Paper Weight Converter
US pound weights depend on the paper grade, so 80 lb Text and 80 lb Cover are almost twice apart. Choose the grade first, then convert.
Paper grade
A pound weight means nothing without it. This is the most common source of spec confusion between buyers and factories.
Weight
Thickness
= 0.61 mm
Thickness is not derivable from grammage — two sheets of the same gsm can differ a lot in caliper depending on bulk. Convert the measured figure instead.
The same pound weight, by grade
- Text / Book
- 164.2 g/m²
- Cover
- 300 g/m²
- Bond / Writing
- 417.1 g/m²
- Bristol
- 243.2 g/m²
- Index
- 200.6 g/m²
- Tag
- 180.5 g/m²
What this weight is used for
The main folding carton range — cosmetics, food and retail cartons.
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