Difference between revisions of "Paperboard"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A heavy [[paper|paper]] that is at least 0.012 inches thick. Some paperboards, such as [[millboard|millboards]], are made from thick paper pulp castings that are milled or pressed into a hard, stiff sheet. | + | A heavy [[paper|paper]] that is at least 0.012 inches thick. Some paperboards, such as [[millboard|millboards]], are made from thick paper pulp castings that are milled or pressed into a hard, stiff sheet. [[pasteboard|Pasteboard]] is made from several laminated sheets adhered together, while [[cardboard|cardboard]] contains central corrugated sheets laminated with smooth exterior sheets. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 24 November 2020
Description
A heavy Paper that is at least 0.012 inches thick. Some paperboards, such as millboards, are made from thick paper pulp castings that are milled or pressed into a hard, stiff sheet. Pasteboard is made from several laminated sheets adhered together, while Cardboard contains central corrugated sheets laminated with smooth exterior sheets.
Synonyms and Related Terms
cardboard; binder board; millboard; pasteboard
Physical and Chemical Properties
Density = > 0.65 g/cc
Resources and Citations
- Boise Cascade Paper Group, The Paper Handbook, Boise Cascade, Portland OR, 1989
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000