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Eastman Tritan™ LX150HF Copolyester
Categories: Polymer; Thermoplastic; Polyester, TP

Material Notes: Eastman Tritan LX150HF is a high flow grade of an amorphous copolyester with excellent appearance and clarity. Eastman Tritan LX150HF has viscosity reductions of 40-50% relative to standard grades of Eastman Tritan. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. Tritan LX150HF was developed for the cosmetic, fragrance, and personal care markets. Tritan LX150HF can easily be converted into articles for application in consumer and personal markets by injection molding, extrusion blow molding, and injection blow molding.

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
  • Improved flowability
  • Outstanding impact resistance
  • Quick cycle times

Reported typical properties are preliminary. Information was provided by Eastman.

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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Specific Gravity 1.18 g/ccASTM D792
Linear Mold Shrinkage 0.0050 - 0.0070 in/inASTM D955
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Rockwell R 111ASTM D785
Tensile Strength at Break 52.0 MPaASTM D638
Tensile Strength, Yield 43.0 MPaASTM D638
Elongation at Break 210 %ASTM D638
Elongation at Yield 7.0 %ASTM D638
Tensile Modulus 1575 MPaASTM D638
Flexural Yield Strength 64.0 MPaASTM D790
Flexural Modulus 1575 MPaASTM D790
Izod Impact, Notched 110 J/m
@Temperature -40.0 °C
ASTM D256
 860 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 53.0 J
@Temperature 23.0 °C
Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
 57.0 J
@Temperature -40.0 °C
Energy @ Max. Load; ASTM D3763
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi) 94.0 °CASTM D648
Deflection Temperature at 1.8 MPa (264 psi) 81.0 °CASTM D648
 
Optical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Haze <= 1.0 %ASTM D1003
Transmission, Visible 91 %ASTM D1003
 
Processing PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Processing Temperature 260 - 282 °C
Mold Temperature 38.0 - 66.0 °C
Drying Temperature 88.0 °C
Dry Time 4 - 6 hour

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