Grades/Properties/Ratings RENOLIT offers horizontal grade film for applications requiring scratch and mar resistance, and vertical grade film for general purpose applications. Both film grades can be formed and applied using the same techniques: membrane pressing, flat laminating, miter folding, post forming, and profile wrapping. The chart below details typical mar resistance of horizontal and vertical grade films, and includes values for a high-pressure laminate and conventional thermofoil for comparison purposes. | MAR RESISTANCE* COMPARISON WITH HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATES | | PRODUCT | FORCE REQUIRED TO MAR SURFACE USING BALANCE BEAM NEEDLE STYLUS | HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATE
(HORIZONTAL GRADE) | 1900 GRAMS | | RENOLIT HORIZONTAL GRADE | 700 - 1400 GRAMS | | RENOLIT VERTICAL GRADE | 500 GRAMS | | CONVENTIONAL THERMOFORMING FILM | 100-300 GRAMS | | Independent laboratory tests conducted by National Research Institute at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN Mar resistance values above are based on grams of pressure on a stylus required to cause visibly discernable marring (indentation of the material surface). Note that identical physical marring induced on materials that vary in color, pattern and/or surface embossing/texture will vary in terms of marring that is visibly discernable. Values shown in the above chart are therefore relative and should not be considered absolute. RENOLIT films is not suitable for hot-contact applications such as kitchen countertops. |
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