Field Service Ver3.0 Nov.2006
19.5 Conversion table of paper weight
Reference:
2
2
• Paper weight (g/m
):Unit showing the mass of a 1 m
sheet of paper in gram.
• Basis Weight (lb):
The basis weight of a paper is the designated fixed weight of 500 sheets, measured in pounds, in that paper's basic sheet size.
It is important to note that the "basic size" is not the same for all types of paper.
Paper type Basic size
Bond
Cover
(inch)
17 x 22
20 x 26
(mm)
432 x 559
508 x 660
2
g/m
lb
lb
40.0
10.7
14.8
50.0
13.3
18.5
52.3
13.9
19.4
54.2
14.4
20.1
60.2
16.0
22.3
64.0
17.0
23.7
66.3
17.7
24.6
68.7
18.3
25.4
72.3
19.3
26.8
75.9
20.2
28.1
80.0
21.3
29.6
83.7
22.3
31.0
88.0
23.4
32.6
90.0
24.0
33.3
98.3
26.2
36.4
100.0
26.6
37.0
104.7
27.9
38.8
108.0
28.8
40.0
110.0
29.3
40.7
120.0
32.0
44.4
127.9
34.1
47.4
130.0
34.6
48.1
140.0
37.3
51.8
150.0
39.9
55.5
160.0
42.6
59.2
170.0
45.3
62.9
180.0
47.9
66.7
190.0
50.6
70.4
200.0
53.3
74.1
210.0
55.9
77.8
220.0
58.6
81.5
230.0
61.3
85.2
240.0
63.9
88.9
250.0
66.6
92.6
260.0
69.2
96.3
270.0
71.9
100.0
280.0
74.6
103.7
290.0
77.2
107.4
300.0
79.9
111.1
Divisor
3.7548
2.7006
Index
Bristol
Tag
Book
25.5 x 30.5
22.5 x 28.5
24 x 36
25 x 38
648 x 775
572 x 724
610 x 914
635 x 965
lb
lb
lb
lb
22.2
18.3
24.6
27.1
27.7
22.8
30.8
33.8
29.0
23.9
32.2
35.4
30.0
24.7
33.3
36.7
33.3
27.5
37.0
40.7
35.4
29.2
39.4
43.3
36.7
30.3
40.8
44.9
38.0
31.4
42.3
46.5
40.0
33.0
44.5
48.9
42.0
34.7
46.7
51.3
44.3
36.5
49.2
54.1
46.4
38.2
51.5
56.6
48.7
40.2
54.1
59.5
49.8
41.1
55.4
60.9
54.4
44.9
60.5
66.5
55.4
45.7
61.5
67.6
58.0
47.8
64.4
70.8
59.8
49.3
66.4
73.1
60.9
50.2
67.7
74.4
66.5
54.8
73.8
81.2
70.8
58.4
78.7
86.5
72.0
59.4
80.0
87.9
77.5
63.9
86.1
94.7
83.1
68.5
92.3
101.5
88.6
73.1
98.4
108.2
94.2
77.6
104.6
115.0
99.7
82.2
110.7
121.8
105.2
86.8
116.9
128.5
110.8
91.3
123.1
135.3
116.3
95.9
129.2
142.1
121.8
100.5
135.4
148.8
127.4
105.0
141.5
155.6
132.9
109.6
147.7
162.4
138.5
114.2
153.8
169.1
144.0
118.7
160.0
175.9
149.5
123.3
166.1
182.7
155.1
127.9
172.3
189.4
160.6
132.4
178.4
196.2
166.2
137.0
184.6
203.0
1.8056
2.1899
1.6253
1.4782
19. PAPER SETTING