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DURAMET® PLA
- Chemical Family
- PolyestersPolylactic Acid (PLA)
DURAMET® PLA is a top-coated and metallized polylactide acid film. It is a corn-based sustainable film with high oxygen and water vapor barrier. DURAMET® PLA is a top-coated bi-axially oriented PLA film, made from renewable resources.
Product families
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
- Food & Beverage Packaging
Other characteristics
- Brand
- DURAMET
- Features
Ease of Handling, Excellent Brightness, Heat Sealable, Long Shelf Life, Oxygen Barrier, Renewable Resource Content, Water Resistant
- Polymer Name
- Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Usage
- Used for extended shelf life applications
- Used in many packaging applications
- Markets
- Printing & Packaging
- Material
- Poly lactide acid (PLA)
- PACKAGING
- Gages available from 80GA to 200GA
- Properties
- Good handling and barrier properties
- Excellent surface brightness
- Availability
One side heat-sealable or non-heat-sealable web available.
- Technology
- Plastics
- Labeling Claims
- Sustainable
- Product Families
- Plastics — Parts, Shapes & Films
- Material Features
- Ease of Handling
- Excellent Brightness
- Heat Sealable
- Long Shelf Life
- Oxygen Barrier
- Renewable Resource Content
- Water Resistant
- Regulatory Compliance
- The material is BPI certified
- Meets compostability standard ASTM D6400
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Film
Technical data
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12 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield | 31.1 | m²/kg | — |
| Standard Gauge | 25.0 | µm | — |
| Optical Density | min 2.0 | — | CMP OD-1 |
| Light Transmission | max.1.0 | % | CMP OD-1 |
| Coefficient of Friction (Treated) | 0.5 | — | ASTM D1894 |
| Coefficient of Friction (Untreated) | 0.5 | — | ASTM D1894 |
| Tensile Strength (MD) | 62.0 | N/mm² | ASTM D882 |
| Tensile Strength (TD) | 104.0 | N/mm² | ASTM D882 |
| MVTR (100° F, 90% RH) | 0.93 | g/m²/24 hr | ASTM E-398 |
| OTR (73.4° F, 50% RH) | 1.395 | cc/m²/24 hr | ASTM D-3985 |
| Metal Adhesion | 5.0 | N/25mm | CMP MA-1 |
| Base Film Compostability | Passed | — | ASTM D6400 |
