Printing and writing paper

Printing and writing papers are paper grades used for newspapers, magazines, catalogs, books, commercial printing, business forms, stationeries, copying and digital printing. About 1/3 of the total pulp and paper marked (in 2000) is printing and writing papers.[1] The pulp or fibers used in printing and writing papers are extracted from wood using a chemical or mechanical process.[2]

In the United States printing and writing papers are separated into four main categories:[3]

  1. Uncoated Freesheet Paper
  2. Uncoated Mechanical Paper
  3. Coated Freesheet Paper
  4. Coated Mechanical Paper

Writing paper standards

Specifications MD/CD Unit Level A Level B Method
Substance gsm 80-120 60-80 TCVN 1270:2000
Durable mN.m²/g TCVN 3229:2000
MD 5.7 4.1
CD
Tearing
strength ≥
m TCVN 1862:2000
MD 3800 3200
CD 2200 1800
Water
absortiveness
Cobb 60
g/m² 23 23 TCVN 6726:2000
Brightness ISO ≥ % 78 70 TCVN 1865:2000
Opacity % 85 85 TCVN 6728:2000
Roughness
Bendtsen ≥
ml/
minute
280 400 TCVN 3226:2001
Ash content ≥ % 3 3 TCVN 1864:2001
Moisture
content
% 7±1 7±1 TCVN 1867:2001

Types

History

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References

  1. Paulapuro, Hannu (2000). "Chapter 1". Paper and Board grades. Papermaking Science and Technology 18. Finland: Fapet Oy. pp. 14–51. ISBN 952-5216-18-7.
  2. "Printing and Writing Paper: What's The Difference". Clash Graphics. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. "Printing and Writing Paper". American Forest & Paper Association. Retrieved August 1, 2015.


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