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Polymer selection for durables applications
Selecting the best grade for food contact and non-food contact applications
Brand owners and design engineers continue to find new ways to use Eastman Tritan™ copolyesters in a wide range of food contact and non-food contact applications.
Its unique combination of clarity, durability, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance makes Tritan ideal for many applications, including:
Food contact applications
• Commercial housewares
• Sports bottles
• Small appliances
• Infant care
• Water filtration
Non-food contact applications
• Appliances
• Leisure and safety
• Ophthalmics
• Oral care
• Tools
• In-mold decorations
Starting with your specific needs, Eastman can provide technical expertise and support to help determine the best grade of Tritan for your application.
Table 1 compares the properties of the three most popular grades of Tritan for durable goods. All three grades exhibit excellent clarity, durability, hydrolytic stability, and good heat and chemical resistance. In addition, Tritan TX1001 and Tritan TX2001 have a mold release derived from vegetable-based sources. TX2001 is excellent for thick parts. Tritan TX1501HF provides viscosity reductions of 40%–50% relative to TX1001 and is well suited for long flow length, in-mold decoration, and in-mold labeling.
To learn more about Tritan grades for durables, check out the Durables section at TritanMoldIt.com or download Take your housewares from concept to countertops.
Table 1. Eastman Tritan™ copolyesters—property overview
Join us March 18–21 at IHHS in Chicago—we’re at booth S4875.
Brand owners and design engineers continue to find new ways to use Eastman Tritan™ copolyesters in a wide range of food contact and non-food contact applications.
Its unique combination of clarity, durability, hydrolytic stability, and heat and chemical resistance makes Tritan ideal for many applications, including:
Food contact applications
• Commercial housewares
• Sports bottles
• Small appliances
• Infant care
• Water filtration
Non-food contact applications
• Appliances
• Leisure and safety
• Ophthalmics
• Oral care
• Tools
• In-mold decorations
Starting with your specific needs, Eastman can provide technical expertise and support to help determine the best grade of Tritan for your application.
Table 1 compares the properties of the three most popular grades of Tritan for durable goods. All three grades exhibit excellent clarity, durability, hydrolytic stability, and good heat and chemical resistance. In addition, Tritan TX1001 and Tritan TX2001 have a mold release derived from vegetable-based sources. TX2001 is excellent for thick parts. Tritan TX1501HF provides viscosity reductions of 40%–50% relative to TX1001 and is well suited for long flow length, in-mold decoration, and in-mold labeling.
To learn more about Tritan grades for durables, check out the Durables section at TritanMoldIt.com or download Take your housewares from concept to countertops.
Table 1. Eastman Tritan™ copolyesters—property overview
| Physical properties | TX1001 | TX1501HF | TX2001 |
| Suggested application | Appliances Consumer goods Durable goods Housewares Small appliances |
Appliances Consumer goods Durable goods Housewares In-mold decoration In-mold labeling |
Appliances Consumer goods Durable goods Housewares Small appliances |
| Specific gravity (ASTM D792) | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 |
| Izod impact strength, notched @ 23°C (73°F), J/m (ft-lbf/in) ASTM D256) |
980 (18.4) | 860 (16.1) | 650 (12.2) |
| Flexural modulus, MPa (105 psi) ASTM D790) |
1,550 (2.25) | 1,575 (2.28) | 1,585 (2.28) |
| Elongation @ break (%) (ASTM D638) | 210 | 210 | 140 |
| Tensile stress @ break, MPa (psi) (ASTM D638) |
53 (7,700) | 52 (7,500) | 53 (7,700) |
| Tensile stress @ yield, MPa (psi) (ASTM D638) |
43 (6200) | 43 (6200) | 44 (6400) |
| Heat deflection temp. @ 0.455 MPa (66 psi), °C (°F) (ASTM D648) |
99 (210) | 94 (201) | 109 (228) |
| Heat deflection temp. @ 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C (°F) (ASTM D648) |
85 (185) | 81 (178) | 92 (198) |
| Specific gravity | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.17 |
| Thermal glass transition temp, Tg, °C (°F) | 110 (230) | 110 (230) | 120 (248) |
| Clarity—haze % | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Clarity—transmittance % | 90 |
91 |
92 |
Join us March 18–21 at IHHS in Chicago—we’re at booth S4875.
