Name: ANSI X9.18 : 1998
Brand: ABA

ANSI X9.18 : 1998

Superseded

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FINANCIAL SERVICES - PAPER SPECIFICATIONS FOR CHECKS

Superseded date

01-11-2006

Published date

01-12-2013

Publisher

American Bankers Association

Foreword
1 Scope and Purpose
2 Normative References
3 Definitions
4 Paper
  4.1 Basis weight
  4.2 Grain direction
  4.3 Porosity
  4.4 Stiffness: T489 or T543
  4.5 Tearing: T414
  4.6 Burst: T403
  4.7 Smoothness: T538
  4.8 Caliper: T411
  4.9 Apparent density
  4.10 MICR paper standards
5 Coated Papers
  5.1 Special surface coatings
6 Alternate Test Procedures
7 General Guidelines
  7.1 Paper reflectance (per ANS X9.7)
  7.2 Other requirements
  7.3 Other paper characteristics
Annex A Measurement System For Colors
Annex B Informative References

Establishes paper specifications for the documents that are used in the payment system.

Committee	X9
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	American Bankers Association
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	ANSI X9.100-10 : 2016

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ANSI X9.90 : DRAFT 2003	SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN IMAGE REPLACEMENT DOCUMENT - IRD
ANSI X9.13 : 1999	SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT AND LOCATION OF MICR PRINTING
ANSI X9.64 : 2001	FINANCIAL SERVICES - UNIVERSAL INTERBANK BATCH/BUNDLE TICKETS
ANSI X9/TG-8 : 2002	CHECK SECURITY GUIDELINE
ANSI X9 TR 2 : 2005	UNDERSTANDING, DESIGNING AND PRODUCING CHECKS
ANSI X9.29 : 1998	FINANCIAL SERVICES - CHECK CARRIER ENVELOPE SPECIFICATIONS
ANSI X9.27 : 2000	FINANCIAL SERVICES - PRINT AND TEST SPECIFICATIONS FOR MAGNETIC INK PRINTING (MICR) - PART 1: PRINT SPECIFICATIONS - PART 2: CONFORMANCE TESTING - PART 3: SECONDARY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
ANSI X9.7 : 1999(R2007)	FINANCIAL SERVICES - BANK CHECK BACKGROUND AND CONVENIENCE AMOUNT FIELD SPECIFICATION
ANSI X9.40 : 1998	FINANCIAL SERVICES - CHECK CORRECTION STRIP SPECIFICATION

ANSI X9/TG-2 : 1990(R1995)	UNDERSTANDING AND DESIGNING CHECKS
TAPPI T 403 : 2010	BURSTING STRENGTH OF PAPER
TAPPI T 409 : 2015	MACHINE DIRECTION OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD
ANSI X9.7 : 1999(R2007)	FINANCIAL SERVICES - BANK CHECK BACKGROUND AND CONVENIENCE AMOUNT FIELD SPECIFICATION
TAPPI T 460 : 2011	AIR RESISTANCE OF PAPER (GURLEY METHOD)
ANSI X9.51 : 1998	FRAUD DETERRENT ICON STANDARD
TAPPI T 411 : 2010	THICKNESS (CALIPER) OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD, AND COMBINED BOARD
TAPPI T 489 : 2013	BENDING RESISTANCE (STIFFNESS) OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD (TABER-TYPE TESTER IN BASIC CONFIGURATION)
TAPPI T 400 : 2011	SAMPLING AND ACCEPTING A SINGLE LOT OF PAPER, PAPERBOARD, CONTAINERBOARD, OR RELATED PRODUCT
ANSI X9/TG-8 : 2002	CHECK SECURITY GUIDELINE
ANSI X9.53 : 1996	SPECIFICATIONS FOR CHECK ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDING LEGIBILITY
ANSI X9.27 : 2000	FINANCIAL SERVICES - PRINT AND TEST SPECIFICATIONS FOR MAGNETIC INK PRINTING (MICR) - PART 1: PRINT SPECIFICATIONS - PART 2: CONFORMANCE TESTING - PART 3: SECONDARY REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
ANSI X9.13 : 1999	SPECIFICATIONS FOR PLACEMENT AND LOCATION OF MICR PRINTING
TAPPI T 538 : 2008	ROUGHNESS OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD (SHEFFIELD METHOD)
TAPPI T 543 : 2011	BENDING RESISTANCE OF PAPER (GURLEY-TYPE TESTER)
TAPPI/ANSI T 402 sp:2013	STANDARD CONDITIONING AND TESTING ATMOSPHERES FOR PAPER, BOARD, PULP HANDSHEETS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS
TAPPI T 410 : 2013	GRAMMAGE OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD (WEIGHT PER UNIT AREA)