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Technical Data Sheet
Eastar™ Copolyester DN004 Natural


Applications
  • Appliances (food contact)
  • Color cosmetics packaging
  • Consumer housewares-NFC
  • Eyewear
  • Fragrance packaging
  • Large appliances non-food contact
  • Personal care & cosmetics packaging
  • Sporting equipment
Key Attributes
  • Chemical resistance to most medical solvents including lipids and IPA
  • Gamma and E-beam color stability

Product Description

Eastar™ copolyesters are brilliantly clear polymers that have excellent impact strength, chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and low shrinkage rates. Eastar™ DN004 copolyesters are the toughest materials for the cosmetics and personal care packaging applications. It's very shatter resistant and offers excellent chemical resistance. DN004 contains a mold release.

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Typical Properties

PropertyaTest MethodbTypical Value, Unitsc
General
Specific GravityD 7921.23
Water Absorption, 24 h immersionD 5700.13 %
 ISO 620.13 %
Mold Shrinkage 
     Parallel to Flow, 3.2-mm (0.125-in.) thicknessD 9550.002-0.005 mm/mm (0.002-0.005 in./in.)
DensityISO 1183 1.23 g/cm3
Electrical Properties
Dielectric Constant 
     1 kHzD 1502.9
     1 MHzD 1502.8
Dissipation Factor 
     1 kHzD 1500.003
     1 MHzD 1500.013
Arc ResistanceD 495138 sec
Volume ResistivityD 2571015 ohm·cm
Surface ResistivityD 2571016 ohms/square
Dielectric Strength, Short Time, 500 V/sec rate-of-riseD 14916.3 kV/mm (415 V/mil)
High Voltage Arc Tracking RateUL 746A0 mm/min (0 in./min)
Comparative Tracking IndexD 3638>600 V
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Stress @ YieldD 63845 MPa (6500 psi)
 ISO 52746 MPa
Tensile Stress @ BreakD 63852 MPa (7600 psi)
 ISO 52747 MPa
Elongation @ YieldD 6385 %
 ISO 5274.4 %
Elongation @ BreakD 638330 %
 ISO 527230 %
Tensile ModulusD 6381800 MPa (2.6 x 105 psi)
Flexural ModulusD 7901800 MPa (2.6 x 105 psi)
 ISO 1781800 MPa
Flexural Yield StrengthD 79066 MPa (9600 psi)
 ISO 17863 MPa
Rockwell Hardness, R ScaleD 785105
Izod Impact Strength, Notched 
     @ 23°CISO 180125 kJ/m2
     @ 23°C (73°F)D 256NB
     @ -40°CISO 1807.4 kJ/m2
     @ -40°C (-40°F)D 25664 J/m (1.2 ft·lbf/in.)
Impact Strength, Unnotched 
     @ 23°C (73°F)D 4812NB
     @ -40°C (-40°F)D 4812NB
Impact Resistance (Puncture), Energy @ Max. Load 
     @ 23°C (73°F)ISO 6603-214 J
     @ -40°C (-40°F)ISO 6603-216 J
Optical Properties
HazeD 1003<1.0 %
Regular TransmittanceD 100387 %
Total TransmittanceD 100389 %
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature 
     @ 0.45 MPaISO 7574 °C
     @ 0.455 MPa (66 psi)D 64874 °C (165 °F)
     @ 1.80 MPaISO 7565 °C
     @ 1.82 MPa (264 psi)D 64864 °C (147 °F)
Vicat Softening Temperature 
     @ 1 kg loadD 152588 °C (190 °F)
     @ 1 kg loadISO 30688 °C
     @ 5 kg loadISO 30679 °C
Thermal ConductivityC 1770.19 W/m·K (1.3 Btu·in./h·ft2·°F)
Specific Heat 
     @ 240°C (464°F)DSC2.05 kJ/kg·K (0.49 Btu/lb·°F)
     @ 60°C (140°F)DSC1.34 kJ/kg·K (0.32 Btu/lb·°F)
UL Flammability Classification 
     1.6 mm (0.0625 in.) specimenUL 9494HB
     3.2 mm (0.125 in.) specimenUL 9494HB
Typical Processing Conditions
Drying Temperature 71 °C (160 °F)
Drying Time 6 hrs
Processing Melt Temperature 250-270 °C (480-520 °F)
Mold Temperature 15-40 °C (60-100 °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.


General
All ISO tests are run @ 4-mm thickness with the exception of Impact Resistance, which is run @ 2-mm thickness.

Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform to the values given.
Eastman and its marketing affiliates shall not be responsible for the use of this information, or of any product, method, or apparatus mentioned, and you must make your own determination of its suitability and completeness for your own use, for the protection of the environment, and for the health and safety of your employees and purchasers of your products. No warranty is made of the merchantability of fitness of any product, and nothing herein waives any of the Seller's conditions of sale.

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