Laser+® W 4000 (K42A)

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Polyesters,

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Polymer Name

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Plastics & Elastomers Functions

Resin

Technologies

Plastics

Product Families

Plastics — Engineering & Specialty Polymers

Polyesters & Copolyesters

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Food Contact Acceptable

Materials Features

Broad Range of Viscosity,

Food Contact Acceptable,

Good Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR),

Recyclable

Applications & Uses

Markets

Printing & Packaging

Applications

Printing & Packaging — Packaging

Food & Beverage Packaging,

Non-Food Consumer Packaging

Plastics & Elastomers End Uses

Bottles,

Cosmetic Packaging,

Food Packaging

Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods

Blow Molding,

Injection Blow Molding,

Stretch Blow Injection Molding

Properties

Color

Grey

Physical Form

Pellets,

Solid

Appearance

Clear

Physical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Moisture Content (maximum)	0.0025	%	DAK-QAR-SOP-0013
Fines (+24 Mesh, maximum)	0.0005	%	DAK-QAR-SOP-0014
Pellet Size - Nominal	31	chips/g	DAK-QAR-SOP-0015
Spherical Shape	3.4	mm	DAK-QAR-SOP-0017
Color: CIE L	69.3	min	DAK-QAR-SOP-0011
Color: CIE b	-4.5 ± 1.4	-	DAK-QAR-SOP-0011
Intrinsic Viscosity	0.75 ± 0.02	-	DAK-QAR-SOP-0012
Bulk Density	52	lb/ft3	DAK-QAR-SOP-0018
Crystallinity	min. 35	%	DAK-QAR-SOP-0016

Thermal Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Melting Temperature - Nominal	244	°C	DAK-QAR-SOP-0016

Additional Information

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Acetaldehyde (maximum)	1	ppm	DAK-QAR-SOP-0010

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance

FDA Compliant

Packaging & Availability

Country Availability

Brazil,

Canada,

Mexico,

USA

Regional Availability

• Latin America
• North America