Bond Paper Basis Weight

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.

Bond paper basis weight. The most common sizes some of which you may recognize are bond text book cover index and tag. 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. Stationery usually has a 70 lb or 80 lb text weight. Paper manufactured from the waste paper stream.

Also referred to as free sheet recycled. The basis weight equals the ream 500 sheet weight of the base size hence the term basis weight. Most often found in your everyday copy machine. These base sizes are used to calculate a paper s basis weight.

Text paper also known as offset text paper is thicker than ledger paper but not as thick as a cover paper. If 500 sheets weighs 70 pounds then the basis weight is 70 pounds. 20 pound bond paper 80 pound coated paper and so on size and weight tables however frequently give basis weight per thousand. 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.

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. 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. It is commonly as 24 lb or 28 lb bond weight. The weight in pounds of a ream 500 sheets of paper cut to the basic size for a particular grade of paper.

If 500 sheets of a standard sheet in a category weights 100 lbs then the paper weight basis weight of that type. Also the most popular business letterhead or stationary weight. Uncoated plain paper free from impurities. Cover paper a card stock or pasteboard paper.

Paper is commonly identified using basis weight. Perfect weight for brochures and presentations. Paper weights bond paper a light weight stock also known as ledger or writing. 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.

The basic size of book paper is 25 x 38.