Paper And Card Flashcards
What are advantages to recycling paper ?
Energy is saved.
Trees are saved as less paper is needed.
The company has a greener image.
What are disadvantages to recycling paper?
Harmful chemicals are used to bleach paper.
More expensive to make than virgin paper.
Less strong than virgin paper.
What is corriflute?
This is a fluted polypropylene made by combining boards. This is strong and weather resistant and can be used for exterior signage. This is printed on using flexography or vinyl stickers.
What is duplex?
This is larger and more rigid. A foam base.
A foil base to which images can be added. This material is hologrammatic meaning that it reacts to light. Various finishes added. This can be used in cinemas.
What is newsprint?
50 GSM weight.
Cheap, uncoated, lightweight.
Newspapers.
Cost of 1.
What is layout paper?
60 GSM.
Thin and translucent.
Used in sketches.
Cost - 3
What is tracing paper?
70 GSM.
Transparent.
Used for tracing images.
4.
What is sugar paper?
90 GSM.
Cheap, uncoated, coloured.
Cheap for mounting work and fades in sunlight.
2.
Inkjet/laser photo paper…
150-230 GSM
Matt or glossy and absorbent with a fast dry.
Photos and presentations.
Cost of 9.
Board…
230-750 microns.
Thick and easy to print on.
Model making.
5.
Carton board.
230-1000 microns. Biodegrades . Can have many finishes added, easy to print on, and varying types of board for uses. Packaging. 7-10
Mount board.
750-3000 microns.
Coloured and rigid, thick.
Model-making and HQ mounting.
9.
Corrugated card.
3000-5000 microns.
Biodegradable.
Strong and lightweight.
Packaging protection and for POS.
Foam boards.
Not biodegradable. 4000-7000 microns. Composite board with two outer layers of card and a foam central layer. Used for POS and presentation boards. 10.
Spiral wound tubing.
1000-3000 microns. 3D printable surface. Used for packaging. Not biodegradable. 9.
