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Tritan EX401

Copolyester

Supplied by Eastman Chemical Company

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Product Description
Eastman 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 molding 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
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
Agency Ratings 
Processing Method 
  • Extrusion Blow Molding
  • Injection Molding
  
Physical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Specific Gravity
 
 ASTM D792
Molding Shrinkage - Flow
in/in
 ASTM D955
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
psi
 ASTM D638
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D638
Yield
psi
  
Break
psi
  
Tensile Elongation
     ASTM D638
Yield
%
  
Break
%
  
Flexural Modulus
psi
 ASTM D790
Flexural Strength (Yield)
psi
 ASTM D790
Impact
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Notched Izod Impact
     ASTM D256
-40°F
ft·lb/in
  
73°F
ft·lb/in
  
Unnotched Izod Impact
     ASTM D4812
-40°F
 
  
73°F
 
  
Instrumented Dart Impact
     ASTM D3763
-40°F, Energy at Max Load
in·lb
  
73°F, Energy at Max Load
in·lb
  
Hardness
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Rockwell Hardness (R-Scale)
 
 ASTM D785
Thermal
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load
     ASTM D648
66 psi, Unannealed
°F
  
264 psi, Unannealed
°F
  
Optical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Transmittance (Total)
%
 ASTM D1003
Haze
%
 ASTM D1003
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: Tritan EX401, Tritan , TritanEX401, EX 401, EX401, Copolyester, Polyester, Eastman, 401EX
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: 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.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 1 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1).
Injection
Nominal Value
Unit
 
Drying Temperature
°F
  
Drying Time
hr
  
Processing (Melt) Temp
°F
  
Mold Temperature
°F
  
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
 
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