Polyester-based shrink film
Provided is a polyester-based shrink film having excellent predetermined impact resistance and having a uniform shrinkage ratio near the shrinking temperature.
1. A polyester-based shrink film comprising at least 90 weight % of a non-crystalline polyester resin being a mixture of a non-crystalline polyester resin and a crystalline polyester resin, the film including at least 90 weight % of the non-crystalline polyester resin based on the total amount of resins,
where the crystalline polyester resin being one or more selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polybutylene naphthalate, and polypropylene terephthalate,
where the non-crystalline resin being one or more of:
non-crystalline polyester resins formed from a dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 80 mol % of terephthalic acid; and diols comprising 50 mol % to 80 mol % of ethylene glycol and 20 mol % to 50 mol % of one or more diols selected from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, neopentyl glycol, and diethylene glycol,
where the film satisfying the following configurations (a) to (c):
(a) an impact resistance strength before shrinking as measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester is designated as A1, and A1 is set to a value within a range of 20 to 60 J/mm;
(b) an impact resistance strength measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester after having been shrunk by 10% in hot water at 80° C. is designated as A2, a numerical value represented by A2/A1×100 is set to a value within a range of 60% to 110%; and
(c) a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 80° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B1, and a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 90° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B2, a numerical value represented by B1/B2×100 is set to a value within a range of 70 to 90%.
2. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein the crystalline polyester resin is one or more selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polypropylene terephthalate.
3. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein the crystalline polyester resin is one or more selected from polyethylene terephthalate, and polybutylene terephthalate.
4. The polyester shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein the diols consist of 50 mol % to 80 mol % of ethylene glycol, 20 to 50 mol % of neopentyl glycol or 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and diethylene glycol, an amount of diethylene glycol is less than 5 mol %.
5. The polyester shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein A2 of impact resistance strength is set to a value within the range of 20 to 45 J/mm; and
wherein B1 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range of 35% to 80%, and B2 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range 40% to 85%.
6. The polyester shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein a film thickness before shrinking is set to a value within a range of 10 to 100 μm.
7. The polyester shrink film according to claim 1 , wherein haze value of the film before shrinkage as measured according to JIS K7105 is set to a value of 5% or less.
8. A polyester-based shrink film comprising at least 90 weight % of a non-crystalline polyester resin based on the total amount of resins,
where the non-crystalline polyester resin being formed from a dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 80 mol % of terephthalic acid; and diols consisting of 60 to 80 mol % ethylene glycol and 20 mol % to 40 mol % of neopentyl glycol, and diethylene glycol, an amount diethylene glycol being 5 mol % or less,
where the film satisfying the following configurations (a) to (c):
(a) an impact resistance strength before shrinking as measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester is designated as A1, and A1 is set to a value within a range of 20 to 60 J/mm;
(b) an impact resistance strength measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester after having been shrunk by 10% in hot water at 80° C. is designated as A2, a numerical value represented by A2/A1×100 is set to a value within a range of 60% to 110%; and
(c) a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 80° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B1, and a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 90° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B2, a numerical value represented by B1/B2×100 is set to a value within a range of 70 to 90%.
9. The polyester shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein the diols consist of 70 mol % to 80 mol % of ethylene glycol and 20 to 30 mol % of neopentyl glycol, and diethylene glycol.
10. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein A2 of the impact resistance strength is set to a value within the range of 20 to 45 J/mm.
11. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein B1 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range of 35% to 80%, and B2 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range of 40% to 85%.
12. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein a film thickness before shrinking is set to a value within a range of 10 to 100 μm.
13. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 12 , wherein a stretch ratio in an MD direction of the film before shrinking is set to a value within a range of 100% to 200%.
14. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein a stretch ratio in a TD direction of the film before shrinking is set to a value within the range of 300% to 600%.
15. The polyester-based shrink film according to claim 8 , wherein a haze value of the film before shrinking as measured according to JIS K7105 is set to a value of 5% or less.
16. A polyester-based shrink film comprising at least 90 weight % of a non-crystalline polyester resin based on the total amount of resins,
where the non-crystalline polyester resin being formed from a dicarboxylic acid comprising at least 80 mol % of terephthalic acid; and diols consisting of 70 mol % to 80 mol % ethylene glycol and 20 mol % to 30 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and diethylene glycol,
where the film satisfying the following configurations (a) to (c):
(a) an impact resistance strength before shrinking as measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester is designated as A1, and A1 is set to a value within a range of 20 to 60 J/mm;
(b) an impact resistance strength measured by means of a pendulum-type film impact tester after having been shrunk by 10% in hot water at 80° C. is designated as A2, a numerical value represented by A2/A1×100 is set to a value within a range of 60% to 110%; and
(c) a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 80° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B1, and a shrinkage ratio in a case of having been shrunk in hot water at 90° C. under the conditions of 10 seconds is designated as B2, a numerical value represented by B1/B2×100 is set to a value within a range of 70 to 90%.
17. The polyester shrink film according to claim 16 , wherein an amount of diethylene glycol being 5 mol % or less.
18. The polyester shrink film according to claim 16 , wherein A2 of impact resistance strength is set to a value within the range of 20 to 45 J/mm; and
wherein B1 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range of 35% to 80%, and B2 of the shrinkage ratio is set to a value within the range 40% to 85%.
19. The polyester shrink film according to claim 16 , wherein a film thickness before shrinking is set to a value within a range of 10 to 100 μm.
20. The polyester shrink film according to claim 16 , wherein haze value of the film before shrinkage as measured according to JIS K7105 is set to a value of 5% or less.