Standard Specification for
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film and Sheeting1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5047; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of the last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers requirements for biaxially
oriented polyethylene terephthalate film and sheeting in thicknesses from 1.5 µm (0.06 mil) to 35.5 µm (14.0 mil). For this
specification polyethylene terephthalate film and sheeting shall
be defined as the material derived from terephthalate acid and
ethylene glycol and shall consist of at least 90 % polyethylene
terephthalate homopolymer. This specification does not apply
to coated, coextruded, tinted, pigmented, or metalized film or
sheeting.
1.2 Polyethylene terephthalate materials, being thermoplastic, are processable and recyclable.2 This specification allows
for the use of those polyethylene terephthalate plastic materials, provided that any specific requirements as governed by the
producer and end user are met.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
only.
NOTE 1—There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards: 3
D 149 Test Method for Dielectric Breakdown Voltage and
Dielectric Strength of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
at Commercial Power Frequencies
D 150 Test Methods for A-C Loss Characteristics and
Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials
D 257 Test Methods for D-C Resistance or Conductance of
Insulating Materials
D 374 Test Methods for Thickness of Solid Electrical Insulation
D 774 Test Method for Bursting Strength of Paper
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