Tritan™ WX500

Category: Copolyester , Copolyester
Manufacturer: Eastman Chemical Company
Trademark: Tritan™
Fillers: -
Ports: Qinzhou, Shekou, Shanghai, Ningbo
Delivery Terms FOB, CIF, DAP, DAT, DDP
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Eastman Tritan™ WX500 is a resin specifically developed for blow molded bottles. Extremely high melt strength makes the resin an excellent choice when manufacturing large bottles. This new-generation copolyester most outstanding features are excellent toughness, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance. Eastman Tritan™ WX500 copolyester may be used in repeated use food contact articles under United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
General Information
Features
  • Impact resistance, good
  • Workability, good
  • Good melt strength
  • Good chemical resistance
  • Heat resistance, high
  • Definition, high
  • Good toughness
  • Compliance of Food Exposure
  • Hydrolysis stability
Uses
  • Bottle
  • Container
Agency Ratings
  • FDA Food Exposure, Not Rated
Processing Method
  • Injection Stretch Blow Molding
  • Blow molding
  • Extrusion blow molding
PhysicalNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Specific Gravity 1.18g/cm³ASTM D792
Molding Shrinkage - Flow 0.60%ASTM D955
HardnessNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Rockwell Hardness (R-Scale, 23°C)110ASTM D785
MechanicalNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Tensile Modulus
    23°C 1610MPaASTM D638
    23°C 1570MPaISO 527-2
Tensile Strength
    Yield, 23°C 45.0MPaASTM D638, ISO 527-2
    Fracture, 23°C 52.0MPaASTM D638
    Fracture, 23°C 51.0MPaISO 527-2
Tensile Elongation ASTM D638, ISO 527-2
    Yield, 23°C 7.0%ASTM D638, ISO 527-2
    Fracture, 23°C 140%ASTM D638, ISO 527-2
Flexural Modulus
    23°C 1520MPaASTM D790
    23°C 1490MPaISO 178
Flexural Stress
    23°C 60.0MPaISO 178
    Yield, 23°C 64.0MPaASTM D790
ImpactNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Notched Izod Impact
    23°C 840J/mASTM D256
    -40°C 12kJ/m²ISO 180
    23°C 78kJ/m²ISO 180
Unnotched Izod Impact (23°C)No BreakASTM D4812
Instrumented Dart Impact ASTM D3763
    -40°C, Energy at Peak Load 67.0JASTM D3763
    0°C, Energy at Peak Load 65.0JASTM D3763
    23°C, Energy at Peak Load 62.0JASTM D3763
ThermalNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Deflection Temperature Under Load ASTM D648
    0.45 MPa, not annealed 101°CASTM D648
    1.8 MPa, not annealed 85.0°CASTM D648
OpticalNominal ValueUnitTest Method
Transmittance (Total)91.0%ASTM D1003
Haze < 1.0%ASTM D1003
InjectionNominal ValueUnit
Drying Temperature 88.0°C
Drying Time 4.0 - 6.0hr
Processing (Melt) Temp 260 - 280°C
Mold Temperature 40.0 - 65.0°C
Injection instructions
ISBM Blow Mold Temperature: 35 to 55°C
ExtrusionNominal ValueUnit
Drying Temperature 88.0°C
Drying Time 4.0 - 6.0hr
Melt Temperature 235 - 255°C
Extrusion instructions
EBM Blow Mold Temperature: 15 to 50°C
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