Bond Paper Basis Weight

Paper is commonly identified using basis weight.

Bond paper basis weight.

The basic size of book paper is 25 x 38. These base sizes are used to calculate a paper s basis weight. Uncoated plain paper free from impurities. If 500 sheets of a standard sheet in a category weights 100 lbs then the paper weight basis weight of that type.

The most common sizes some of which you may recognize are bond text book cover index and tag. Standard basis weight grammage notice compared grammage. Most often found in your everyday copy machine. Because the starting base size is not the same between paper types the basis weights do not correspond directly 80 text is much lighter than 80 cover.

The basis weight is defined as the weight of 500 sheets of paper in its basic unit uncut size which means before being cut to letter size or legal size the paper is weighed and categorized. The basis weight equals the ream 500 sheet weight of the base size hence the term basis weight. Text paper also known as offset text paper is thicker than ledger paper but not as thick as a cover paper. Paper weights bond paper a light weight stock also known as ledger or writing.

The weight in pounds of a ream 500 sheets of paper cut to the basic size for a particular grade of paper. Each category has a different standard sheet size known as folio or parent sheet paper weight also known as basis weight is measured in pounds per 500 sheets within it s category. If 500 sheets weighs 70 pounds then the basis weight is 70 pounds. Paper manufactured from the waste paper stream.

Bond cotton fiber flat finish 17 x 22 13 0025 16 003 20 0035 24 004 bond cotton fiber cockle finish 17 x 22 13 003 16 0035 20 004 24 00475 bond sulphite 17 x 22 13 003 16. Perfect weight for brochures and presentations. Stationery usually has a 70 lb or 80 lb text weight. To convert basis weight of a given standard size of paper to grams per square meter multiply its basis weight by 1406 5 and divide the results by the square area of its basic size.

Generally multipurpose paper used in the office printer. Bond book text index bristol and cover. Basis weight the basis weight of a paper is the designated fixed weight of 500 sheets measured in pounds in that paper s basic sheet size. 20 pound bond paper 80 pound coated paper and so on size and weight tables however frequently give basis weight per thousand.

Also the most popular business letterhead or stationary weight.