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Product description
Makrofol® ID 6-2 000000 is a special transparent Polycarbonate film for identity-, credit- and health insurance cards. It comprises both outstanding durability and resistance to thermal and mechanical stress. The surface structur of Makrofol ID 6-2 is one side fine velvet, one side very fine matte.
Makrofol® ID 6-2 000000 is available in various standard thicknesses from 30 microns to 600 microns, other thicknesses on request. Available as roll and sheets.
Typical applications are identity cards, credit cards, driving licences and passports.
Typical Values
Other properties
| Property | Test Condition | Value | Unit | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile Modulus | ≥ 2000 | MPa | ISO 527-1,-3 | |
| Tensile strength at break, parallel | ≥ 50 | MPa | ISO 527-1,-3 | |
| Tensile strength at break, across | ≥ 50 | MPa | ISO 527-1,-3 | |
| Elongation at break, parallel | 50 | % | ISO 527-1,-3 | |
| Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion, Parallel | 20 to 120°C | 70 | 10x6K | following DIN 53752 |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion, across | 20 to 120°C | 70 | 10x6K | following DIN 53752 |
| Shrinkage, parallel | 130°C, 1 h | < 0,3 | % | following IEC 60674-2 |
| Shrinkage, across | 130°C, 1 h | < 0,3 | % | following IEC 60674-2 |
| Density | 1,2 | g/cm3 | ISO 1183, 20°C method C | |
| Gloss, 60° top side | ≥ 98 | Digits | ISO 2813 | |
| Gloss, 60° reverse side | ≤ 9 | Digits | ISO 2813 | |
| Light transmittance | > 80 | % | ISO 13468-2, following DIN 5036 | |
| Water absorption (saturation) | 0,2 | % | following ISO 62 |
Health and Safety Information
Disclaimer
General
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Non Medical and non Food Contact
This product is not designated for the manufacture of a medical device or of intermediate products for medical devices (1). This product is also not designated for other specifically regulated applications (e.g. including cosmetics, plant protection, fertilisers, plant strengtheners, food processing, food contact and others). If the intended use of the product is for the manufacture of a medical device or of intermediate products for medical devices or for other specifically regulated applications Covestro must be contacted in advance to provide its agreement to sell such product for such purpose. Nonetheless, any determination as to whether a product is appropriate for use in a medical device or intermediate products for medical devices, for Food Contact products or cosmetic applications must be made solely by the purchaser of the product without relying upon any representations by Covestro.
1) Please see the Guidance on Use of Covestro Products in a Medical Application document.
Sample
Any samples provided by Covestro are for testing purposes only and not for commercial use.
Typical Value
These values are typical values only. Unless explicitly agreed in written form, they do not constitute a binding material specification or warranted values. Values may be affected by the design of the mold/die, the processing conditions and coloring/pigmentation of the product. Unless specified to the contrary, the property values given have been established on standardized test specimens at room temperature.
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