Is Melting Tyvek Safe? Bonding for Projects

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I am using Tyvek for a project and need bond it together. I thought melting it together would the best way. Would that be safe.

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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservationresources.com.au%2Fhtml%2Fhome%2Fhelp_info%2Fdownloads%2FTyvek_MSDS.pdf&ei=kGdITJGjGoL78AaupfyDDw&usg=AFQjCNF4m6O5r5t9wW8q_DcLOysYAtG4uw&sig2=ElLraPvAmuC24EUnycLuuA

http://www2.dupont.com/Tyvek/en_US/tech_info/test_results.html
 
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It's a sort of polyethylene, which is a thermoplastic, meaning it can be melted without it decomposing, as long a you keep the temperature low.

However, this will lead to changes in the crystalline structure, so don't count on retaining the material properties in the melted part.