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Technical Data Sheet
Tenite™ Butyrate 485E3720013 Clear Trsp


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Product Description
Tenite™ cellulosic plastics are noted for their excellent balance of properties - toughness, hardness, strength, surface gloss, clarity, and a warm feel. The mechanical properties of Tenite™ cellulosic plastics differ with plasticizer levels. Lower plasticizer content yields a harder surface, higher heat resistance, greater rigidity, higher tensile strength, and better dimensional stability. Higher plasticizer content increases impact strength. Tenite™ cellulosic plastics are available in natural, clear, selected ambers, or smoke transparents and black translucents. Color concentrates are available in let-down ratios from 10:1 to 40:1. Tenite™ Cellulose Acetate Butyrate 485-13 contains an odor mask and an ultra-violet inhibitor (UVI). It has a plasticizer level of 13%.

Typical Properties

PropertyaTest MethodbTypical Value, Unitsc
General
Plasticizer 13 %
Specific GravityD 7921.18
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Stress @ YieldD 63829.0 MPa (4200 psi)
Tensile Stress @ BreakD 63839.3 MPa (5700 psi)
Elongation @ BreakD 63850 %
Flexural ModulusD 7901241 MPa (1.08 x 105 psi)
Flexural Yield StrengthD 79039.3 MPa (5700 psi)
Rockwell Hardness, D ScaleD 78559
Izod Impact Strength, Notched 
     @ 23°C (73°F)D 256283 J/m (5.3 ft·lbf/in.)
     @ -40°C (-40°F)D 256101 J/m (1.9 ft·lbf/in.)
Miscellaneous Butyrate Properties
Refractive Index, nDD 5421.46-1.49
Light TransmissioneE 308>90 %
HazeeD 1003<8.5 %
Mold ShrinkageD 9550.2-0.6 %
Permanence Properties
Water Absorption, 24 h immersionD 5701.4 %
Soluble Matter LossD 5700.1 %
Weight Loss on Heating 
     [72 hours @ 80°C (176°F)]D 7070.6 %
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperatured 
     @ 0.455 MPa (66 psi)D 64869 °C (156 °F)
     @ 1.82 MPa (264 psi)D 64881 °C (178 °F)
Vicat Softening TemperaturedD 1525100 °C (212 °F)

aUnless noted otherwise, all tests are run at 23°C (73°F) and 50% relative humidity.
bUnless noted otherwise, the test method is ASTM.
cUnits are in SI or US customary units.
dConditioned 4 hours @ 70°C (158°F)
e1.52 mm (0.06 in.) thickness



Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.


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10/18/2023 11:54:09 AM