Material Specifications
In order to select the most suitable packaging for your product, it is important to consider the qualities of the material/s it is to be made of. Packaging materials can be divided into the following groups: PLASTICS * PAPER * ALUMINIUM * WOOD * BIOPLASTICS * BIO MATERIALS
Table of properties of the most common materials:
Abbreviation
Symbol
Material Name
* D.T.
Temperature Range
PS
Polystyrene
2
0 °C to +80 °C
OPS
Oriented polystyrene
1
0 °C to +75 °C
HIPS
High - impact polystyrene
2
-30 °C to +85 °C
PP
Polyprophylene
3
0 °C to +120 °C
PET, APET
Amorphous polyethylene terphthalate
1
-18 °C to +60 °C
CPET
Crystaline polyethylene terphthalate
-
-18 °C to +230 °C
PVC
Polyvinyl-chloride
1
-40 °C to +80 °C
HDPE
Polyethylene - vysokohustotní
4
0 °C to +60 °C
LDPE
Polyethylene - nízkohustotní
4
0 °C to +60 °C
ALU, AL
Aluminium
-
-200 °C to +350 °C
PAP
Papír
-
-40 °C to +220 °C
PLA
neurčena
Polylactid
1
0 °C to +40 °C
