| About |
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| Eastman Tritan™ LX500 is an amorphous copolyester specifically developed for use in blow molding applications for the cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care markets. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. In addition, this new generation copolyester offers excellent appearance and clarity.&& |
| Product Description | |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Eastman |
| Generic | PCTG |
| Material Status | Commercial: Active |
| Features | Excellent Processability,Good Clarity,Good flexibility,Good surface appearance,Hydrolysis stability,Quick molding cycle,Solvent resistance,Amorphous |
| Availabilitys | North America |
| Technical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICAL | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
| Density | 1.18 | g/cm³ | ASTM D792 |
| Shrinkage rate | |||
| MD | 0.60 | % | ASTM D955 |
| IMPACT | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact strength of cantilever beam notch | ISO 180 | ||
| 23℃ | 840 | J/m | ASTM D256 |
| 23℃ | No Break | ASTM D4812 | |
| -40℃ | 12 | kJ/m² | ISO 180 |
| 23℃ | 78 | kJ/m² | ISO 180 |
| Dart impact equipped with measuring instruments | ASTM D3763 | ||
| -40℃ | 67.0 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| 0℃ | 65.0 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| 23℃ | 62.0 | J | ASTM D3763 |
| THERMAL | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot deformation temperature | |||
| 1.8 MPa, unannealed | 85.0 | ℃ | ISO 75-2/A |
| 0.45 MPa, unannealed | 101 | ℃ | ISO 75-2/B |
| optical performance | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmittance | |||
| total | 91.0 | % | ASTM D1003 |
| Haze | < 1.0 | % | ASTM D1003 |
| MECHANICAL | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tensile modulus | 1610 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile modulus | 1570 | MPa | ISO 527-2 |
| tensile strength | |||
| fracture | 52.4 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| fracture | 51.0 | MPa | ISO 527-2 |
| yield | 45.0 | MPa | ISO 527-2 |
| yield | 44.8 | MPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile strain | |||
| fracture | 140 | % | ISO 527-2 |
| fracture | 140 | % | ASTM D638 |
| yield | 7.0 | % | ASTM D638 |
| yield | 7.0 | % | ISO 527-2 |
| Bending modulus | 1520 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Bending modulus | 1490 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| bending strength | 60.0 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| yield | 64.0 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Rockwell hardness | |||
| R-level | 110 | ASTM D785 |
| Process Conditions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| injection | Nominal value | Unit | Test method |
| Drying temperature | 88 | °C | |
| Drying time | 4.0 to 6.0 | hr | |
| Notes |
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| 1. Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications. |
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