface Sizing
Internal Sizing
Stiffness (Taber)
Moisture Content
Surface Resistivity
All tests conducted per TAPPI 402 or ISO 187, except moisture , which pertains to the
paper as packaged.
Notes are on the following page.
B-2 Paper Specifications
Test Method
(refer to note 1) No. 1 or No. 4 Xerographic (Note 1)
100% chemical wood pulp
White or pastel color
T413. ISO 2144
18% maximum
(refer to Notes 2, 4)
Kaolin or china clay (aluminosilicate) or calcium carbonate
(Calcium carbonate to be less than 5%). Titanium dioxide
or magnesium silicate may be added to improve bright-
ness.
Parallel to the long dimension (grain long)
0% (paper that contains CaCO
fuser life)
Rotary precision cut (Lenox, Will, or equivalent)
Length and width: ± 0.787 mm (± 0.031 in.)
Squareness: all corners 90° ± 0° 6'
D464, ISO 536 16 - 42 lb. bond (60 - 158 g/m
(refer to Notes 3, 4) m
T411, ISO 534 20 - 24 lbs. (75 - 90 g/m
(refer to Notes 2, 4) 16 - 19 lbs. (60 - 72 g/m
UM 518, ISO 2494 20 - 24 lbs. (75 - 90 g/m
(refer to Notes 2, 4) 16 - 19 lbs. (60 - 72 g/m
UM 524, ISO 3687
10 sec. / 100 ml minimum
(refer to Notes 2, 4)
D 1894
0.35 to 0.62
(refer to Notes 3, 5)
Starch - Do not use synthetic surface sizing
Acid rosin or synthetic
(alkylketene dimer or alkyl-succinic anhydride)
16 - 19 lbs. (60 - 72 g/m
T 489
20 - 24 lbs. (75 - 90 g/m
(refer to Note 2)
min.
D 644, ISO 287
3.7% to 5.5%
(refer to Notes 3, 4)
D 257
5 x 10
(refer to Notes 3, 6)
Recommendation
2
)
2
): 3.5 - 5.0 mils (90 - 127 µm)
2
): 3.2 - 4.0 mils (81 - 102 µm)
2
): 100 - 200 Sheffield units
2
): 70 - 170 Sheffield units
2
): MD: 1.4 min./CD: 0.5 min.
2
): MD 1.7 - 4.5 min./CD: 0.8 - 2.4
9 11
to 1 x 10 ohms
can drastically reduce
3
2
), and 110 lb. Index. (199 g/