Eastman Tritan™ LX500 Copolyester

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Eastman Tritan™ LX500 Copolyester
Categories:	Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP
Material Notes:	Product Description: 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. Application/Uses: Cosmetics hot-fill packaging 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	0.0060 cm/cm	0.0060 in/in	ASTM D955

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell R	110	110	ASTM D785
Tensile Strength at Break	51.0 MPa	7400 psi	ISO 527
	52.0 MPa	7540 psi	ASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield	45.0 MPa	6530 psi	ASTM D638
	45.0 MPa	6530 psi	ISO 527
Elongation at Break	139 %	139 %	ASTM D638
	142 %	142 %	ISO 527
Elongation at Yield	7.0 %	7.0 %	ASTM D638
	7.0 %	7.0 %	ISO 527
Tensile Modulus	1.569 GPa	227.6 ksi	ISO 527
	1.609 GPa	233.4 ksi	ASTM D638
Flexural Strength	60.0 MPa	8700 psi	ISO 178
Flexural Yield Strength	64.0 MPa	9280 psi	ASTM D790
Flexural Modulus	1.494 GPa	216.7 ksi	ISO 178
	1.522 GPa	220.7 ksi	ASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched	8.42 J/cm	15.8 ft-lb/in	ASTM D256
Izod Impact, Unnotched	NB	NB	ASTM D4812
Izod Impact, Notched (ISO)	12.0 kJ/m² @Temperature -40.0 °C	5.71 ft-lb/in² @Temperature -40.0 °F	ISO 180
	78.0 kJ/m² @Temperature 23.0 °C	37.1 ft-lb/in² @Temperature 73.4 °F	ISO 180
Puncture Energy	62.0 J @Temperature 23.0 °C	45.7 ft-lb @Temperature 73.4 °F	Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
	65.0 J @Temperature 0.000 °C	47.9 ft-lb @Temperature 32.0 °F	Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
	67.0 J @Temperature -40.0 °C	49.4 ft-lb @Temperature -40.0 °F	Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	101 °C	214 °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	91 %	91 %	ASTM D1003

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Melt Temperature	235 - 255 °C	455 - 491 °F	EBM Processing
	260 - 280 °C	500 - 536 °F	ISBM Processing
Mold Temperature	15.0 - 50.0 °C	59.0 - 122 °F	EBM Blow Mold
	35.0 - 55.0 °C	95.0 - 131 °F	ISBM Blow Mold
	40.0 - 65.0 °C	104 - 149 °F	ISBM Injection
Drying Temperature	88.0 °C	190 °F
Dry Time	4.00 - 6.00 hour	4.00 - 6.00 hour

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