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Fully coated folding boxboard, hard sized, GC2

Features

Technical descriptionFully coated folding boxboard, GC2
Printing methodSheet-fed offset, Flexo
Specified usageFoods, Healthcare
MillMetsä Board Simpele
Paper profileSimcote 205-340
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Technical information

Grammage g/m²205215230240255265280295320340
Bending stiffness CD mNm4.75.87.08.49.711.012.615.818.922.1
Bending stiffness MD mNm10.512.115.017.019.222.625.231.037.845.2
Thickness mm0.3500.3750.4000.4250.4500.4750.5000.5500.6000.650
Moisture content %8.08.08.08.58.58.58.58.59.09.0
Smoothness top<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4
Brightness top %84848484848484848484
Colour CIELAB L* top93.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.5
Colour CIELAB a* top0.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.8
Colour CIELAB b* top0.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.4
Water absorption top, middle g/m²<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40
Water absorption back g/m²<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50
Gloss %35353535353535353535
Grammage g/m²205215230240255265280295320340
Basis weight lb/3000 sf 24x36/500126132141147157163172181197209
Thickness mm0.3500.3750.4000.4250.4500.4750.5000.5500.6000.650
Caliper pt13.814.815.716.717.718.719.721.723.625.6
Bending stiffness CD mNm4.75.87.08.49.711.012.615.818.922.1
Bending stiffness MD mNm10.512.115.017.019.222.625.231.037.845.2
Bending stiffness CD gf∙cm4859718699112128161193225
Bending stiffness MD gf∙cm107123153173196230257316385461
Moisture content %8.08.08.08.58.58.58.58.59.09.0
Smoothness top<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4
Brightness top %84848484848484848484
Water absorption top, middle g/m²<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40
Water absorption back g/m²<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50
Gloss %35353535353535353535
Grammage g/m²205215230240255265280295320340
Bending stiffness CD mNm4.75.87.08.49.711.012.615.818.922.1
Bending stiffness MD mNm10.512.115.017.019.222.625.231.037.845.2
Bending stiffness CD Nmm8.610.413.315.018.420.724.629.935.541.1
Bending stiffness MD Nmm19.022.528.431.637.342.148.859.472.184.3
Thickness mm0.3500.3750.4000.4250.4500.4750.5000.5500.6000.650
Moisture content %8.08.08.08.58.58.58.58.59.09.0
Smoothness top<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4<1.4
Brightness top %84848484848484848484
Colour CIELAB L* top93.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.593.5
Colour CIELAB a* top0.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.80.8
Colour CIELAB b* top0.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.4
Water absorption top, middle g/m²<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40<40
Water absorption back g/m²<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50<50
Gloss %35353535353535353535
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