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IGC-H2
IGC-H2 and OPO7/8 Paper Terms and Definitions
Question | Answer |
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The size adopted over time as standard for each type or grade of paper. | Basic Size |
The weight in pounds of 500 sheets of paper cut to a given standard size for that grade | Basis Weight |
Characteristic of paper referring to how much light it reflects | Brightness |
Thickness of paper, expressed in sheets per inch | Bulk |
A rolling operation during papermaking that creates the amount of smoothness in paper | Calendaring |
Thickness of a sheet of paper, usually measured in thousandths of an inch | Caliper |
Pigment or shade of paper | Color |
The smoother side of the paper that was on the felt blanket of the papermaking machine | Felt Side |
Wood pulp reduced to wood or cellulose fibers, the basic ingredient of paper | Fiber |
Surface characteristic of paper that affects look, feel, and printability | Finish |
The direction the fiber runs in paper | Grain Direction |
The property of paper that helps prevent printing on one side from showing on the other | Opacity |
The ability of a paper to take print adequately without problems | Printability |
500 sheets of paper | Ream |
Paper produced from collected waste paper | Recycled |
Properties that affect the ability of the lpaper to run on the plress such as tensile strength, strechability, defects, moisture content, etc | Runability |
Distinctive design created in paper during manufacture. Created by a Dandy roller | Watermark |
The side of paper next to the screen on the papermaking machine | Wire side |
What paper grade has a basic size of 17" x 22" | Bond |
What paper grade has a basic size of 25" x 38" | Book |
What paper grade has a basic size of 20" x 26" | Cover |
What paper grade has a basic size of 22 1/2" x 28 1/2" | Bristol |
What paper grade has a basic size of 22 1/2" x 35" & 25 1/2" x 30 1/2" | Index |
What paper grade has a basic size of 24" x 36" | Tag & Newsprint |