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Tritan MX711

Copolyester

Supplied by Eastman Chemical Company

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Product Description
Eastman Tritan Copolyester MX711 is an amorphous product with excellent appearance and clarity. Eastman Tritan Copolyester MX711 contains a mold release derived from vegetable based sources. Eastman Tritan Copolyester MX711 has many outstanding features that include excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, heat resistance, and chemical resistance. Eastman Tritan Copolyester MX711 has been formulated for medical devices. Eastman Tritan Copolyester MX711 has been tested for FDA/ISO 10993 and USP Class VI Biological Evaluation testing after Gamma and ETO sterilization.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Africa & Middle East
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • North America
Additive 
  • Mold Release
Features 
  • Amorphous
  • Durable
  • Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable
  • Fast Molding Cycle
  • Good Chemical Resistance
  • Good Color Stability
  • Good Mold Release
  • Good Processability
  • Good Toughness
  • High Clarity
  • High Heat Resistance
  • High Impact Resistance
  • Hydrolytically Stable
  • Pleasing Surface Appearance
  • Radiation Sterilizable
Uses 
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
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
     ASTM D256
-40°F
ft·lb/in
  
73°F
ft·lb/in
  
Unnotched Izod Impact
      
-40°F
 
 ASTM D4218
73°F
 
 ASTM D4812
Instrumented Dart Impact
     ASTM D3763
-40°F, Energy at Peak Load
in·lb
  
73°F, Energy at Peak 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 MX711 , Tritan , TritanMX711, MX 711, MX711, Copolyester, Polyester, Eastman, 711MX
Features
Features may also be described by the following terms: Good Color Stability, Good Chemical Resistance, Chemical Resistant, High Clarity, High Heat Resistance, High Impact Resistance, Good Processability, Easy Processing, Good Toughness, Tough, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, EtO Sterilizable, EtO Sterilization, Ethylene Oxide Sterilizable, Pleasing Surface Appearance, Good Mold Release, Easy Release, Good Demolding, Fast Cycle, Rapid Cycle, Productivity, Fast Molding Cycle, Radiation Sterilizable, Radiation Sterilization, gamma sterilization, gamma sterilizable.
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Agency Ratings
This plastic material has 2 certifications from the following agencies (the number in parentheses shows the number of certifications for that agency): USP (1), ISO (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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