DuPont Teijin Films Melinex® 357 Polyester Film

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DuPont Teijin Films Melinex® 357 Polyester Film
Categories:	Polymer; Film; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP; Polyester Film
Material Notes:	Melinex® 357 is a two-sided heat sealable, opaque white polyester film which is ideal in specialty card laminate applications. This film can be heat sealed to itself and other polyesters, as well as a variety of substrates including some grades of paper, PVC, and Teslin®. Melinex® 357 film is currently available in thicknesses of 400, 600, 800, and 1000 gauge. Information provided by DuPont.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.48 g/cc	0.0535 lb/in³	ASTM D1505

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, MD	82.7 MPa	12000 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Tensile Strength at Yield, TD	82.7 MPa	12000 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Elongation at Break, MD	110 %	110 %	ASTM D882A
Film Elongation at Break, TD	100 %	100 %	ASTM D882A
Coefficient of Friction, Dynamic	1.48	1.48	A-B; ASTM D1894
Film Tensile Strength at Break, MD	117 MPa	17000 psi	ASTM D882A
Film Tensile Strength at Break, TD	134 MPa	19500 psi	ASTM D882A
Heat Seal Strength Initiation Temperature	135 - 191 °C	275 - 375 °F	1 sec @40 psi

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Shrinkage, MD	2.0 % @Temperature 190 °C, Time 300 sec	2.0 % @Temperature 374 °F, Time 0.0833 hour	Unrestrained
Shrinkage, TD	2.0 % @Temperature 190 °C, Time 300 sec	2.0 % @Temperature 374 °F, Time 0.0833 hour	Unrestrained

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Transmission, Visible	4.0 % @Thickness 0.254 mm	4.0 % @Thickness 0.0100 in	TLT, Gardner Haze; ASTM D1003-77
	6.0 % @Thickness 0.152 mm	6.0 % @Thickness 0.00600 in	TLT, Gardner Haze; ASTM D1003-77

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