Axis

Area density & paper weight

gram per square metreg/m²

The paper and fabric basis-weight unit.

Dimension
M/L⁻²
Canonical signature
L^-2*M
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 g/m² = 0.001 kg/m²
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
gsm, g/m2, grams per square meter

Same dimension

Related units

ounce per square yardimperial usoz/yd²kilogram per square metresikg/m²ounce per square footimperial usoz/ft²pound per square foot (area density)imperial uslb/ft²

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 g/m² = 0.001 kg/m²

Exact relationship

10 g/m² = 0.01 kg/m²

Exact relationship