Papers/Boards

• Papers and Boards are made from a natural material of wood pulp
• Mixture of Cellulose fibres and 99% water
• Types of paper:

  Bleed proof paper

  Grid Paper

  Layout/Tracing paper

  Cartridge paper
• Types of Board:

  Corrugated card

  Duplex Board

  Foil Lined Board

  Foam Core Board

  Ink Jet Card

  Solid White Board
• Bleed proof paper - textured paper for solvent based markers
• Grid paper - maths paper
• Layout/tracing paper - copying and tracing

  work well with spirit based markers
• Cartridge paper - pencil and ink drawings, watercolour
• Lamination - strengthening a material by building up in layers
• Reasons for lamination:

  • reduce cost
  • vary properties of paper
• Sealing paper in plastic is encapsulation
• Corrugated card - packaging
• Duplex board - cereal box
• Foil lined board - airplane meals
• Foam core board - architectural models
• Ink Jet card - high quality images
• Solid white board - Greeting cards and book covers
• Paper and boards are produced industrially, specified by size and weight
• Paper and Boards are measured in g/m^2 (grams per metre squared)
• The heavier the paper, the thicker it tends to be
• Thickness of paper is measured with a micrometer - caliper
• Board thickness is usually measured in microns where 1000 microns = 1mm