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™ PRODUCT PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS Microguard
TM Polypropylene Sheet Foam Polyethylene Sheet Foams Air Cushion Bubble Cellulose Wadding Property Abrasion Excellent Good Fair Fair/Poor Tear Good Excellent Good Fair Resilient Excellent Excellent Good/Excellent Poor Water Resistance Excellent Excellent Excellent Poor Fungus Resistance Excellent Excellent Excellent Some Chemical Neutrality Excellent Good Excellent Some Dust Free Excellent Excellent Excellent Poor Thermal Efficiency Excellent Good Fair Poor Light Weight Excellent Good/Fair Good Poor Compression Resistance Good Excellent Fair Poor TYPICAL FUNCTIONAL REPLACEMENTS Microguard TM Polypropylene Sheet Foam Polyethylene Sheet Foams Air Cushion Bubble 1/32” 1/32" 1/16" Nominal Thickness 1/16" 1/16" 3/32" 3/32" 3/32" 1/8" small bubble COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (SCALE .00 — 1.0) TM Microguard Polypropylene Foam Polyethylene FoamsAir Cushion Bubble Paper Lacquered Wood 0.47 0.42 0.31 0.26 Glass 0.75 0.75 0.52 0.42 Corrugated 0.35 0.28 0.31 0.41 Metal 0.60 0.42 0.30 0.40 INSULATION RATING TM Microguard Polypropylene Foam Polyethylene Foams Air Cushion Bubble Fiberglass R-Rating at 1” Thickness 3.7 3.4 2.4 3.3 VAPOR TRANSMISSION Microguard TM Polypropylene Foam Polyethylene Foams Air Cushion Bubble H 2 0 Vapor (g100 in2/24 hr) 7.3 2.8 1.4 Oxygen (cc/100 in2/24 hr) 1,475 940 380 CO 2 (cc/100 in2/24 hr) 5,000 4,470 2,360 Water Absorption (lbs/ft2) .04 .02 .04 MELTING POINT Microguard TM Polypropylene Foam Polyethylene Foams Air Cushion Bubble Melting Point (°F) 320° 228° 200° Pregis Corporation’s dedication to our customers includes a broad line of packaging products and world class customer service. Our Consultative Sales Team is equipped to recommend the right packaging solution for your application. Contact Pregis protective packaging solutions:MicroGuard™ Polypropylene Sheet Foam - 55417 877.692.6163www.pregis.comProtective Packaging Solutions D160MGM 10M 4/08Printed on Recycled Paper. ©Pregis Corporation 2008. All rights reserved. |
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