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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