Editing Paperboard (section)

{{Short description|Thick paper-based material}}
[[Image:Cardboard All Flutes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Corrugated fiberboard made from paperboard]]

'''Paperboard''' is a thick [[paper]]-based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker (usually over 0.30 mm, 0.012 in, or 12 [[Inch#Equivalents|points]]) than [[paper]] and has certain superior attributes such as foldability and rigidity. According to [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] standards, paperboard is a paper with a [[grammage]] above 250 g/m<sup>2</sup>, but there are exceptions.<ref name="Robertson">{{Cite book|last=Robertson|first= Gordon L.|title=Food Packaging - Principle and Practice (2nd Ed.)|year=2005|isbn=978-0-8493-3775-8|page=111|publisher= CRC Press}}</ref> Paperboard can be single- or multi-ply.

Paperboard can be easily cut and formed, is lightweight, and because it is strong, is used in [[packaging]]. Another end-use is high quality graphic printing, such as book and magazine covers or postcards. Paperboard is also used in [[fine art]]s for creating sculptures.

Sometimes it is referred to as ''[[cardboard]]'', which is a generic, lay term used to refer to any heavy [[pulp (paper)|paper pulp]]–based board, however this usage is deprecated in the paper, printing, and packaging industries as it does not adequately describe each product type.