IDES > Resources > Plastic Material Properties > Films

Seal Strength - ASTM F88 Plastic Test Standard

Apply for Access to 84,000 Datasheets • Share this page

Property information for specific grades of resin are available in the Prospector Plastics Database.
Property Search let's you search for plastics by more than 400 material properties.

Seal Strength - ASTM F88

The force required to separate a one inch wide heat seal. Seal strength is a measure of the ability of a package seal to resist separation. Seal strength data can be useful for setting sealing parameters.

One-inch wide test specimens are cut from a sealed package and placed in a tensile test machine. The specimen is pulled in tension and the force required to separate the specimen is recorded.

Seal Strength Test

Property information for specific grades of resin are available in the Prospector Plastics Database.