Paper Terms & Values

Acid-Free Paper
Paper manufactured without acid in the pulp, to prevent chemical deterioration. Acid-free paper keeps reports and manuscripts from turning yellow and brittle over time.

Bond Paper

Bond paper is a strong, durable paper especially suitable to electronic printing and use in office machines including copiers and desktop printers. Bond paper has a basic size of 17" x 22" and a basic weight of 13 to 24 lbs. It is characterized by erasability, good absorption, and rigidity.
Also Known As: reprographic paper, writing paper, xerographic paper. Almost any paper made to be used as stationery or in an office. It can range from inexpensive copier paper to 100% cotton stock.
Examples: Bond paper is typically used in copiers and for letterheads, business forms, and a variety of documents produced with inkjet and laser printers.

Brightness
The percentage of light the paper reflects. Most white papers measure between 60% and 90% brightness. Bright papers make your text and colors look cleaner and crisper.

Cotton Paper
Premium paper containing 25%-100% cotton fibers. It has excellent archival qualities.

Cover Stock
Heavyweight papers manufactured for covers and cards. Ideal for the outside covers of annual reports, brochures, catalogs, and handbooks as well as for business cards, postcards, and folders.

Die cutting
Using a metal-edged die or laser to cut shapes into paper. Die cutting may be used to create a decorative pattern or for functional needs such as making a cover window or pocket folder.

Dpi (Dots per Inch)
The number of dots that fit horizontally and vertically into a one-inch measure. Generally, the higher the dpi, the sharper the printed image.

Embossing
Using pressure and a metal die to create raised letters or designs on paper.

Felt Finish
A soft-textured surface that's ideal for special techniques such as embossing and foil stamping.

Fiber
Thread-like cellulose structures, generally from cotton or wood, that form a sheet of paper.

Finish
The surface quality of a sheet of paper. Popular text and cover finishes include smooth, vellum, felt, laid, and linen.

Foil Stamping
Metallic foil, in one of various colors, carried on a plastic sheet and transferred through a stamping process onto paper.

Gatefold
Two or more parallel folds on a sheet with the end flaps folding inward.

Inkjet Compatible
Paper designed to have excellent ink adherence, high scratch resistance, and high density for more vibrant colors.

Rag
Once a common material used in the papermaking process rag referred to the amount of cotton fiber relative to the other materials in the paper pulp. The term "rag content" is not used as much today because other materials are used instead.

PAPER VALUES

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.

	-- Bond --	- Offset -	- Cover -	-- Tag --	- Index -	- Points -	- *Caliper (inches)	-- millimeters --	- Metric (grams/sq meter)
Equivalent	16	41	22	37	33	3.2	.0032	0.081	60.15 gsm
Weight	18	45	24	41	37	3.6	.0036	0.092	66.61 gsm
	20	50	27	45	41	3.8	.0038	0.097	74.01 gsm
	24	60	32	55	49	4.8	.0048	0.12	88.81 gsm
	28	70	38	64	57	5.8	.0058	0.147	103.61 gsm
	29	73	40	62	60	6	.0060	0.152	109.11 gsm
	31	81	43	73	66	6.1	.0061	0.155	118.42 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	91	81	7.2	.0072	0.183	148.02 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

Basic Size for 500 Sheets

Bond, Ledger,Rag Paper is measured at 17" x 22"
Offset, Book, Text Coated Paper is measured at 25" x 38"
Cover is measured at 20" x 26"
Tag Stock is measured at 24" x 36"
Index is measured at 25-1/2" x 30-1/2"

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