DuPont Teijin Films Melinex® 515 Polyester Film

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DuPont Teijin Films Melinex® 515 Polyester Film
Categories:	Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP; Polyester Film
Material Notes:	A high clarity film which is two side pretreated for slip to combine good handling properties with high clarity and brilliance. Typical Applications: MELINEX® 515 is suitable for applications which require a more die cuttable polyester film. Approvals: UL Recognition - 1000 gauge (0.25mm) and Library of Congress Specification - This film meets the Library of Congress Specification Number 500-500-5/31/95 for use in archival storage. Information provided by DuPont.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.40 g/cc	0.0506 lb/in³	ASTM D1505

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD	100 MPa	14500 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD	100 MPa	14500 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Elongation at Break, MD	190 %	190 %	ASTM D882A
Film Elongation at Break, TD	120 %	120 %	ASTM D882A
Coefficient of Friction, Dynamic	0.50	0.50	A-B; ASTM D1894
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD	172 MPa	25000 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD	200 MPa	29000 psi	ASTM D882A

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Shrinkage, MD	2.5 % @Temperature 190 °C, Time 300 sec	2.5 % @Temperature 374 °F, Time 0.0833 hour	Unrestrained
Shrinkage, TD	0.40 % @Temperature 190 °C, Time 300 sec	0.40 % @Temperature 374 °F, Time 0.0833 hour	Unrestrained

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Transmission, Visible	85.5 % @Thickness 0.254 mm	85.5 % @Thickness 0.0100 in	TLT; ASTM D1003
	87 % @Thickness 0.165 mm	87 % @Thickness 0.00650 in	TLT; ASTM D1003

Descriptive Properties
Yield (nominal)	2840 in²/lb		700 Gauge

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