One rule of thumb to follow is.
Bond paper weight definition.
The paper weight usually starts at 16 pounds and goes up to 36 pounds.
The heavier the basic weight the thicker the sheet.
The most common paper weight today is 20 lb.
Us measure of the weight mass of paper expressed as the weight in pounds of a ream 500 sheets of the standard cut base size of a paper.
Also the most popular business letterhead or stationary weight.
Generally multipurpose paper used in the office printer.
Bristols solid or laminated heavy weight printing paper made to a thickness of 006 or higher.
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.
What is the right paper weight.
You ll most often find it in a pack of 500 letter sized sheets measuring 8 5 by 11 inches.
Here s a quick list of paper weights including grammage gsm.
Most often found in your everyday copy machine.
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.
Neenah offers sheets in a range of weights so you can find the perfect paper for your project.
Perfect weight for brochures and presentations.
Bond book text index bristol and cover.
The most common sizes some of which you may recognize are bond text book cover index and tag.
The basis weight equals the ream 500 sheet weight of the base size hence the term basis weight.
The weight of one ream of paper 500 sheets when cut to the industry standard for that specific grade of paper.
For 20 pound bond paper for example the base size is 17 x 22 inch 43 18 x 55 88 millimeter from which 4 sheets of letter size 8 x 11 inch paper can be cut.
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.
In general fine business papers printer papers and personal stationery range in weight from 20 lb.
The name comes from its having originally been made for documents such as government bonds it is now used for letterheads and other stationery and as paper for electronic printers.
Gsm is a consistent number for papers running smaller to larger regardless of paper basis weight.
Bond paper is a high quality durable writing paper similar to bank paper but having a weight greater than 50 g m 2 the most common weights are 60 g m 2 16 lb 75 g m 2 20 lb and 90 g m 2 24 lb.
Thus one ream of.
The thicker the sheet the more impressive it feels.
