Bond / Writing grade
16 lb bond paper
16 lb bond paper is about 6 g/m². Equivalent to 40.6 lb text / book / offset. Book interiors (lightweight), notebooks, forms. Basis weight is measured on 500 sheets of 17 x 22 in.
60.2 g/m²grammage
≈ 75 µmthickness (uncoated)
Same paper in other grades
| Grade | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Text / Book / Offset | 40.6 lb |
| Cover | 22.2 lb |
| Index | 33.3 lb |
| Bristol | 27.4 lb |
| Newsprint / Tag | 37 lb |
Typical uses
Book interiors (lightweight), notebooks, forms. Common in mass-market and long paperbacks to control thickness and postage.
See the closest metric weight: 60 gsm.