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TABULATING CARD STOCK
MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS
Test Procedure Basis weight-24 x 36 inch 500 sheet 99 lbs. +- 5% TAPPI T410-?? Thickness .007 +- .0004 TAPPI T411-?? Bursting strengh (Mullen #/ sq.inch) 55 minimum TAPPI T403-?? Stiffness (Taber V-5 Model 150-1) Machine direction 17.0 minimum Cross direction 8.0 minimum Folding endurance (M.I.T.) Machine direction 100 minimum TAPPI T423-? Cross direction 100 minimum Folding endurance after aging Machine direction 25% retention TAPPI T453-? Tearing resistance (Elmondorf) Machine direction 125 minimum TAPPI T414-? Cross direction 125 minimum Porosity ( Gurley ) seconds 50 to 200 TAPPI T460-?? Smoothness Sheffield Felt side 125 maximum Wire side 125 maximum Sizing (See test procedures ) Pen and ink test Percent ash 3.0 maximun TAPPI T413-?? Acidity -ph value ) (Hot Extraction) 5.0 minimum TAPPI T435-?? Coefficient of friction ( Cards ) Static .30 to .45 Kinetic friction should not vary more than 25% from Static friction Warp of cards (20% R.H. and 75% R.H.) Types of Top-to-bottom (TB) .12" maximum Warp : End-to-end (EE) .25" maximum Diagonal (D) .25" maximum Moisture content (% of Original weight) Test made on rolls at time of conversion 4.5 to 6.5 TAPPPI T412-?? Expansion ( 20% R.H. to 75% R.H. ) % Machine direction .25% maximum Cross direction .70% maximum