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Table 14. Paper Sizes
Paper Size Feed Orientation Impressions per Minute
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Letter (8.5 x 11 in.) Long-edge
Long-edge 60
60
Legal (8.5 x 14 in.)
B4 (257 x 364 mm)
Ledger (11 x 17 in.)
A3 (297 x 420 mm)
B5 (182 x 257 mm) Short-edge
Short-edge
Short-edge
Short-edge
Long-edge 30
30
30
30
60
Paper Specifications
Table 15 summarizes recommendations that can help you and your paper supplier
choose paper that is most suitable for your printer. This table contains parameters
that you should consider when purchasing paper supplies for your Page Printer.
Table 15. Paper Recommendations
Parameter Recommendation
Paper Grade No. 1 or No. 4 Xerographic
Fiber Composition Preferred: 100% chemical wood pulp
Acceptable: Recycled or with cotton content
Color White or Pastel Colors
Filler Kaolin or china clay (aluminosilicate) or calcium
carbonate. To improve brightness, paper may contain
titanium dioxide or magnesium silicate.
Grain Direction Parallel to the long dimension (grain long)
Cutting Method Rotary Precision cut (Lennox, Will, or equivalent)
Cutting Tolerances Length and Width:
±
0.787 mm (
±
0.031 in.)
Squareness: All corners 90°
±
0° 6'
Basis Weight Preferred: 75g/m 2 (20 lb bond)
Acceptable: 64 to 160g/m 2 (17 to 42 lb bond) and
110 lb index paper (200g/m 2 )
Caliper 20 to 24 lbs (75 to 90g/m 2 ): 3.5 to 5.0 mils (90 to 127
micrometers)
17 to 19 lbs (64 to 72g/m
2 ): 3.2 to 4.0 mils (81 to 102
micrometers)
Smoothness (Sheffield) 100 to 200 Sheffield units (75 to 90 g/m 2 (20 to 24
lbs))
Porosity (Gurley) 10 sec/100 ml minimum
Surface Sizing Starch–do not use synthetic surface sizing
Internal Sizing Acid rosin or synthetic (alkylketene dimer or
alkyl-succinic anhydride)
Coefficient of Static Friction 0.35 to 0.62
Stiffness (Tabor Method) Machine direction: 1.7 minimum
Cross direction: 0.8 minimum
Moisture Content 3.4 to 5.5 percent
Surface Resistivity 5x10 9 to 2x10 12 ohms
Chapter 6. Ordering and Storing Supplies
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