Eastman™ Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB-321-0.1)

Application/Uses

- Automotive OEM
- Coatings
- Coatings for Automotive Plastics
- Coatings for plastic
- Lacquers for automotive
- Truck/Bus/Commercial Vehicles

Product Description

Remarkable polymers with a renewable backbone provided by nature itself.

Eastman™ Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB 321-0.1) is a cellulose ester with a low butyryl content (32.5%) and low molecular weight. It has a viscosity of 0.10 sec and 0.38 poise. It is supplied as a fine white powder. Eastman™ cellulose esters are based on up to sixty percent cellulose, one of the most abundant natural renewable resources.

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
Viscosity	0.38 poise
Butyryl Content	32.5 wt %
Hydroxyl Content	1.3%
Melting Point	165-175°C
Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)	127°C
Tukon Hardness	21 Knoops
Wt/Vol	1.2 kg/L (10 lb/gal)
Molecular Weight cMn	12000
Acetyl Content	17.5 wt %

aViscosity determined by ASTM Method D 1343. Results converted to poises (ASTM Method D 1343) using the solution density for Formula A as stated in ASTM Method D 817 (20% Cellulose ester, 72% acetone, 8% ethyl alcohol).
bASTM D 1474
cNumber-average molecular weight values, MW_n, are polystyrene-equivalent molecular weights determined using size exclusion chromatography.

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.

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