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Caliper to Equivalent Weight

Caliper and How it Relates to Basis Weight for Most Major Grades

Caliper (inches)	Bond	Offset	Cover	Tag	Index	Points	Millimeters	Metric (grams/sq meter)

0.0032	16	41	22	37	33	3.2	0.081	60.15
0.0036	18	45	24	41	37	3.6	0.092	66.61
0.0038	20	50	27	45	41	3.8	0.097	74.01
0.0048	24	60	32	55	49	4.8	0.120	88.81
0.0058	28	70	38	64	57	5.8	0.147	103.61
0.0060	29	73	40	62	60	6.0	0.152	109.11
0.0061	31	81	43	73	66	6.1	0.155	118.42
0.0062	35	90	48	80	74	6.2	0.157	131.68
0.0068	36	90	50	82	75	6.8	0.173	135.45
0.0072	39	100	54	91	81	7.2	0.183	148.02
0.0073	40	100	56	93	83	7.3	0.185	150.50
0.0074	43	110	60	100	90	7.4	0.188	161.78
0.0076	44	110	61	102	92	7.6	0.193	165.55
0.0078	47	120	65	108	97	8.0	0.198	176.83
0.0085	53	135	74	122	110	9.0	0.216	199.41
0.0090	54	137	75	125	113	9.0	0.229	203.17
0.0092	58	146	80	134	120	9.5	0.234	218.22
0.0095	65	165	90	150	135	10.0	0.241	244.56
0.0100	67	170	93	156	140	10.5	0.250	252.08
0.0110	72	183	100	166	150	11.0	0.289	270.90
0.0130	76	192	105	175	158	13.0	0.330	285.95
0.0140	82	208	114	189	170	14.0	0.356	308.52
0.0150	87	220	120	200	180	15.0	0.380	312.00
0.0175	105	267	146	244	220	18.0	0.445	385.06