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• Properties of Selected Polymers
• Models of the ROPEX® Resistron® series "400"
• Expansion Chart
• NOREX Graph
• TOSS Alloy-20® Heatseal Band Size & Resistance Chart
• TOSS Alloy-20® Band Shapes & Characteristcis
• Resistance for Special Bands |
Properties of Selected Polymers
| Materials |
Melt Point, °C |
Specific Gravity |
Tensile Strength, P.S.I. |
Yield Strength, P.S.I. |
| Polytetrafluorethelene—PTFE |
327 |
2.14-2.20 |
3000-5000 |
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| Polyamide—Nylon 6 |
210-220 |
1.12-1.14 |
6000-24000 |
13000 |
| Polyamide—Nylon 66 |
255-265 |
1.13-1.15 |
11000 |
300 |
| Polyester—PET |
220-267 |
1.30-1.38 |
8200-8700 |
8200-8700 |
Polyethelene Copolymers— PE
Linear Low & Medium—LLDPE |
112-124 |
.918-.940 |
1900-4000 |
1400-2800 |
Polyethelene Copolymers— PE
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate—EVA |
103-110 |
.922-.943 |
2200-4000 |
1200-6000 |
| Polyethelene, High Density—HDPE |
125-135 |
.939-.960 |
2500-6500 |
2800-4800 |
| Polypropylene Copolymer—PP |
150-175 |
.890-.905 |
4000-5500 |
3000-4300 |
| Polyurethane |
75-137 |
1.12-1.24 |
45000-9000 |
7800-11000 |
Vinyl Polymers & Copolymers—PVC |
75-105 |
1.16-1.35 |
1500-3500 |
900-1700 |
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Models of the ROPEX® Resistron® series "400"
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Heat Seal Expansion Chart
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NOREX Graph
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| TOSS Alloy-20® Heatseal Band Size & Resistance Chart |
SIZE-MM |
CROSS SECTION AREA |
MILLIOHMS PER METER |
OHMS PER INCH |
2 x 0.10 |
0.200 |
4400 |
0.112 |
2 x 0.12 |
0.240 |
3667 |
0.093 |
2 x 0.15 |
0.300 |
2933 |
0.075 |
2 x 0.20 |
0.400 |
2200 |
0.056 |
2 x 0.25 |
0.500 |
1760 |
0.045 |
2 x 0.30 |
0.600 |
1467 |
0.037 |
2 x 0.40 |
0.800 |
1100 |
0.028 |
2.5 x 0.15 |
0.375 |
2347 |
0.060 |
2.5 x 0.20 |
0.500 |
1760 |
0.045 |
2.5 x 0.25 |
0.625 |
1408 |
0.036 |
2.5 x 0.30 |
0.750 |
1173 |
0.030 |
2.5 x 0.40 |
1.000 |
880 |
0.022 |
2.5 x 0.50 |
1.250 |
704 |
0.018 |
3 x 0.10 |
0.300 |
2933 |
0.075 |
3 x 0.15 |
0.450 |
1956 |
0.050 |
3 x 0.20 |
0.600 |
1467 |
0.037 |
3 x 0.25 |
0.750 |
1173 |
0.030 |
3 x 0.30 |
0.900 |
978 |
0.025 |
3 x 0.40 |
1.200 |
733 |
0.019 |
3 x 0.50 |
1.500 |
587 |
0.015 |
4 x 0.10 |
0.400 |
2200 |
0.056 |
4 x 0.15 |
0.600 |
1467 |
0.037 |
4 x 0.20 |
0.800 |
1100 |
0.022 |
4 x 0.25 |
1.000 |
850 |
0.022 |
4 x 0.30 |
1.200 |
733 |
0.019 |
4 x 0.40 |
1.600 |
550 |
0.014 |
4 x 0.50 |
2.000 |
440 |
0.011 |
5 x 0.10 |
0.500 |
1760 |
0.045 |
5 x 0.15 |
0.750 |
1173 |
0.030 |
5 x 0.20 |
1.000 |
880 |
0.022 |
5 x 0.25 |
1.250 |
704 |
0018 |
5 x 0.30 |
1.500 |
587 |
0.015 |
5 x 0.40 |
2.000 |
440 |
0.011 |
5 x 0.50 |
2.500 |
352 |
0.009 |
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| SIZE-MM |
CROSS SECTION AREA |
MILLIOHMS PER METER |
OHMS PER INCH |
| 6 x 0.10 |
0.600 |
1467 |
0.037 |
| 6 x 0.15 |
0.900 |
978 |
0.025 |
| 6 x 0.20 |
1.200 |
733 |
0.019 |
| 6 x 0.25 |
1.500 |
587 |
0.015 |
| 6 x 0.30 |
1.800 |
489 |
0.012 |
| 6 x 0.40 |
2.400 |
367 |
0.009 |
| 6 x 0.50 |
3.000 |
293 |
0.007 |
| 8 x 0.10 |
0.800 |
1100 |
0.028 |
| 8 x 0.15 |
1.200 |
733 |
0.019 |
8 x 0.20 |
1.600 |
550 |
0.014 |
| 8 x 0.25 |
2.000 |
440 |
0.011 |
| 8 x 0.30 |
2.400 |
367 |
0.009 |
| 8 x 0.40 |
3.200 |
275 |
0.007 |
| 8 x 0.50 |
4.000 |
220 |
0.006 |
| 10 x 0.10 |
1.000 |
880 |
0.022 |
| 10 x 0.15 |
1.500 |
587 |
0.015 |
| 10 x 0.20 |
2.000 |
440 |
0.011 |
| 10 x 0.25 |
2.500 |
352 |
0.009 |
| 10 x 0.30 |
3.000 |
293 |
0.007 |
| 10 x 0.40 |
4.000 |
220 |
0.006 |
| 10 x 0.50 |
5.000 |
176 |
0.004 |
| 12 x 0.15 |
1.800 |
489 |
0.012 |
| 12 x 0.20 |
2.400 |
367 |
0.009 |
| 12 x 0.25 |
3.000 |
293 |
0.007 |
| 15 x 0.15 |
2.250 |
391 |
0.010 |
| 15 x 0.20 |
3.000 |
293 |
0.007 |
| 15 x 0.25 |
3.750 |
235 |
0.006 |
| 20 x 0.15 |
3.000 |
293 |
0.007 |
| 20 x 0.20 |
4.000 |
220 |
0.006 |
| 20 x 0.25 |
5.000 |
176 |
0.004 |
| 25 x 0.15 |
3.750 |
235 |
0.006 |
| 25 x 0.20 |
5.000 |
176 |
0.004 |
| 25 x 0.25 |
6.250 |
141 |
0.004 |
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