Square meter weight
In printing, the weight per square meter , grammage or grammage is the weight per unit area of paper or generally printable materials such as foils or textiles , expressed in grams per square meter . A distinction is made between the following types of paper, depending on the weight:
| Weight in g / m² | designation |
|---|---|
| until 25 | Tissue paper |
| 25 to 60 | Thin paper |
| 80 to 120 | common factory printing paper |
| 150 to 250 | Half carton |
| 250 to 600 | carton |
| from 600 | cardboard |
literature
- Birgit Althaus: The book dictionary: reference work for book makers and book lovers. Area, Erfstadt 2004, ISBN 3-89996-256-7 , pp. 152, 231 f.