In addition to pulp, the “furnish” from which book papers are made contains various amounts of sizing, fillers, and dyes. Uncoated book paper comes in four finishes:
(1) antique or eggshell, (2) machine finish, MF, (3) English finish, EF, and (4) supercalendered
. Antique has the roughest surface.
What is the best paper type?
Matte paper
is the best for getting rich and deep dark tones, making it ideal for black and white photographers. For color photographers, matte paper can make colors look “older” than a glossy or semi-gloss paper will.
What is good quality paper GSM?
Most printing paper has a gsm between 60 and 120.
80gsm
is standard. Anything from 160gsm is considered card. GSM is a good guide to quality.
What does G M mean in paper?
Measuring paper weight in
grams per square meter
(commonly referred to as gsm or g/m
2
) is literally taking the weight in grams of 1 square meter of paper.
What is a paper grade?
Paper may be defined in terms of its use. Each
grade serves a purpose
, usually suggested by its grade name. Some of the most common classifications of printed papers are bond, coated, text, cover, book, offset, index, label, tag and newsprint. The size shows in parentheses is the basic size for that grade.
How thick is 80g paper?
| Name Thickness/mm | 70gsm offset paper 0.09 | 80gsm offset paper 0.10 | 100gsm offset paper 0.12 | 120gsm offset paper 0.135 |
|---|
What is standard paper made of?
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing
cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources
in water, draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.
What is a good quality paper?
Thickness of paper is specified by its weight in grams per square metre (GM or GSM). Low grade photocopier paper is around 80gsm; letterheads
100-120gsm
with good quality letterhead around 120gsm. Business cards are around 350gsm and flyers around 300gsm-350gsm.
What weight is good quality paper?
In general, fine business papers, printer papers and personal stationery range in weight from
20 lb. to 32 lb.
The most common paper weight today is 20 lb. One rule of thumb to follow is: The heavier the basic weight, the thicker the sheet. The thicker the sheet, the more impressive it feels.
What is the thickest printer paper?
Cardstock
.
Cardstock
is thicker and heavier than copy paper and can be used for business cards, report covers, and more heavy-duty applications than document text pages.
What is the thickest GSM paper?
300 gsm/350 gsm
Thick board stock, ideal for book covers, business cards etc. This is our thickest available paper stock.
Is 70 GSM paper good for printing?
The great thing about good-quality 70 or 75gsm paper is that it has been
made with superior wood fibre
. It ends up as thick or even thicker than standard 80gsm paper, so it runs perfectly! Lighter weight, good quality papers are better for the environment.
What is the best GSM photo paper?
150gsm – 200gsm
photo paper – As the paper weight increases (measured in GSM), the paper feels heavier to touch and more often used for image reproduction.
What is thicker paper called?
Card stock, also called cover stock and pasteboard
, is paper that is thicker and more durable than normal writing and printing paper, but thinner and more flexible than other forms of paperboard.
What is the weight of one A4 paper?
Typical office paper has 80 g/m
2
(0.26 oz/sq ft), therefore a typical A4 sheet (1⁄16 of a square metre) weighs
5 g (0.18 oz)
.
What is paper weight mean?
Paper weight, also known as BASIS WEIGHT is
measured in pounds per 500 sheets within it’s
category. If 500 sheets of a standard sheet in a category weights 100 lbs., then the paper weight / basis weight of that type of paper will be 100 lb. Each category of paper has a unique “basis weight”
