PLASTIC FILMS: THEIR USEFULNESS IN THE FABRICATION OF TRANSPARENT BARRIER MATERIALS

Abstract

Data is presented on the properties of ten recently received plastic films along with data on thirty-five films reported earlier. Fifteen films, selected from this group as representative of plastic film types, were tested for fungus resistance, corrosiveness to metals, and stability to storage at elevated temperatures. Polyvinylidene chloride, rubber hydrochloride and polyvinyl chloride were found to be corrosive; cellophane and polyvinyl chloride are not fungus resistant; cellophane, polyvinylidene chloride and rubber hydrochloride have poor stability to storage; polyethylene, and polyvinyl chloride are rated as having only fair storage stability. Recommendations are given for composite films which would result in acceptable transparent barrier materials for military packaging applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605216

Entities

People

  • L. W. Lynch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Cellophane
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Fabrication
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Research
  • Plasticizers
  • Plastics
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resins

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  • Polymer Science and Engineering.