Technical Data Sheet
Eastman Cristal™ Renew Copolyester 401-50, Natural
Applications
Bottles-color cosmetics pkg
Color cosmetics packaging
Jars-skin care pkg
Personal care & cosmetics packaging
Skin care packaging
Key Attributes
Ability to mold thick parts
Ease of processing
Easy to extrude, cut, decorate, and seal
Excellent clarity and color
Excellent colorability
Good impact strength
Good stiffness
High gloss appearance
Improved gate aesthetics
Readily fill intricate molds
Toughness
Product Description
Eastman Cristal™ Renew 401-50 copolyester is a high flow product that contains mold release for ease of ejection. It is designed and engineered specifically for cosmetics packaging applications. With its unsurpassed color and clarity and an unmatched ability to mold thick parts with improved gate aesthetics, Cristal 401-50 Renew is clearly a well-suited copolyester for premium cosmetics packaging. Other outstanding features of Cristal™ Renew 401-50 copolyester are excellent chemical resistance, high gloss, and improvements in processing such as faster cycle times, and lower scrap rates. Cristal Renew 401-50 is also ideally suited for two-shot molding techniques due to its lower processing temperatures, very slow crystallization rate, and flow characteristics.
Eastman Renew polymers have been certified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), a global, independent agency for tracking sustainable content in a variety of industries. Renew polymers are produced with ISCC certified circular content by mass balance allocation.
Renew polymers enable a brand to reduce consumption of fossil feedstock-based plastics, achieve sustainability targets without compromise, and be a fast mover in a growing market for sustainable consumer products.
Typical Properties
Property
a
Test Method
b
Typical Value, Units
c
General Properties
Specific Gravity
D 792
1.28
Mold Shrinkage
Parallel to Flow, 3.2-mm (0.125-in.) thickness
D 955
0.002-0.005 mm/mm (0.002-0.005 in./in.)
Mechanical Properties (ISO Method)
Tensile Strength @ Yield
ISO 527
50 MPa
Tensile Strength @ Break
ISO 527
20 MPa
Elongation @ Yield
ISO 527
4.3 %
Elongation @ Break
ISO 527
39 %
Tensile Modulus
ISO 527
2027 MPa
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Stress @ Break
D 638
24 MPa (3480 psi)
Tensile Stress @ Yield
D 638
50 MPa (7200 psi)
Elongation @ Break
D 638
44 %
Elongation @ Yield
D 638
4.4 %
Tensile Modulus
D 638
2036 MPa (2.9 x 10
5
psi)
Flexural Strength
D 790
66 MPa (9570 psi)
Flexural Modulus
D 790
1808 MPa (2.6 x 10
5
psi)
Rockwell Hardness, R Scale
D 785
108
Izod Impact Strength, Notched
@ 23°C (73°F)
D 256
103 J/m (1.9 ft·lbf/in.)
@ -40°C (-40°F)
D 256
44 J/m (0.8 ft·lbf/in.)
Impact Strength, Unnotched
@ 23°C (73°F)
D 4812
-NB
@ -40°C (-40°F)
D 4812
-NB
Optical Properties
Transmittance
D 1003
91.8 %
Haze
D 1003
0.40 %
Thermal Properties
Deflection Temperature
@ 0.455 MPa (66 psi)
D 648
68 °C (155 °F)
@ 1.82 MPa (264 psi)
D 648
61 °C (142 °F)
Typical Processing Conditions
Drying Temperature
65 °C (150 °F)
Drying Time
8 hrs
Processing Melt Temperature
205-240 °C (400-465 °F)
Mold Temperature
16-38 °C (60-100 °F)
a
Unless noted otherwise, all tests are run at 23°C (73°F) and 50% relative humidity.
b
Unless noted otherwise, the test method is ASTM.
c
Units are in SI or US customary units.
Comments
Properties reported here are based on limited testing. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly 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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