Eastman Tritan™ LX101 Copolyester

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Eastman Tritan™ LX101 Copolyester
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP
Material Notes:	Product Description: Eastman Tritan™ LX101 is an amorphous copolyester with excellent appearance and clarity. Tritan™ LX101 contains a mold release derived from vegetable based sources. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. Tritan™ LX101 was developed for the cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care markets. Tritan™ LX101 can easily be converted into articles for application in Consumer and Personal Care markets by injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and injection blow molding. Application/Uses: Cosmetics/personal care packaging Fragrance packaging Key Attributes: Ease of processing Excellent clarity Fast drying times Good chemical resistance Good heat resistance Outstanding impact resistance Quick cycle times Information provided by Eastman
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	1.18 g/cc	0.0426 lb/in³	ASTM D792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.0050 - 0.0070 cm/cm	0.0050 - 0.0070 in/in	ASTM D955

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	112	112	ASTM D785
Tensile Strength at Break	53.0 MPa	7690 psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield	43.0 MPa	6240 psi	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	210 %	210 %	ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield	6.0 %	6.0 %	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	1.55 GPa	225 ksi	ASTM D638
Flexural Yield Strength	62.0 MPa	8990 psi	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus	1.55 GPa	225 ksi	ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	1.10 J/cm @Temperature -40.0 °C	2.06 ft-lb/in @Temperature -40.0 °F	ASTM D256
	9.80 J/cm @Temperature 23.0 °C	18.4 ft-lb/in @Temperature 73.4 °F	ASTM D256
Izod Impact, Unnotched	NB @Temperature 23.0 °C	NB @Temperature 73.4 °F	ASTM D4812
	NB @Temperature -40.0 °C	NB @Temperature -40.0 °F	ASTM D4812
Puncture Energy	61.0 J @Temperature 23.0 °C	45.0 ft-lb @Temperature 73.4 °F	Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
	66.0 J @Temperature -40.0 °C	48.7 ft-lb @Temperature -40.0 °F	Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	99.0 °C	210 °F	ASTM D648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	85.0 °C	185 °F	ASTM D648

Optical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Haze	<= 1.0 %	<= 1.0 %	ASTM D1003
Transmission, Visible	90 %	90 %	ASTM D1003

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Melt Temperature	260 - 282 °C	500 - 540 °F
Mold Temperature	38.0 - 66.0 °C	100 - 151 °F
Drying Temperature	88.0 °C	190 °F
Dry Time	4.00 - 6.00 hour	4.00 - 6.00 hour

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