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FILM DESCRIPTION
Two sides heat sealable; one side treated coextruded biaxially oriented polypropylene transparent film, suitable for:

Rotogravure and flexographic printing.

Lamination with similar films, paper or other films.
Horizontal and vertical packaging machines (HFFS – VFFS).
General overwrapping purposes.
CHARACTERISTICS
Two sides heat sealable with excellent hot tack.
High transparency.
Excellent ink adhesion on treated side.
High resistance to oil, grease, chemicals, puncture and abrasion.
Good barrier to moisture, odours and gases.
APPLICATIONS
Food packaging (biscuit, pasta, snacks, confectionary, chips, tea and bakery products).
Non–food packaging (stationary, textiles, gifts and flowers).
 Properties unit Test method Tolerance Typical value
Thickness micron -- ±3% 15 20 25 30 35 40
Yield m²/ kgm -- ±3% 73.3 55 44 36.6 31.5 27.5
Unit weight gm/m² -- ±3% 13.7 18.2 22.8 27.3 31.9 36.4
MD Min. 120 120 120 120 120 120
Tensile strength N/mm² ASTM D 882
TD Min. 240 240 240 240 240 240

Breaking MD ± 20 160 160 160 160 160 162

% ASTM D 882
elongation TD ± 10 50 50 50 50 50 50

Modulus of MD Min. 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000

N/mm² ASTM D 882
elasticity TD Min. 3400 3400 3400 3400 3400 3400
In air, in oven Max.
Heat MD 4 4 4 4 4 4
% for 5 min.
shrinkage TD Max. 2 2 2 2 2 2
at 130 ºC
Haze % ASTM D 1003 Max. 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Gloss G.U. ASTM D 2457 Min. 85 85 85 85 85 85
Coefficient of friction -- ASTM D 1894 ± 0.05 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
g/m².24 hrs ASTM E
Water vapour
at 38 ºC 96-66 Max. 10.7 8.3 6.6 5.5 4.7 4.1
permeability
90% RH BS 3177
ASTM D
cc/m². 24 hrs
1434
Oxygen permeability Bar, at 23ºC, Max. 2700 2200 1800 1500 1300 1100
Bs 2782 –
0% RH
514 A
Heat Seal
ºC OPMA METHOD -- 120 - 145 120 -145 120 -145 120 -145 120 -145 120 -145
Ring
Denisty Kgm/m³ ASTM D 1505 ± 0.05 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91 0.91