Covering Weights (Sorted by Weight)

weight
range

alternate
name

Supplier

Product

g/m²

OS Film

0.5um mylar

0.70

Penny Plane

Y2K

0.90

IMS

Polimicro

1.26

WES-Technik

2um clear mylar

2.20

WES-Technik

2um alum mylar

2.60

light shopping bag

5.70

IMS

condenser paper

6.10

WES-Technik

4um alum mylar

6.80

WES-Technik

5um clear mylar

7.00

Risteen

MicroLite (5um)

10.0

low

Esaki

silk

10.4

Sig

light silkspan

12.0

Risteen

MicroLite (5um)

12.0

average

Esaki

Jap tissue (Lite Flite)

12.5

Freeflight Supplies

10um clear mylar

13.6

Dow

Saran Wrap

13.9

Esaki

Jap tissue (Medium Flite)

14.0

Risteen

MicroLite (5um)

15.0

high

ripstop polyester

16.9

Sig

light silkspan (doped)

17.0

Coverite

Microlite (transp)

18.0

low

Salzer

Polyspan

18.0

Homefly

13um alum mylar

19.0

Esaki

Jap tissue (doped)

19.0

Coverite

Microlite (transp)

20.0

average

Nelson

LiteFILM

21.0

Sig

heavy silkspan

21.0

Esaki

Jap tissue (Super Flite)

21.5

Coverite

Microlite (transp)

22.0

high

Solarfilm

Airspan

22.8

low

Coverite

Micafilm (transp)

25.1

Solarfilm

Airspan

25.4

average

Solarfilm

Airspan

28.0

high

Coverite

Coverlite

28.7

low

Litespan

Solarfilm

Litespan

28.7

low

Coverlite

Sig

heavy silkspan (doped)

29.0

Coverite

Coverlite

29.8

average

Litespan

Solarfilm

Litespan

29.8

average

Coverlite

Coverite

Coverlite

31.0

high

Litespan

Solarfilm

Litespan

31.0

high

Coverlite

Coverite

Micafilm (opaque)

35.0

low

Horizon

UltraCote Lite

36.6

Balsa USA

Aerospan

36.6

Coverite

Micafilm (opaque)

37.5

average

light silk (doped)

38.4

Coverite

Micafilm (opaque)

40.0

high

Solarfilm

Fibafilm

41.6

Sig

Koverall

46.3

Hobby Lobby

Polycover (transp)

46.9

Sig

Supercote

51.6

Horizon

UltraCote (transp)

53.8

Stevens

AeroFILM

55.0

low

Solarfilm

Solarfilm

SolarFilm

55.0

low

AeroFILM

black silkspan (doped)

56.2

TopFlite

MonoKote (transp)

57.1

low

Stevens

AeroFILM

57.4

average

Solarfilm

Solarfilm

SolarFilm

57.4

average

AeroFILM

TopFlite

MonoKote (transp)

58.1

average

TopFlite

MonoKote (transp)

59.2

high

Stevens

AeroFILM

59.9

high

Solarfilm

Solarfilm

SolarFilm

59.9

high

AeroFILM

Solarfilm

Solarspan

59.9

low

SolarFilm

Supershrink Polyester

60.0

low

Hobby Lobby

Polycover (opaque)

61.0

low

TopFlite

EconoKote

61.0

Tower

TowerKote

61.0

TopFlite

MonoKote (opaque)

62.4

low

Sig

AeroKote

64.6

Solarfilm

Solarspan

64.9

average

Solarfilm

Solarspan

69.9

high

Horizon

UltraCote (opaque)

69.9

low

SolarFilm

Supershrink Polyester

70.0

average

Hobby Lobby

Polycover (opaque)

71.0

average

TopFlite

MonoKote (opaque)

71.5

average

Solarfilm

Solarkote

75.0

Coverite

Black Baron (opaque)

76.3

Coverite

21st Century Film

78.3

low

Horizon

UltraCote (opaque)

79.0

average

Hobby Lobby

Oracover/UltraCote

80.0

SolarFilm

Supershrink Polyester

80.0

high

TopFlite

MonoKote (opaque)

80.7

high

Hobby Lobby

Polycover (opaque)

81.0

high

Coverite

Super Coverite

81.3

low

Solarfilm

SolarTex

85.0

low

Coverite

Super Coverite

85.6

average

Horizon

UltraCote (opaque)

88.2

high

Solarfilm

SolarTex

90.0

average

Coverite

Super Coverite

90.0

high

Hobby Lobby

Superfabric

92.0

low

Solarfilm

SolarTex

95.0

high

Coverite

21st Century Film

95.1

average

Coverite

21st Century Fabric

104

Hobby Lobby

Superfabric

105

average

Coverite

21st Century Film

112

high

Solarfilm

Glosstex

115

low

Hobby Lobby

Superfabric

118

high

Solarfilm

Glosstex

120

average

Solarfilm

Glosstex

125

high

Horizon

WorldTex

143