Terms & Definitions

Question 1

Film extruded as one layer using all resins throughout

Answer 1

Monolayer

Question 2

Film extruded in more than 1 layer. Typically 3-9 layers with each layer using resins with different properties.

Answer 2

Coextrusion

Question 3

The ability for material to stretch

Answer 3

Extensibility

Question 4

A film is _____ when it has been stretched in both directions during production

Answer 4

Oriented

Question 5

A type of extrusion where a thick and narrow material is stretched into a much thinner and wider material by a series of rollers

Answer 5

Cast Extrusion

Question 6

The ability for a substrate to block movement of materials through it (moisture or oxygen)

Answer 6

Barrier

Question 7

The force required to move two materials across each other

Answer 7

Coefficient of Friction (COF)

Question 8

The force required to initiate movement (COF question)

Answer 8

Static Force

Question 9

The force required to maintain the movement of materials already in motion (COF Question)

Answer 9

Kinetic Force