HP LaserJet Printers - Print Media Guide

Paper grade Basic size Basic area Factor
Equivalent basis weights
(example)
Index 25.5 by 30.5 inches (648
by 775 mm)
777.75 sq. inches (.502
m
2
)
2.08 50-lb index
Tag 24 by 36 inches (610 by
910 mm)
864.0 sq. inches (.557
m
2
)
2.31 55-lb tag
Metric weight 39.37 by 39.37 inches
(1000 by 1000 mm)
1550.0 sq. inches (1.0
m
2
)
3.76
90 g/m
2
Weight equivalence table
This table identies equivalent weights for dierent grades of paper.
NOTE: A bold value indicates a commonly available standard weight for that grade. Text and book grades
marked with an asterisk (*) actually calculate to 51, 61, 71, and 81 but are rounded to standard book/text
weights of 50, 60, 70, and 80.
Bond wt. (17 by
22 inches)
Text/Book wt.
(25 by 38 inches)
Cover wt. (20 by
26 inches)
Bristol wt. (22.5
by 28.5 inches)
Index wt. (25.5
by 30.5 inches)
Tag wt. (24 by 36
inches) Metric wt.
16 lb 41 lb 22 lb 27 lb 33 lb 37 lb
60 g/m
2
17 lb 43 lb 24 lb 29 lb 35 lb 39 lb
64 g/m
2
20 lb 50 lb * 28 lb 34 lb 42 lb 46 lb
75 g/m
2
21 lb 54 lb 30 lb 36 lb 44 lb 49 lb
80 g/m
2
24 lb 60 lb * 33 lb 41 lb 50 lb 55 lb
90 g/m
2
27 lb 68 lb 37 lb 45 lb 55 lb 61 lb
100 g/m
2
28 lb 70 lb * 39 lb 49 lb 58 lb 65 lb
105 g/m
2
29 lb 74 lb 41 lb 50 lb 61 lb 68 lb
110 g/m
2
32 lb 80 lb * 44 lb 55 lb 67 lb 74 lb
120 g/m
2
36 lb 90 lb 50 lb 62 lb 75 lb 83 lb
135 g/m
2
39 lb 100 lb 55 lb 67 lb 82 lb 91 lb
148 g/m
2
40 lb 101 lb 55 lb 68 lb 83 lb 92 lb
150 g/m
2
43 lb 110 lb 60 lb 74 lb 90 lb 100 lb
163 g/m
2
45 lb 115 lb 63 lb 77 lb 94 lb 104 lb
170 g/m
2
47 lb 119 lb 65 lb 80 lb 97 lb 108 lb
176 g/m
2
51 lb 128 lb 70 lb 86 lb 105 lb 117 lb
190 g/m
2
53 lb 134 lb 74 lb 90 lb 110 lb 122 lb
199 g/m
2
54 lb 137 lb 75 lb 93 lb 113 lb 125 lb
203 g/m
2
58 lb 146 lb 80 lb 98 lb 120 lb 133 lb
216 g/m
2
65 lb 165 lb 90 lb 111 lb 135 lb 150 lb
244 g/m
2
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