Product Data Sheet

Eastar Copolyester AN001, Natural
Application/Uses
  • Cosmetics/personal care packaging
  • Fragrance packaging
Key Attributes
  • Easy to extrude, cut, print, and seal
  • Effective barrier properties
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • Excellent clarity
  • Excellent colorability
  • Good impact strength
  • Good stiffness
  • High gloss appearance
  • Toughness
Product Description

Eastar AN001 Copolyester has excellent appearance and is nearly water-clear. Its most outstanding features are its chemical resistance and processing capabilities. Exposure to aromatic oils often causes crazing or actual fracture of many polymer resins, but AN001 maintains its physical properties when exposed to these oils, and its appearance is virtually unchanged.

This product has been GREENGUARD INDOOR AIR QUALITY CERTIFIED®.
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Typical Properties
 
 
Specific Gravity     D 792  1.20 
Mold Shrinkage   Parallel to Flow, 3.2-mm (0.125-in.) thickness  D 955  0.002-0.006 mm/mm (0.002-0.006 in./in.)
 
Tensile Stress @ Yield     D 638  47 MPa (6900 psi)
Tensile Stress @ Break     D 638  51 MPa (7400 psi)
Elongation @ Yield     D 638  5%
Elongation @ Break     D 638  320%
Flexural Modulus     D 790  2000 MPa (2.9 )
Flexural Yield Strength     D 790  69 MPa (10000 psi)
Rockwell Hardness, R Scale     D 785  103 
Izod Impact Strength, Notched 
  @ 23°C (73°F)
D 256  80 J/m (1.5 ft·lbf/in.)
  @ -40°C (-40°F)
D 256  40 J/m (0.7 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  42 J (31 ft·lbf)
  @ -40°C (-40°F)
D 3763  48 J (35 ft·lbf)
 
Deflection Temperature 
  @ 0.455 MPa (66 psi)
D 648  73°C (164°F)
  @ 1.82 MPa (264 psi)
D 648  65°C (149°F)
 
Haze     D 1003  0.3%
Regular Transmittance     D 1003  89%
Total Transmittance     D 1003  91%
 
Drying Temperature       70°C (160°F)
Drying Time       3 hrs
Processing Melt Temperature       230-280°C (450-530°F)
Mold Temperature       15-30°C (60-80°F)
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.
22-Jan-2002 11:31:10 AM