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Paper Weight Chart
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
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Cover
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Tag
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Index
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Points
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*Caliper
(inches)
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millimeters
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Metric
(grams/sq meter)
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| 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 |
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20 |
50 |
28 |
46 |
42 |
3.8 |
.0038 |
0.097 |
75.2 gsm |
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24 |
60 |
33 |
56 |
50 |
4.8 |
.0048 |
0.12 |
90.3 gsm |
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28 |
70 |
39 |
64 |
58 |
5.8 |
.0058 |
0.147 |
105.35 gsm |
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29 |
73 |
40 |
62 |
60 |
6 |
.0060 |
0.152 |
109.11 gsm |
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31 |
81 |
45 |
73 |
66 |
6.1 |
.0061 |
0.155 |
116.63 gsm |
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35 |
90 |
48 |
80 |
74 |
6.2 |
.0062 |
0.157 |
131.68 gsm |
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36 |
90 |
50 |
82 |
75 |
6.8 |
.0068 |
0.173 |
135.45 gsm |
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39 |
100 |
54 |
90 |
81 |
7.2 |
.0072 |
0.183 |
146.73 gsm |
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40 |
100 |
56 |
93 |
83 |
7.3 |
.0073 |
0.185 |
150.5 gsm |
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43 |
110 |
60 |
100 |
90 |
7.4 |
.0074 |
0.188 |
161.78 gsm |
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44 |
110 |
61 |
102 |
92 |
7.6 |
.0076 |
0.193 |
165.55 gsm |
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47 |
120 |
65 |
108 |
97 |
8 |
.0078 |
0.198 |
176.83 gsm |
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53 |
135 |
74 |
122 |
110 |
9 |
.0085 |
0.216 |
199.41 gsm |
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54 |
137 |
75 |
125 |
113 |
9 |
.009 |
0.229 |
203.17 gsm |
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58 |
146 |
80 |
134 |
120 |
9.5 |
.0092 |
0.234 |
218.22 gsm |
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65 |
165 |
90 |
150 |
135 |
10 |
.0095 |
0.241 |
244.56 gsm |
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67 |
170 |
93 |
156 |
140 |
10.5 |
.010 |
0.25 |
252.08 gsm |
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72 |
183 |
100 |
166 |
150 |
11 |
.011 |
0.289 |
270.9 gsm |
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76 |
192 |
105 |
175 |
158 |
13 |
.013 |
0.33 |
285.95 gsm |
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82 |
208 |
114 |
189 |
170 |
14 |
.014 |
0.356 |
308.52 gsm |
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87 |
220 |
120 |
200 |
180 |
15 |
.015 |
0.38 |
312 gsm |
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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.
Normal paper manufacturing tolerance within a
paper production run
is + or - 5% to 7% caliper
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