Stock forms, types and sizes (AQA GCSE Design and Technology): Flashcards
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Sheet format
Sheet format
Single piece of paper cut to standard dimensions
Roll format primary use
Roll format primary use
Large-scale industrial & high-speed printing operations
Ply format
Ply format
Paper made from 2+ layers bonded together
GSM meaning
GSM meaning
Grams per square metre - indicates density & thickness
Standard paper GSM range
Standard paper GSM range
60-120 GSM
Card material GSM threshold
Card material GSM threshold
160+ GSM
Microns in 1mm
Microns in 1mm
1000 microns
Newsprint GSM range
Newsprint GSM range
45-55 GSM
Tissue paper GSM range
Tissue paper GSM range
10-35 GSM
Copier paper GSM
Copier paper GSM
80 GSM
A0 paper dimensions
A0 paper dimensions
841mm × 1189mm
A4 paper dimensions
A4 paper dimensions
210mm × 297mm
A series size relationship
A series size relationship
Each size is half the area of the previous size
Perfect binding method
Perfect binding method
Pages gathered, adhesive to spine, cover attached
Saddle stitching
Saddle stitching
Wire staples fed through centre pages