Different materials and their reference number for identification
|
Material |
Name |
ID Code |
Temp Tolerence |
Remarks |
| PVC |
Polyvinylchloride | 3 | 0 - +60c | Chilled and ambient use | | PS | Polystyrene | 6 | minus 5c - +80c | Chilled and ambient use | | OPS | Oriented Polystyrene | 6 | 0 - +60c | Chilled and ambient use | | PP | Polyproplene | 5 | minus 20c - +130c | Microwaveable and for hot fill, sealable and freezable | | APET | Amorphous Polyethylene Terephthalate | 1 | minus 40c - +70c | Chilled, ambient and freezable | | CPET | Crystaline Polyethylene Terephthalate | 1 | minus 40c - +220c | Ovenable, freezable and microwaveable |
| Material | Look and Feel | | PVC | Soft, smooth, clear with ab blue - grey tint | | PS | Soft, smooth and translucent | | OPS | Very crisp, clear and shiny | | PP | Supple, soft and almost greasy feel and is a milky colour | | APET | Soft, shiny, tough with a superb clarity | | CPET | Thick, shiny and soft normally coloured |
| ML | | FL OZ | FL OZ | | ML | | 25 | = | 0.9 | 1 | = | 28 | | 50 | = | 1.8 | 2 | = | 57 | | 100 | = | 3.5 | 3 | = | 85 | | 150 | = | 5.3 | 4 | = | 114 | | 200 | = | 7.0 | 5 | = | 142 | | 250 | = | 8.8 | 6 | = | 170 | | 300 | = | 10.6 | 7 | = | 199 | | 350 | = | 12.3 | 8 | = | 227 | | 400 | = | 14.1 | 9 | = | 256 | | 500 | = | 17.6 | 10 | = | 284 | | 600 | = | 21.1 | 11 | = | 312 | | 700 | = | 24.6 | 12 | = | 341 | | 800 | = | 28.2 | 15 | = | 426 | | 900 | = | 31.7 | 20 | = | 568 | | 1000 | = | 35.2 | 22 | = | 625 |
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