3. paper and boards (stock sizes and weights and properties)

Question 1

What sizes are paper and boards available in?

Answer 1

A0 (biggest) - A7(smallest)

Question 2

What is the most common size for paper and boards?

Answer 2

A4

Question 3

What are paper and boards sold by?

Answer 3

• size
• weight (GSM)

Question 4

What is card thickness or calliper traditionally measured in?

Answer 4

microns

Question 5

What is GSM?

Answer 5

grams per square metre

Question 6

What are microns?

Answer 6

• the thickness of paper or card
• 1000 microns = 1mm thickness

Question 7

What is the weight of newsprint?

Answer 7

50gsm

Question 8

What is the weight of layout paper?

Answer 8

60gsm

Question 9

What is the weight of tracing paper?

Answer 9

70gsm

Question 10

What is the weight of sugar paper?

Answer 10

90gsm

Question 11

What is the weight of inkjet/photo paper?

Answer 11

150-230gsm

Question 12

What is the thickness of board (card)?

Answer 12

230-750 microns

Question 13

What is the thickness of mount board?

Answer 13

230-1000 microns

Question 14

What is the thickness of corrugated card?

Answer 14

3000-5000 microns

Question 15

What are uses for newsprint?

Answer 15

newspapers

Question 16

What are uses for layout paper?

Answer 16

sketches and tracing

Question 17

What are uses for tracing paper?

Answer 17

tracing

Question 18

What are uses for sugar paper?

Answer 18

cheap mounting work

Question 19

What are the uses for inkjet/photo paper?

Answer 19

photos/presentations

Question 20

What are the uses for board (card)?

Answer 20

model-making

Question 21

What are the uses for mount board?

Answer 21

model-making and high picture quality mounting

Question 22

What are the uses for corrugated card?

Answer 22

packaging protection

Question 23

What are 2 very expensive boards/paper?

Answer 23

• inkjet/photo paper
• mount board