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2. Card stock - Wikipedia

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   Most nations describe paper in terms of grammage—the weight in grams of one sheet of the paper measuring one square meter.. Other people, especially in the United States, describe paper in terms of pound weight—the weight in pounds per ream (500 sheets) of the paper with a given area (based on historical production sizes before trimming): for card stock, this is 20 by 26 in (508 by 660 mm ...

3. Paper - Wikipedia

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   Cover stock is generally 68 lb, and 110 lb or more is considered card stock. In Europe and other regions using the ISO 216 paper-sizing system, the weight is expressed in grams per square metre (g/m 2 or usually gsm) of the paper. Printing paper is generally between 60 gsm and 120 gsm. Anything heavier than 160 gsm is considered card.

4. Grammage - Wikipedia

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   It is often notated as gsm on paper product labels and spec sheets. Expressed in terms of the mass per number of sheets of a specific paper size , known as basis weight . The convention used in the United States and a few other countries using US-standard paper sizes is pounds (lb) per a ream of 500 (or in some cases 1000) sheets of a given ...

5. What is GSM? Here’s why it matters for towels and fabrics - AOL

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   GSM, or grams per square meter, measures the weight and feel of a fabric. We spoke with experts about the difference between GSM and thread count and how to look for high quality towels.

6. Units of paper quantity - Wikipedia

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   A quire of paper is a measure of paper quantity. The usual meaning is 25 sheets of the same size and quality: 1 ⁄ 20 of a ream of 500 sheets. Quires of 25 sheets are often used for machine-made paper, while quires of 24 sheets are often used for handmade or specialised paper of 480-sheet reams.

7. Paper and ink testing - Wikipedia

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   Thickness of the paper in relation with GSM. Not only is consistent thickness required in web offset lithography, where varying bulk within a single roll can cause the roll to unwind with uneven tension, which is responsible for various printing defects as well as web breaks. Higher bulk of the same GSM will reduce the show through defects.