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What are the different GSM of paper?
If you are looking round a large number of print suppliers, such as StuPrint.com, you will notice that certain paper thicknesses will keep on popping up. Although any GSM is available, you’ll most commonly find: 55gsm, 90gsm, 100gsm, 120gsm, 140gsm, 210gsm, 250gsm, 300gsm, 350gsm and 400gsm.
What is normal paper weight GSM?
80-110 GSM: the most common weight used for all general printing, including letterheads. Too thin for a lot of colour, your not exactly going to ‘wow’ anyone using this standard weight, but it is the most cost effective paper to use for your reports and larger runs.
What is the meaning of 80 GSM?
This stands for ‘Grams per square metre’ and means exactly that ie how many grams a single sheet of paper weighs measuring 1m x 1m. Common paper weights in cut sheets are: 80gsm.
What GSM is good for acrylic?
what gsm paper is best for acrylic? anywhere above 250 gsm paper is good. It is important that the paper won’t bend because of the paperweight.
What is GSM paper quality?
GSM is an acronym standing for ‘Grams per Square Meter’. Quite simply, it allows print buyers and print suppliers to know exactly about the quality of paper that is being ordered. The higher the GSM number, the heavier the paper.
Which GSM paper is better for printing?
For best results when printing to Plain paper, use a 24 lb/90 gsm paper such as Xerox Bold Digital Printing Paper.
What does a paper’s weight mean?
Paper weight refers to the weight of a 500-sheet ream of 17″ x 22″ paper. Each of these sheets is equivalent to four letter size sheets. Therefore, 500 sheets of standard 20# paper weighs 5 pounds. The higher the paper weight, the thicker the sheet of paper.
What is 160 GSM paper?
These are used for formal correspondences. In general, any paper having more than 160 GSM is considered as card thickness. File dividers have a GSM between 180 and 200. Newspapers need to be light as much as possible, and thus, most of them have a GSM of around 45 and 50.
What is 200 GSM in lbs?
200 grams = 0.44 pounds. To convert 200 gr to pounds you have to multiply 200 x 0.00220462, since 1 gr is 0.00220462 lbs. So, if you want to calculate how many pounds are 200 grams you can use this simple rule.
How many GSM in a pound?
Convert from Standard American English Pounds (lbs) to Metric Grams/Square Meter (gsm). Formula: 1lb. of Text paper = 1.48 gsm. Multiply each pound of text paper by 1.48. 1 lb. of Cover paper = 2.708 gsm.
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