Abbreviations of some common membranes and methods of expressing membrane thickness.

08/11/23
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Abbreviations for some common membranes:

Consists of a few prescribed characters that have been widely used to replace complex names of various membrane types:

PE = Polyethylene

LDPE = Low Density Polyethylene

MDPE = Medium Density Polyethylene

HDPE = High Density Polyethylene

PET = Polyethylene Terephthalate (Polyester)

PP = Polypropylene

OPP = Oriented Polypropylene

PS = Polystyrene

OPS = Oriented Polystyrene

EPS = Expanded Polystyrene or Foamed Polystyrene

SAN = Styrene Acrylo Nitrile copolymer

ABS = Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer

PA = Polyamide (nylon)

PVC = Polyvinyl Chloride

PVDC = Polyvinylidene Chloride (Saran)

PVA = Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAC)

PVAL = Polyvinyl Alcohol

CMC = Carboxymethyl Cellulose

CA = Cellulose Acetate

EVA = Ethylene Vinyl AcetateT

PX = Polymethyl Pentene

CAB = Cellulose Asetate – Butyrate

EC = Ethyl Cellulose

Method for expressing film thickness:

Mmm inches mil microns  
0.075 0.0029 2.95 75  
0.1 0.0039 3.93 100  
0.15 0.0059 5.90 150  
       

Note: 1mm = 0.039 in; 1 mil = 0.001 in

  • Quantity: plastic film can also be specified by the same quantity as paper: g/m2. Density: weight per unit volume g/cm3 or g/cc.
  • Yield: the film area obtained per unit weight when the film thickness is 1 mil (in2/lb/0.001 in) or m2/kg/0.0254mm

Depending on specific packaging requirements, we can combine composite films with different thicknesses from single films to maximize those requirements.