TYPICAL DENSITY AND BULK OF SOME PAPERS




 

TYPICAL DENSITY AND BULK OF PAPER

PAPER GRADES Density Bulk
Pound/Cubic Inch (lb/in3) Gram/Cubic Centimeter (g/cc) Cubic Inch/Pound (in3/lb) Cubic Centimeter/Gram (cc/gm)
Tissue 0.009 - 0.018 0.25 - 0.50 55-110 2 - 4
Wax Paper 0.017 - 0.028 0.47 - 0.78 36 - 60 1.3 - 2.1
Uncoated Woodfree 0.017 0.49 60 2.04
Tag Paper 0.019 0.53 53 1.89
Unbleached Kraft 0.021 - 0.025 0.58 - 0.69 40 - 48 1.45 - 1.72
Corrugated Medium 0.022 0.61 45 1.64
News/Catalog/Directory 0.022 - 0.025 0.61 - 0.69 40 - 45 1.45 - 1.64
CRS 0.024 - 0.028 0.66 - 0.78 36 - 42 1.28 - 1.52
Pulp Sheet 0.025 0.69 40 1.64
Book Paper 0.026 0.72 38 1.39
Bond Paper 0.027 0.75 37 1.33
Fine Paper 0.028 0.78 36 1.28
Carbonizing Tissue 0.028 0.78 36 1.28
Bleached Kraft 0.030 0.83 33 1.20
Letterpress/ Offset 0.031 0.86 32 1.16
Cover 0.033 0.92 30 1.09
Index Paper 0.034 0.94 29 1.06
Coated & Super Calendared Publication 0.040 - 0.042 1.11 - 1.16 24 -24 0.86 - 0.90
Super Calendared Glassine 0.042 - 0.055 1.16- 1.52 18 - 24 0.66 - 0.86