This specification describes minimum requirements to ensure performance of cut-sized white office papers, including bond, mimeo, spirit duplicator, reprographic, and laser printer papers. Grades of brightness and standards for labeling are described.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D06 on Paper and Paper Products, this specification was withdrawn in January 2007 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

1.1 This specification describes minimum requirements to ensure performance of cut-sized white office papers, including bond, mimeo, spirit duplicator, xerographic, and laser printer papers. Grades of brightness and standards for labeling are described.

1.2 This specification covers virgin, recycled, and recycled content paper products (X1.2).

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

Note 1- There is currently no similar or equivalent ISO standard.