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Ex-Tech Plastics VersaTech™ RPET Packaging Polymer
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP; Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Material Notes: Primarily used for consumer packaging, VersaTech RPET delivers on excellent clarity and high gloss, while providing good impact and tear resistance properties that are demanded in today’s retail environment.

Characteristics:
Excellent clarity
Impact and tear resistant
High gloss

End Uses:
Consumer packaging

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 1.33 g/cc0.0480 lb/in³
Viscosity Measurement >= 0.65>= 0.65Intrinsic Viscosity; ASTM D3835
Linear Mold Shrinkage 0.020 - 0.050 cm/cm0.020 - 0.050 in/inASTM D955
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Tensile Strength, Yield 48.26 - 55.16 MPa7000 - 8000 psiASTM D638
Elongation at Break 100 - 200 %100 - 200 %
Flexural Modulus 2.07 - 2.41 GPa300 - 350 ksiASTM D790
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Haze <= 10 %
@Thickness <=0.508 mm
<= 10 %
@Thickness <=0.0200 in
ASTM D1003
Transmission, Visible >= 85 %>= 85 %ASTM D1003
 
Descriptive Properties
Clarity>97%ASTM D1003

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