Eastman Spectar™ copolyester (PETG) extrudes into plastic sheet that is sparkling clear, tough, chemically resistant, odor-free, versatile, easy to work with and affordable. Its toughness allows fabricators to use thinner-gauge sheet than with other common materials, resulting in lower material costs. Yet it can be extruded into sheets as thick as 12 mm (1/2 in.). It extrudes at a low temperature and will not crystallize or develop a crystalline haze. Cleaning solutions will not turn Eastman Spectar™ copolyester white. It is easy to fabricate, allowing greater design freedom. It can be laser cut, routed, welded, drilled, die-punched, bent hot or cold, or joined by screws, rivets, or bolts. It can also be cut on conventional table, band, or radial-arm saws with blades commonly used for plastic. Spectar™ copolyester can be vacuum-formed at lower temperatures than other plastics without predrying the sheet. Eastman Spectar™ copolyester can be finished easily. Its edges can be polished by using commercial edge-finishing equipment, sanding, solvents, flame-polishing or buffing. It forms clear, strong bonds with commercially available cements and solvents. It accepts screen-printing, painting, and hot-stamping easily. Surface scratches or scuff marks can be removed using a common heat gun.
Sheet made from Eastman Spectar™ copolyester (PETG) is available from plastic sheet distributors throughout North America, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
This product has been GREENGUARD INDOOR AIR QUALITY CERTIFIED®.
GREENGUARD Certification recognizes Eastman for manufacturing products with low chemical and particle emissions for better indoor environments. For more information about GEI and to obtain printable certificates for Eastman™ Copolyesters, visit www.greenguard.org. Choose Eastman Chemical Company under the Manufacturer category and click search to display a list of our products.
This product is certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 51 for Food Equipment Materials.
This product has been CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED Silver.
The CRADLE TO CRADLE CERTIFIED Mark is a registered certification mark used under license through McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). MBDC is a global sustainability consulting and product certification firm. The CRADLE TO CRADLE® framework moves beyond the traditional goal of reducing the negative impacts of commerce ('eco-efficiency'), to a new paradigm of increasing its positive impacts ('eco-effectiveness'). At its core, Cradle to Cradle design perceives the safe and productive processes of nature's 'biological metabolism' as a model for developing a 'technical metabolism' flow of industrial materials. Product components can be designed for continuous recovery and reutilization as biological and technical nutrients within these metabolisms. For more information about MBDC and to obtain printable certificates for Eastman Copolyesters, visit www.mbdc.com. Choose Eastman Chemical Company under Company Name in C2C Certified products to display a list of our products.
| Original Document | Technical Datasheet(English) | |||
| Features | High ImpactGood ToughnessGood PaintablilityLow OdorFood ContactChemical Resistance | |||
| Appearance | Pellets/GranulesClear/Transparent | |||
| Processing | ExtrusionSheet ExtrusionThermoforming | |||
| Compliance | NSF | |||
| Physical | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
Density/Specific Gravity | *** g/cm³ | ISO 1183 | |
Density/Specific Gravity | *** g/cm³ | ASTM D792 | |
Water Absorption | *** % | ASTM D570 | |
Water Absorption | *** % | ISO 62 | 24 h immersion |
| Mechanical | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Tensile Modulus | *** Mpa | ASTM D638 | |
Tensile Modulus | *** Mpa | ISO 527 | |
Tensile Strength | |||
Yield | *** Mpa | ASTM D638 | |
Yield | *** Mpa | ISO 527 | |
Break | *** Mpa | ISO 527 | |
Break | *** Mpa | ASTM D638 | |
Tensile Elongation | |||
Yield | *** % | ASTM D638 | |
Yield | *** % | ISO 527 | |
Break | *** % | ASTM D638 | |
Break | *** % | ISO 527 | |
Flexural Modulus | *** Mpa | ASTM D790 | |
Flexural Modulus | *** Mpa | ISO 178 | |
Flexural Strength | |||
- | *** Mpa | ASTM D790 | |
- | *** Mpa | ISO 178 | |
| Impact | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Charpy Notched Impact Strengh | |||
-30℃ (-22℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
0℃ (32℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
23℃ (73℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
Charpy Unnotched Impact Strengh | |||
-30℃ (-22℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
0℃ (32℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
23℃ (73℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 179 | |
Izod Notched Impact Strengh | |||
-30℃ (-22℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D256 | |
-30℃ (-22℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 180 | |
0℃ (32℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D256 | |
0℃ (32℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 180 | |
23℃ (73℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D256 | |
23℃ (73℉) | *** kJ/m² | ISO 180 | |
Izod Unnotched Impact Strengh | |||
-30℃ (-22℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D 4812 | |
0℃ (32℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D 4812 | |
23℃ (73℉) | *** J/m | ASTM D4812 | |
Instrumented Impact Energy | |||
-30℃ (-22℉)peak | *** J | ASTM D3763 | |
-30℃ (-22℉)peak | *** J | ISO 6603-2 | |
-20℃ (-4℉)peak | *** J | ASTM D3763 | |
-20℃ (-4℉)peak | *** J | ISO 6603-2 | |
-10℃ (14℉)peak | *** J | ASTM D 3763 | |
-10℃ (14℉)peak | *** J | ISO 6603-2 | |
0℃ (32℉)peak | *** J | ASTM D 3763 | |
0℃ (32℉)peak | *** J | ISO 6603-2 | |
23℃ (73℉)peak | *** J | ASTM D3763 | |
23℃ (73℉)peak | *** J | ISO 6603-2 | |
| Hardness | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Rockwell R | *** R | ASTM D785 | |
| Thermal | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Heat Deflection Temperature(HDT) | |||
0.45 Mpa (66 psi)(4.6kg/cm²) | *** °C | ASTM D648 | |
0.45 Mpa (66 psi)(4.6kg/cm²) | *** °C | ISO 75 | |
1.8 Mpa (264 psi)(18.6kg/cm²) | *** °C | ASTM D648 | |
1.8 Mpa (264 psi)(18.6kg/cm²) | *** °C | ISO 75 | |
Vicat Softening Temperature(VST) | *** °C | ASTM D1525 | 1 kg load |
Vicat Softening Temperature(VST) | *** °C | ISO 306 | 1 kg load |
Vicat Softening Temperature(VST) | *** °C | ISO 306 | 5 kg load |
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion | |||
- | *** E-6 mm/mm/℃ | ASTM D 696 | -30°C to 23°C |
| Flammability | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Flame Rating | |||
V-2 | *** mm | UL94 | |
Oxygen Index | *** % | ASTM D 2863 | |
| Electrical | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Volume Resistivity | *** Ohm-cm | ASTM D257 | |
Surface Resistivity | *** Ohm | ASTM D257 | |
Dielectric Constant(Permittivity) | |||
1 kHz | *** - | ASTM D 150 | |
1MHz | *** - | ASTM D 150 | |
Dissipation Factor | |||
1 kHz | *** E-4 | ASTM D 150 | |
1MHz | *** E-4 | ASTM D150 | |
Dielectric Strength | *** kV/mm | ASTM D149 | Short Time, 500 V/sec |
Arc Resistance | *** sec | ASTM D495 | |
| Optical | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Light Transmission | *** % | ASTM D1003 | Regular Transmittance |
Light Transmission | *** % | ASTM D1003 | Total Transmittance |
Haze | *** % | ASTM D1003 | |
Refractive Index | *** - | ASTM D542 | nD |
Gloss | *** - | ASTM D 523 | 60° |
| Additional Information | Value/Unit(Sign in to View) | Test Standard | Test Condition |
Yellowness Index | *** - | ASTM D 1925 | Illuminant D6500, 10° Observer |
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