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TAPPI
T 410 om-19
Grammage of paper and paperboard (weight per unit area)
2019
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In the United States the customary or commercial term for expressing the “weight” per unit area (more
properly “mass per unit area”) of paper has been “basis weight,” “ream weight,” or “substance.” These are defined as the
mass in pounds of a ream of a given sheet size and number of sheets (usually 500 sheets, occasionally 480 sheets). In
most other countries the mass per unit area is expressed in grams per square meter, g/m2
. The French term for mass per
unit area, “grammage,” is recommended by ISO Committee TC 6 on Paper for use in English as well as in French
because of its convenience and clear relationship to g/m2 ....