A-PET sheets
１．Features of A-PET
About A-PET
A-PET sheet of Teijin Chemicals is an amorphous sheet made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) that is capable of thermoforming (vacuum forming and compressed air forming). This sheet is widely used as trays for food, containers, and packaging materials for industrial use by making use of the features of material.
Feature
  1. Excellent in formability and fabricability
    • Standard vacuum forming and compressed air forming are applicable.
    • It has printing aptitude.
    • Heat sealing is applicable.
  2. Excellent in transparency and luster
  3. Excellent in chemical resistance
  4. Excellent in burning characteristics
    • Heat generation during burning is small.
    • Toxic combustion gas is not generated.
  5. Excellent in hygiene

 

A-PET resin conforms to the codes and standards of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 10, and the regulations of Ministry of Health and Welfare, Notification No. 370. It also conforms to the voluntary standards of “Japan Hygienic Olefin and Styrene Plastics Association.”

A-PET sheets
２．Grade List of A-PET

There are the following applications.

Classification Grade Name Type
Standard brand FR Common use
Easy adhesion / deep drawing FR-1 Containing PETG
Antistatic FS Preventing adhesion of dust
Antifog FZ Coating with antifog agent
UV cut FU10 Cutting ultraviolet rays
Highly smooth FUHC Thickness tolerance at ±1.5% level
Cold impact resistance FLLG Retention of impact strength at -20℃
Thin film FLL Thin film (over 25 μm)

 

* As for the grade responding to the needs of a customer, trial manufacturing, production, and sales are possible. Please contact us for the detail.

* Each grade can be colored according to customer‘s preference. Please contact us for the detail.

A-PET sheets
３．Characteristics List of A-PET
Standard (FR grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.33
Shrinkage   % (100℃, 5 min) 1.8
Tensile strength at yield （MD） kgf/mm2 6.0
（TD） 6.1
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3
（TD） 5.3
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 230
（TD） 230
Tensile modulus （MD） kgf/mm2 210
（TD） 210
Tensile impact strength （MD） kgf･cm/cm2 200
（TD） 200
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 2.0
（TD） 2.1
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 72
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 138
Melting point   ℃ 254
Barrier property of sheet
Item Unit Measuring
method

Numerical

Value
Thickness   µ JISB 7502 250
Barrier property CO2 cm3/m2/24h 23℃-0%HR 34.0
O2 cm3/m2/24h 23℃-0%HR 11.0
H2O（vapor） g/m2/24h 38℃-90%HR 5.0
Easy adhesion / Deep drawing (FR-1 grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.33
Shrinkage   % (100℃, 5 min) 1.8
Tensile strength at yield （MD） kgf/mm2 6.0
（TD） 6.1
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3
（TD） 5.3
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 250
（TD） 250
Tensile modulus （MD） kgf/mm2 220
（TD） 220
Tensile impact strength （MD） kgf･cm/cm2 220
（TD） 220
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 2.0
（TD） 2.1
Coefficient of Linear thermal expansion     6.8×10-5
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 75
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 145
Melting point   ℃ 250
Antistatic（FS grade）
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.33
Shrinkage   % (100℃, 5 min) 1.8
Tensile strength at yield （MD） kgf/mm2 6.0
（TD） 6.1
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3
（TD） 5.3
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 210
（TD） 210
Tensile modulus （MD） kgf/mm2 210
（TD） 210
Tensile impact strength （MD） kgf･cm/cm2 150
（TD） 150
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 2.0
（TD） 2.1
Surface resistivity     1012
Deflection temperature under load 5%Deformation ℃ 72
50%Deformation ℃ 82
Antifog Grade (FZ grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.33
Shrinkage   % (100℃, 5 min) 1.8
Tensile strength at yield （MD） kgf/mm2 6.0
（TD） 6.1
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3
（TD） 5.3
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 230
（TD） 230
Tensile modulus （MD） kgf/mm2 210
（TD） 210
Tensile impact strength （MD） kgf･cm/cm2 200
（TD） 200
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 2.0
（TD） 2.1
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 72
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 138
Melting point   ℃ 254
UV cut Grade (FU10 grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.33
Shrinkage   % (100℃, 5 min) 1.8
Tensile strength at yield （MD） kgf/mm2 6.0
（TD） 6.1
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3
（TD） 5.3
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 230
（TD） 230
Tensile modulus （MD） kgf/mm2 220
（TD） 210
Tensile impact strength （MD） kgf･cm/cm2 200
（TD） 200
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 2.0
（TD） 2.1
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 73
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 139
Melting point   ℃ 254
Within a range of wavelength of rays called ultraviolet rays (10-400 nm), this grade cuts the rays of 370 nm or below, and thus prevents discoloring and degradation of wrapped contents.
Cold impact resistance (FLLG Grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Specific gravity   － 1.32
Shrinkage （MD） % (60℃, 30 min) 0.4
（TD）

0.5
Tensile strength at yield （MD） MPa 56
（TD） 57
Tensile strength at break （MD） MPa 6
（TD） 6
Tensile modulus （MD） MPa 2,300
（TD） 2,300
Tear resistance （MD） N/mm 33
（TD） 29
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 69
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 145
Melting point   ℃ 247
This grade can retain the same level of impact strength of standard A-PET under cold resistance temperature (0℃), even under lower temperature such as -20℃.

 

Thin film (FLL grade)
Item   Unit Characteristic
Value
Thickness   µ 30 50
Specific gravity   － 1.33 1.33
Tensile strength at break （MD） kgf/mm2 5.3 7.0
（TD） 5.3 6.9
Tensile elongation at break （MD） % 270 148
（TD） 4.9 3.9
Tear resistance （MD） kgf/mm 16.3 18.3
（TD） 14.7 16.4
Glass transition temperature   ℃ 70 70
Crystallization temperature   ℃ 148 148
Melting point   ℃ 252 252
Highly Smooth (FUHC Grade)

■Excellent in thickness precision, and suitable for use in patching with a film

■Excellent in chemical resistance

■With adhesion performance equal to PETG

■Resistant to aging deterioration in terms of adhesion

■Excellent in heat resistance compared with standard A-PET

(Heating shrinkage at 80℃ for 30 min: 0.8% or below. *Measurement is impossible for standard A-PET due to the generation of extreme degree of wrinkles.)

*The above figures are measured values, not the values for guaranteeing.