An image heating apparatus includes a heating rotatable member for heating
an image on a recording material in a heating nip; a belt for cooperating
with the heating rotatable member to form a heating nip; a pad for urging
the belt toward the heating rotatable member at the heating nip; and a
sheet covering a surface of the pad opposed to the heating rotatable
member, the sheet being slidable on the belt, wherein includes a surface
layer having a low friction property and a base layer having a tensile
strength of 300-600 MPa.