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Eastar™ GN046 copolyester is a high-melt-strength copolyester designed for extrusion blow-molded bottles and jars for use in food and beverage and consumer housewares applications. It is best suited for containers that hold lighter contents such as small-volume liquids and lighter solids. GN046 has great aesthetics and excellent process ease. It has high-gloss clarity and is free of gels and unmelts that are common in some competitive resins. GN046 is a hassle-free, economical choice for replacing materials of concern such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in consumer

packaging. This product is certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 51 for Food Equipment Materials.




Processing/Physical CharacteristicsValueUnitTest Standard
ASTM Data
Mold Shrinkage, MD 0.0035 mm/mm ASTM D 955
Mechanical propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
ASTM Data
Tensile Strength at Yield 50 MPa ASTM D 638
Tensile Strength at Break 28 MPa ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield 4 % ASTM D 638
Elongation at Break 110 % ASTM D 638
Flexural Modulus 2100 MPa ASTM D 790
Flexural Strength 68 MPa ASTM D 790
Rockwell Hardness R 108 - ASTM D 785
Izod Impact notched, 1/8 in 94 J/m ASTM D 256
Izod Impact notched, Low-Temperature 53 J/m ASTM D 256
Temperature -40 °C -
Izod Impact unnotched, 1/8 in N J/m ASTM D 256
Thermal propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
ASTM Data
DTUL @ 66 psi 70 °C ASTM D 648
DTUL @ 264 psi 62 °C ASTM D 648
Vicat Temperature 83 °C ASTM D 1525
Optical propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
ASTM Data
Gloss 152 - ASTM D 2457
Haze 0.6 % ASTM D 1003
Light Transmittance 90 % ASTM D 1003
Other propertiesValueUnitTest Standard
Density 1270 kg/m³ ASTM D 792
Processing Recommendation ExtrusionValueUnitTest Standard
Pre-drying - Temperature 71 °C -
Pre-drying - Time 6 h -
Melt temperature 249 - 271 °C -
Mold temperature 16 - 38 °C -
Characteristics
Processing
Blow Molding
Special Characteristics
Transparent
Features
Barrier Properties, High Gloss, Melt Strength, Copolymer
Certifications
Food contact, Food approval NSF 51
Applications
Packaging
Regional Availability
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South and Central America, Near East/Africa
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