Paper Weight Conversion Chart
The following "Equivalent weights" chart shows you which weights of the different paper types are equal to the same number of grams per square meter.
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NOTE: Weights are based on stacks of 500 sheets of the size indicated at the top of each column, under the paper type. |
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TIP: Print this topic and post near your system for quick reference to this paper data. |
*Size of unfinished substrates before cutting to size. |
Bond |
Book |
Cover |
Bristol |
Index |
Metric (g/m2) |
|
Bond |
13 |
33 |
18 |
22 |
27 |
49 |
Xerographic |
16 |
41 |
22 |
27 |
33 |
60 |
Ledger |
20 |
51 |
28 |
34 |
42 |
75 |
Mimeo |
24 |
61 |
33 |
41 |
50 |
90 |
Duplicator |
28 |
71 |
39 |
48 |
58 |
105 |
Writing |
32 |
81 |
45 |
55 |
67 |
120 |
12 |
30 |
16 |
20 |
25 |
44 |
|
Book |
13 |
33 |
18 |
22 |
27 |
49 |
Offset |
16 |
40 |
22 |
27 |
33 |
59 |
Text |
18 |
45 |
25 |
30 |
37 |
67 |
20 |
50 |
27 |
34 |
41 |
74 |
|
22 |
55 |
30 |
37 |
45 |
81 |
|
24 |
60 |
33 |
40 |
49 |
89 |
|
28 |
70 |
38 |
47 |
57 |
104 |
|
31 |
80 |
44 |
54 |
65 |
118 |
|
39 |
100 |
55 |
67 |
82 |
148 |
|
47 |
120 |
66 |
81 |
98 |
178 |
|
36 |
91 |
50 |
62 |
75 |
135 |
|
Cover |
40 |
100 |
55 |
68 |
82 |
149 |
43 |
110 |
60 |
74 |
90 |
162 |
|
47 |
119 |
65 |
80 |
97 |
176 |
|
50 |
128 |
70 |
86 |
105 |
189 |
|
58 |
146 |
80 |
99 |
120 |
216 |
|
65 |
164 |
90 |
111 |
135 |
243 |
|
72 |
183 |
100 |
123 |
150 |
270 |
|
33 |
84 |
46 |
57 |
69 |
125 |
|
Bristol |
39 |
99 |
54 |
67 |
81 |
147 |
47 |
119 |
65 |
80 |
97 |
176 |
|
58 |
148 |
81 |
100 |
121 |
219 |
|
87 |
222 |
122 |
150 |
182 |
329 |
|
43 |
110 |
60 |
74 |
90 |
163 |
|
Index |
53 |
134 |
74 |
91 |
110 |
199 |
67 |
171 |
94 |
115 |
140 |
253 |
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