Tritan EX401 - Eastman Chemical Company -

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Tritan EX401 by Eastman Chemical Company is a Copolyester (Copolyester) plastic material.

General Information

Product Description

Application/Uses
- Infant care

Key Attributes
- Ease of processing
- Excellent clarity
- Excellent hydrolytic stability
- Good chemical resistance
- Good heat resistance
- Outstanding impact resistance

Product Description
Tritan EX401 is an amorphous copolyester with excellent appearance and clarity. Tritan EX401 contains a mold release derived from vegetable based sources. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. Tritan EX401 was specifically developed for the Infant Care market using Eastman's knowledge of copolyester chemistry. Tritan EX401 can be converted into parts using Injection, Injection Blow, Injection Stretch Blow, Reheat Blow, and Extrusion Blow Molding techniques. Tritan EX401 copolyester may be used in repeated use food contact articles under United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Africa & Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America

North America

Test Standards Available

ASTM

Additive

Mold Release

Features

Amorphous

Copolymer

Food Contact Acceptable

Good Chemical Resistance

Good Mold Release

Good Processability

Good Toughness

High Clarity

High Heat Resistance

High Impact Resistance

Hydrolytically Stable

Pleasing Surface Appearance

Processing Method

Extrusion Blow Molding

Injection Blow Molding

Injection Molding

Stretch Blow Molding

Other Information for this Plastic
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Agency Rating
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1). This is just a summary of complete data available in IDES' Prospector.
Features (Alternate Representations)
Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, High Clarity, High Heat Resistance, High Impact Resistance, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good Toughness, Tough, Pleasing Surface Appearance, Good Mold Release, Easy Release, Good Demolding.
Spelling Variations
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