Differences Between Gypsum Board and Plasterboard | Hunker
Mar 02, 2019· Gypsum board is the generic name for the building material composed of gypsum and paper facers. The facing can be a variety of materials today, but it's all still gypsum board at heart. To make it, gypsum is quarried, crushed and then ground into powder and heated until it undergoes a process called calcining, which happens when 75 percent of its chemically combined water is driven out.