Eastman Tritan™ Renew LX101-50 Copolyester

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Eastman Tritan™ Renew LX101-50 Copolyester
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP
Material Notes:	Eastman Tritan™ Renew LX101-50 is an amorphous copolyester with excellent appearance and clarity. Tritan Renew LX101-50 contains a mold release derived from vegetable based sources. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. Tritan Renew LX101-50 was developed for the cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care markets. Tritan Renew LX101-50 can easily be converted into articles for application in Consumer and Personal Care markets by injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and injection blow molding. Eastman Renew polymers have been certified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), a global, independent agency for tracking sustainable content in a variety of industries. Renew polymers are produced with ISCC certified circular content by mass balance allocation. . Applications Bottles-color cosmetics pkg Bottles-fragrance pkg Closures-fragrance pkg Color cosmetics packaging Fragrance packaging Jars-skin care pkg Personal care & cosmetics packaging Personal care bottles Personal care packaging Skin care 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	Original Value	Comments

Density	1.18 g/cc	ASTM D792
Linear Mold Shrinkage	0.00500 - 0.00700 in/in	ASTM D955

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	112	ASTM D785
Tensile Strength at Break	53.0 MPa	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield	43.0 MPa	ASTM D638
Elongation at Break	210 %	ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield	6.00 %	ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus	1550 MPa	ASTM D638
Flexural Yield Strength	62.0 MPa	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus	1550 MPa	ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	110 J/m @Temperature -40.0 °C	ASTM D256
	980 J/m @Temperature 23.0 °C	ASTM D256
Izod Impact, Unnotched	NB @Temperature 23.0 °C	ASTM D4812
	NB @Temperature -40.0 °C	ASTM D4812
Puncture Energy	61.0 J @Temperature 23.0 °C	@ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
	66.0 J @Temperature -40.0 °C	@ Max. Load; ASTM D3763

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	99.0 °C	ASTM D648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi)	85.0 °C	ASTM D648

Optical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Haze	<= 1.00 %	ASTM D1003
Transmission, Visible	90.0 %	Total; ASTM D1003

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Melt Temperature	260 - 282 °C
Mold Temperature	38.0 - 66.0 °C
Drying Temperature	88.0 °C
Dry Time	4.00 - 6.00 hour

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