100 Cover Weight Paper

The coated stock first chart below is for text stock not cover stock.

100 cover weight paper. Calipers measure a paper s thickness in points or mils with each point representing 1 1000 of an inch. 13 16 somewhat similar weight. 16 13 somewhat similar weight. Caliper is a measurement of thickness not weight.

Having given an explanation of paper weights used internationally iso 536 and in the us this page covers conversions between weights and stock types used in the us and the weights used internationally. For that reason a cover stock with the same basis weight as a text paper could be twice as thick. 15 12 similar weight. Cover is good book cover choice for spiral binding and perfect bound booklet printing.

80 130 lb. For example a 10 pt cover stock is 010 thick. Paper is available for purchase in a variety of. 80 100 lb.

For saddle stitched booklets i d lean more. No other comparison on this list. 148 100 text 398 220 index 84 cover 227 100 text 148 149 55 cover 407 250 tag 90 cover 243 105 text 155 150 40 bond 439 200 bristol 100 cover 270 108 text 160 155 105 text 488 300 tag 110 cover 298 120 text 178 conversion charts for paper gsm to basis weight paper industry weight comparisons. Paper weight and paper conversion grams per square meter to points and pounds.

Text weights are good for presentations books and brochures. For instance business cards are most often printed on a paper weight of 80 lb cover stock. 80 100 lb. 15 80lb cover jump to 80lb cover.

Text weight is best when you have full coverage meaning the entire page is printed on but do not want a paper as heavy as card stock. 16 100lb cover jump to 100lb cover. 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. My takeaway for the two cover weights.

Text stock versus cover stock. Hammermill premium color copy cover 100lb cardstock 8 5 x 11 1 pack 250 sheets made in usa sourced from american family tree farms 100 bright acid free heavy weight printer paper 120024r. This is a thicker cover weight stock most often used for book covers post cards. I d recommend going with 100 lb cover for most book applications because i prefer the substantial feeling.

100 lb cover feels more like a regular cardstock. Below are tables for each stock type covering the commonly found weights within each stock type and its grammage equivalent.