Printable Film
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorKlaus D. Schappert
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Abstract
The present application relates to a film having a polyester layer comprising a blend of amorphous polyester and a copolymer of an olefin and a hydrocarbon ester of an acrylic acid, wherein the amount of copolymer is at least 30 parts per 100 parts by weight of amorphous polyester and wherein the polyester layer exhibits an E-modulus at 23 C of at least 200 N/mm2?. The application further discloses a method of making graphic with the film, in particular by ink jet printing and further discloses a method of applying the graphic to a substrate such as a building or a vehicle.
Claims13
Film having a polyester layer comprising
- a blend of amorphous polyester and a copolymer of an olefin and a hydrocarbon ester of an acrylic acid,
- wherein the amount of copolymer is at least 30 parts per 100 parts by weight of amorphous polyester and
- wherein the polyester layer exhibits an E-modulus at 23° C. of at least 200 N/mm2.
A graphic comprising the film of claim 1 having an ink composition printed on the polyester layer of a film. 14. A method of applying a graphic comprising adhering a graphic as defined in claim 13 to a vehicle or a building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.