What is the difference between thermal paper and ordinary paper

There are significant differences between thermal paper and regular paper in several ways:

Use difference:

Thermal paper is mainly used in fax machines, medical, measuring systems, Internet terminals and commercial activities, such as supermarkets, hospitals, banks and other places, mainly used to print bar codes, receipts, tickets and other documents.

Ordinary paper is mainly used for printers, such as printing financial statements, consumer bills, room orders, contracts, lists, etc., and its application scope is more extensive, covering office, family, education and other fields.

Raw materials and processing:

Thermal paper uses thermal sensitive materials as the main raw material, and its manufacturing process includes coating the ordinary paper base with fine powder, which undergoes a color reaction under hot conditions. Due to the use of a variety of chemicals, the production process of thermal paper is more complex, and the technical requirements are high, so the price is higher.

Ordinary paper is wood pulp paper or recycled paper as the main raw material, the processing procedure is simple, the cost is low, and the price is cheaper.

Printing method:

The printing method of thermal paper is to use the thermal head to transfer the ink to the paper, so there is no need to use ink, etc., printing speed.

Ordinary paper needs to use a printer for printing, the printing process requires inkjet, heating and other links, the printing speed is relatively slow.

Durability:

The writing on thermal paper is easy to lose color in light, high temperature, high humidity and other environments, and the durability is relatively poor.

Ordinary paper has better durability, can be stored for a long time, is not easy to fade, yellow.

Features:

Thermal paper has the characteristics of light weight, small hardness, not easy to conduct electricity, easy to fold and strong plasticity.

Ordinary paper also has these characteristics, but because it does not contain thermal coatings, it does not have the color rendering function of thermal paper in a specific environment.

In summary, there are significant differences between thermal paper and ordinary paper in terms of use, raw materials and processing, printing methods, durability and characteristics. The choice of which paper to use depends on the specific application scenario and needs.