Card stock

Use

Card stock is often used for business cards, postcards, folders, playing cards, scrapbooking, and other applications requiring more durability than regular paper gives. The surface usually is smooth; it may be textured, metallic, or glossy. Common surface finishes include wove (smooth), laid (parallel ribbing produced by a dandy roll), felt (a textured surface), and embossed patterns such as cordwain and linen. When card stock is labeled cover stock, it often has a glossy coating on one or both sides (C1S or C2S, for "coated: one side" or "coated: two sides"); this is used especially in business cards and book covers.

Measurements

The weight of cardstock ranges from 50# to 110# (about 135 to 300 g/m2).{{Efn|Most nations describe paper in terms of grammage—the weight in grams of one sheet of the paper measuring one square meter.

Other people, especially in the United States, describe paper in terms of pound weight—the weight in pounds per ream (500 sheets) of the paper with a given area (based on historical production sizes before trimming). For card stock, this is 20 by; as compared to newsprint (thinner paper) of 24 by. In describing paper, the pound is often symbolized by the pound symbol, #. Because of the difference in the way pound weight is determined, a sheet of 65# card stock is thicker and heavier than a sheet of 80# newsprint.}}

The length and width of card stock often are stated in terms of the ISO system of paper sizes, in which specific dimensions are implied by numbers prefixed with the letter A. Card stock labeled A3, for example, measures 420 × 297 mm (16.5 × 11.7 in).

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References

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