Paper Basis Weight Table

Source: Pocket Pal (Copyright International Paper)
Basis weights in bold, highlighted in green.

PAPER GRADE  BOOK    BOND   COVER BRISTOL INDEX    TAG   metric
equivalent
Sheet size for determining basis weight25×38"17×22"20×26"22.5×28.5"25.5×30.5"24×36"(in grams per
square meter)
30#121620252744 gsm
40#162227333659 gsm
45#182530374167 gsm
50#202734414574 gsm
BOOK60#243340495589 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)70#2838475764104 gsm
80#3144546573118 gsm
90#3549607482133 gsm
100#3955678291148 gsm
120#47668098109178 gsm
3313#1822273049 gsm
4116#2227333761 gsm
5120#2834424675 gsm
BOND6124#3341505690 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)7128#39485864105 gsm
8132#45556774120 gsm
9136#50627583135 gsm
10240#56698393158 gsm
913650#627582135 gsm
1104360#7490100163 gsm
COVER1194765#8097108176 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)1465880#99120134216 gsm
1646590#111135149243 gsm
18372100#124150166271 gsm
100395467#8191148 gsm
120476580#98109178 gsm
BRISTOL1485881100#121135219 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)1767097120#146162261 gsm
20782114140#170189306 gsm
23793130160#194216351 gsm
11043607490#100163 gsm
INDEX135537491110#122203 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)1706793115140#156252 gsm
20882114140170#189328 gsm
11043607490100#163 gsm
137547593113125#203 gsm
TAG1656590111135150#244 gsm
(weight of 500-sheet ream, in pounds)19276105130158175#284 gsm
22087120148180200#326 gsm
275109151186225250#407 gsm