How To Know The Weight Of Paper Mat Board

Measure your art enter the measurement of your art and the border size and our custom mat calculator will do the math.

How to know the weight of paper mat board.

How to make the right. The outer size of your mat board are the dimensions measuring the outside of the mat board. You now have a cutting list for each mat you need. How thick is a 16 ply mat board.

A 2 ply mat board is a half sheet mat board that is approximately half the thickness of a standard 4 ply mat board so about 0 020 0 035. Measure the visual area of the artwork you want to mat. For a universal comparison grams per square meter gsm is a good comparative measure because it does not vary with sheet size. The below chart provides a comparison between the paper types sheet size and the weight in pounds.

The chart below details the equivalent weights in pounds between paper types as well as notes in the left margin to show when certain types of paper are most appropriate. For example 11 1 2 x 14 1 2 10 1 2 x 13 1 2 for the opening size. Subtract 1 2 from the artwork size. Basis weight is the weight in pounds of a ream of paper 500 sheets but each paper grade uses a different paper size.

Choosing your outer size. Visit our framing advice section to learn more about matted presentations. Mats come in either 4 ply 0 040 0 052 or 8 ply 0 125 but that doesn t mean all ply are the same. A 11x14 mat will fit perfectly in a 11x14 frame if you don t have your frame in hand and have only your artwork your outer size depends on how wide you d like your mat board to be.

An 16 ply mat board is a four sheet mat board that is approximately quadruple the thickness of a standard 4 ply mat board so about 0 160 0 28. Do you already have a frame. For example there are 0 040 4 ply and 0 052 4 ply. If you are cutting multiple mats add a title to identify the artwork and print off.

There are different types weights thicknesses and paper sizes.