Features of Plastic Strapping
- Color
- Legend:
- 1= Best performance
- 2= Intermediate performance
- 3= Poorest performance
- Legend:
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| Most Elongation at Practical Tensioning Levels (>200 lbs.) |
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| Initial Tightness (after joint made) |
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| Tightness Over Time |
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| Tightness At Temperature Extremes and With Temperature Changes |
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| Ability to Accommodate Load Shift or Contraction |
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| Highest Tensile Strength |
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| Weathering Resistance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Stain Resistance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Impact Resistance | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Impact Around Corners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ability to Transmit Tension Around Corners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Surface Hardness | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Resistance to Longitudinal Splitting | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ease of Disposal | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lightest Weight Per Foot | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lowest Cost | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ability to Resist Creep on an Expanding Package | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Abrasion Resistance | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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