card stock paper thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper pasteboard redirects here for the software tool see clipboard computing card stock for craft use comes in a wide variety of textures and colors an oscar friedheim card cutting and scoring machine from 1889 card stock also called cover stock or pasteboard is a paper stock that is thicker and more durable than normal writing or printing paper but thinner and more flexible than other forms of paperboard card stock is often used for business cards postcards playing cards catalogue covers scrapbooking and other uses which require higher durability than regular paper the texture is usually smooth but can be textured metallic or glossy when card stock is labeled as cover stock it often has a coated finish on one side or both sides c1s or c2s for coated one side or coated two sides to produce a glossy look and smooth texture especially in use for the printing of business cards and book covers measurements most countries use the term grammage to describe the weight of the paper in grams per square metre the term card stock is used to describe paper with weights from 50lb to 110lb about 135 to 300gm2 in the us card stock thickness is usually measured in points or mils which is the thickness of the sheet in thousandths of an inch for example a 10 pt card is 0010in 0254mm thick roughly corresponding to a weight of 250gm2 and 12 pt is 0012in 03048mm the us card stock thickness point size is 0001 not to be confused with typographical point size where 1 point 1 12 traditional pica exactly 001383 inch 035136mm paper sizes using the iso system are often used for card stock card stock sizes can be labeled as a3 420 297mm or 165 117in referencing the iso standard system instead of using the physical dimensions to describe its size construction paper paper density vtepaper history manufacturepapermaking types amate bible blotting bond cardboard cartridge coated paper construction cotton rag crpe display d asphalt glassine india korean kraft laid manila newsprint oatmeal onionskin origami baking building rice rolling scritta paperboard security seed copy stone tar thermal tissue tracing transfer treefree wallpaper washi waterproof wax woodfree wove writing xuan materials china clay fiber crop paper chemicals papyrus wood pulp specifications grammage density paper sizes units of paper quantity surface chemistry of paper wet strength manufactureand process bleaching of wood pulp calender conical refiner deinking paper pollution environmental impact of paper handmade paper hollander beater kraft process organosolv paper machine paper recycling papermaking soda pulping sulfite process industry paper industry in europe in canada in india in japan in the united states paper mill list of paper mills categorypaper commons authority control ndl 00564284 this materialrelated article is a stub you can help wikipedia by expanding itvte 