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PACKAGING FILM
Chemical Coated Films

These packaging  films have one-side chemical  treatment. These are also available with corona treatment on the other side.  These films possess good thermal, optical, frictional properties, excellent processability  and show much enhanced adhesion to inks, metal, coatings and adhesives over other films and meets customer’s most of the requirements of  packaging. These films are suitable for high quality printing and metallising applications.

LI or AI   –    chemical wound-inside                           LO or AO    –        chemical wound-outside

CIL          –    corona wound-in, chemical wound-out           COL             –         corona wound-out, chemical wound-in

TECHNICAL    DATA

Type –  LI/LO, AI/AO, CIL/CO

PROPERTY TEST METHOD UNIT NOMINAL   VALUE
PHYSICAL
Thickness Internal micron 10 11 12 15 19 23 28 36
Yield Internal m2/kg 71.4 64.9 59.5 47.6 37.6 31.0 25.5 19.8
Tensile Strength  MD ASTM-D-882 kg/cm2 2000 2000 2000 2000 1900 1850 1800 1700
at Break             TD 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2200 2100 2200
Elongation           MD ASTM-D-882 % 100 100 100 100 100 110 120 130
at Break             TD  85 85 85 85 85 85 100 90
Co-efficient    Static ASTM-D-1894 - 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50  0.45
Of Friction    Kinetic 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45  0.40
Surface Tension ASTM-D-2578 dyne/cm 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42 56/ 42
-Corona   side* 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
OPTICAL
Haze ASTM-D-1003 % 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.5 6.0 7.0
Transmittance ASTM-D-1003 % 85 85 85 85 85 85 83 82
THERMAL
Shrinkage at     MD ASTM-D-1204 % 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5  2.0
150 o C/30’      TD 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  0.8
BARRIER
MVTR   (380C/ 90% RH/ 24 hrs) ASTM-F-372 g/m2 45 25
O2R   (250C/  75% RH/ 24 hrs/ 1Atm.) ASTM-D-1434 cc/m2 110 65

AI /AO type film has surface tension 42 dynes/cm               MD-- Machine Direction;     TD–Transverse Direction

* for CIL/COL type films

FDA Status :  This UmaPET  polyester film complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration food additive regulation 21 CFR 177.1630, sections (f)  and (g).

UmaPETÒis the registered trademark for Ester Industries’ bi-axially oriented  polyester films based on polyethylene  terephthalate.

The information contained herein is to be used only as a guide for using UmaPET film. The specifications and characteristics mentioned are based on reliable test procedures. Users of this film should make independent assessment of its suitability to their end use. Ester Industries does not offer any guarantee on the results and does not accept any liability arising out of the use of the information contained herein.

 

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