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Technical Data Sheet
Eastar™ Copolyester DN011

Applications

Appliances (food contact)
Building materials
Compounders
Consumer electronics
Consumer housewares-NFC
Displays/in-store fixtures
Equipment & machinery
Home, garden & automotive packaging
Infant/toddler
Large appliances non-food contact
Lighting
Non-kitchen appliances
Non-medical housings & hardware for elec
Oral hygiene
Packaging components non food contact
Pens/stationary
Point-of-purchase
Small appliances non-food contact
Visual merchandising
Water/sport bottles

Product Description

Eastar™ DN011 copolyester is a brilliantly clear polymer having excellent impact strength, chemical resistance, and low shrinkage rates. Eastar DN011 contains a mold release.

This product has been GREENGUARD INDOOR AIR QUALITY CERTIFIED®.
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This product has received a Platinum level Material Health Certificate from the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. A Material Health Certificate is awarded to products that meet the Material Health requirements of the multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle Certified^TM Product Standard. The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a nonprofit organization that administers the publicly available Cradle to Cradle Certified^TM Product Standard, which provides designers and manufacturers with criteria and requirements for continually improving product materials and manufacturing processes. The Material Health Certificate provides manufacturers with a trusted way to communicate their efforts to identify and replace chemicals of concern in their products. For more information about Cradle to Cradle certification and to obtain printable certificates for Eastman copolyesters, visit www.c2ccertified.org. Search for Eastman Chemical Company in the Material Health Certificate Registry.

Typical Properties

Property^a	Test Method^b	Typical Value, Units^c
General
Specific Gravity	D 792	1.23
Mold Shrinkage
Parallel to Flow	D 955	0.002-0.005 mm/mm (0.002-0.005 in./in.)
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Stress @ Yield	D 638	44 MPa (6300 psi)
Tensile Stress @ Break	D 638	54 MPa (7800 psi)
Elongation @ Yield	D 638	4 %
Elongation @ Break	D 638	330 %
Tensile Modulus	D 638	1800 MPa (2.6 x 10⁵ psi)
Flexural Modulus	D 790	1800 MPa (2.6 x 10⁵ psi)
Flexural Strength	D 790	66 MPa (9600 psi)
Rockwell Hardness, R Scale	D 785	105
Izod Impact Strength, Notched
@ 23°C (73°F)	D 256	NB
@ -40°C (-40°F)	D 256	77 J/m (1.4 ft·lbf/in.)
Impact Strength, Unnotched
@ 23°C (73°F)	D 4812	NB
@ -40°C (-40°F)	D 4812	NB
Impact Resistance (Puncture), Energy @ Max. Load
@ 23°C (73°F)	D 3763	46 J (34 ft·lbf)
@ -40°C (-40°F)	D 3763	46 J (34 ft·lbf)
Optical Properties
Haze	D 1003	<1.0 %
Regular Transmittance	D 1003	89 %
Total Transmittance	D 1003	92 %
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature
@ 0.455 MPa (66 psi)	D 648	73 °C (163 °F)
@ 1.82 MPa (264 psi)	D 648	64 °C (147 °F)
Typical Processing Conditions
Drying Temperature		71 °C (160 °F)
Drying Time		6 hrs
Processing Melt Temperature		249-271 °C (480-520 °F)
Mold Temperature		16-38 °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.

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.

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