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CARTON BOARD TYPES
POLYMER DENSITIES
| MATERIAL | DENSITY | |
| PET | 1.4 | g/cm3 |
| MET PET | 1.42 | g/cm3 |
| BOPP | 0.908 | g/cm3 |
| MET BOPP | 0.928 | g/cm3 |
| CPP | 0.91 | g/cm3 |
| PEARLISED BOPP | 0.7 | g/cm3 |
| HDPE | 0.944 | g/cm3 |
| LDPE | 0.922 | g/cm3 |
| LLDPE | 0.919 | g/cm3 |
| ALUFOIL | 2.71 | g/cm3 |
| SURLYN | 0.94 | g/cm3 |
| NYLON | 1.13 | g/cm3 |
Flexible material Calculations:
GSM Multiply Density (g/cm3) x Thickness (micron
Mass Multply GSM (g/m2) x Area (m2)
Yield per kg Divide 1000 (g)/Mass (g)
Extrusion Blow Moulding (EBM)
Injection Moulding (IM)
Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM)
Flexographic printing model
Lithographic printing model
