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Heat-treating coated polyolefin films
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1981-10-13
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-10-13
Abstract
Abstract The invention provides a method of heat-treating a biaxially oriented polyolefin film by constraining the film against shrinkage, heating the constrained film to at least the minimum stress relaxation temperature of the polyolefin, and thereafter cooling the treated film to a temperature below the alpha-relaxation temperature of the polyolefin. The film is preferably heated rapidly to the required temperature and cooled rapidly therefrom. The resultant films exhibit good modulus and thermal shrinkage characteristics. The heat-treatment may be supplemented by a conventional heat-setting operation to improve heat-sealing characteristics of the treated films.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J. Barham
- 👤 Jeffrey A. Odell
- 👤 Frank M. Willmouth
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-24 10:39
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C71/00; B29C71/02; B32B27/32; B32B38/00; B32B38/0036; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/31; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/514; B32B2307/518; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of heat-treating a biaxially oriented polyolefin film comprising a polyolefin substrate having on at least one surface thereof a layer of polymeric heat-sealable material, a substantial proportion of which melts at a temperature below the melting temperature of the substrate polyolefin, the method comprising constraining the film against shrinkage, heating the constrained film to at least the minimum stress relaxation temperature of the polyolefin, and thereafter cooling the treated film to a temperature below the alpha-relaxation temperature of the polyolefin.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of heat-treating a biaxially oriented polyolefin film comprising a polyolefin substrate having on at least one surface thereof a layer of polymeric heat-sealable material, a substantial proportion of which melts at a temperature below the melting temperature of the substrate polyolefin, the method comprising constraining the film against shrinkage, heating the constrained film to at least the minimum stress relaxation temperature of the polyolefin, and thereafter cooling the treated film to a temperature below the alpha-relaxation temperature of the polyolefin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the heat-sealable material comprises a propylene-butene-1 random copolymer containing up to 20 weight percent of butene-1 based on the weight of the copolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the heat-sealable material comprises a random copolymer of propylene containing not more than 10 weight percent of ethylene based on the weight of the copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the heat-sealable material comprises a random propylene-ethylene-butene-1 terpolymer containing respectively not more than 10 weight percent each of ethylene and butene-1 based on the weight of the terpolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising heating the constrained film within a period not exceeding 5.3T seconds to a treatment temperature in a range of from (T-15) to (T+10)°C., wherein T°C. is the melting temperature of the polyolefin, ahd thereafter cooling the treated film to a temperature not exceeding (T-80)°C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 11 comprising additionally heat-setting the film, before or after the heat-treatment, by restraining the film against shrinkage, above the glass transition temperature (Tg) and below the stress relaxation temperature of the polyolefin and permitting the film to shrink to the heat-setting temperature to effect an area reduction of not more than 25%.
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