Tritan TX2001 Eastman Copolyester

Product Description

Eastman Tritan TX2001 is an amorphous copolyester with excellent appearance and clarity. Tritan TX2001 contains a mold release derived from vegetable based sources. Its most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. This new-generation copolyester can also be molded into various applications without incorporating high levels of residual stress. Combined with Tritan copolyester's outstanding chemical resistance and hydrolytic stability, these features give molded products enhanced durability in the dishwasher environment, which can expose products to high heat, humidity, and aggressive cleaning agents. Tritan TX2001 copolyester may be used in repeated use food contact articles under United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. Tritan TX2001 copolyester is certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 51 for Food Equipment Materials and is also certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 - Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects.

General

Material Status

Commercial: Active

Availability

Africa & Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America

North America

Additive

Mold Release

Features

Amorphous

Copolymer

Durable

Fast Molding Cycle

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

Uses

Appliances

Consumer Applications

Household Goods

White Goods & Small Appliances

Agency Ratings

Processing Method

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 (73°F)		ft·lb/in	ASTM D256
Unnotched Izod Impact (73°F)			ASTM D4812
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 TX2001, Tritan , TritanTX2001, TX 2001, TX2001, Copolyester, Polyester, Eastman, 2001TX
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, Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Household Goods, Housewares, White Goods, Small Appliances, White Goods and Small Appliances, White Goods & Small Appliances.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 3 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): FDA (1), NSF (2).

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.

Tritan TX2001

Copolyester

Supplied by Eastman Chemical Company