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Basis Weight ("Category") Table
| Type Paper |
Basic Size - 500 Sheets |
|
"Bond"
Ledger, Mimeo, Duplicator, Rag Paper
|
17" x 22" |
"Offset"
 Book, Text, Coated Paper |
25" x 38" |
"Cover"
|
20" x 26" |
"Tag Stock"
|
24" x 36" |
"Index"
|
25-1/2" x 30-1/2" |
The Values in the table below are intended to serve as a guide only.
They should not be used as specifications because there are variances
within the same basis weight due to other characteristics of the papers.
Similar weight papers may vary between different paper manufacturers.
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Bond
Ledger
|
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Offset
Text
|
-
Cover
-
|
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Tag
--
|
-
Index
-
|
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Points
-
|
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*Caliper
(inches)
|
--
millimeters
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|
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Metric
(grams/sq meter)
|
| >Equivalent |
16 |
40 |
22 |
37 |
33 |
3.2 |
.0032 |
0.081 |
60.2 gsm |
| >Weight |
18 |
45 |
24 |
41 |
37 |
3.6 |
.0036 |
0.092 |
67.72 gsm |
| |
20 |
50 |
28 |
46 |
42 |
3.8 |
.0038 |
0.097 |
75.2 gsm |
| |
24 |
60 |
33 |
56 |
50 |
4.8 |
.0048 |
0.12 |
90.3 gsm |
| |
28 |
70 |
39 |
64 |
58 |
5.8 |
.0058 |
0.147 |
105.35 gsm |
| |
29 |
73 |
40 |
62 |
60 |
6 |
.0060 |
0.152 |
109.11 gsm |
| |
31 |
81 |
45 |
73 |
66 |
6.1 |
.0061 |
0.155 |
116.63 gsm |
| |
35 |
90 |
48 |
80 |
74 |
6.2 |
.0062 |
0.157 |
131.68 gsm |
| |
36 |
90 |
50 |
82 |
75 |
6.8 |
.0068 |
0.173 |
135.45 gsm |
| |
39 |
100 |
54 |
90 |
81 |
7.2 |
.0072 |
0.183 |
146.73 gsm |
| |
40 |
100 |
56 |
93 |
83 |
7.3 |
.0073 |
0.185 |
150.5 gsm |
| |
43 |
110 |
60 |
100 |
90 |
7.4 |
.0074 |
0.188 |
161.78 gsm |
| |
44 |
110 |
61 |
102 |
92 |
7.6 |
.0076 |
0.193 |
165.55 gsm |
| |
47 |
120 |
65 |
108 |
97 |
8 |
.0078 |
0.198 |
176.83 gsm |
| |
53 |
135 |
74 |
122 |
110 |
9 |
.0085 |
0.216 |
199.41 gsm |
| |
54 |
137 |
75 |
125 |
113 |
9 |
.009 |
0.229 |
203.17 gsm |
| |
58 |
146 |
80 |
134 |
120 |
9.5 |
.0092 |
0.234 |
218.22 gsm |
| |
65 |
165 |
90 |
150 |
135 |
10 |
.0095 |
0.241 |
244.56 gsm |
| |
67 |
170 |
93 |
156 |
140 |
10.5 |
.010 |
0.25 |
252.08 gsm |
| |
72 |
183 |
100 |
166 |
150 |
11 |
.011 |
0.289 |
270.9 gsm |
| |
76 |
192 |
105 |
175 |
158 |
13 |
.013 |
0.33 |
285.95 gsm |
| |
82 |
208 |
114 |
189 |
170 |
14 |
.014 |
0.356 |
308.52 gsm |
| |
87 |
220 |
120 |
200 |
180 |
15 |
.015 |
0.38 |
312 gsm |
| |
105 |
267 |
146 |
244 |
220 |
18 |
.0175 |
0.445 |
385.06 gsm |
The darker colored boxes above represent the
"most common paper weights" for that category.
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