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Introduction

ECOPENT® is a brand launched by Cathay Biotech for the engineering materials industry, to provide partially and entirely renewably sourced polyamide raw materials which are required for engineering plastics compounding. The renewable sources are plant raw materials. The bio-based content can be from 25% to 100%, which has been analytically verified by third-party authoritative laboratories performing ASTM 6866 methodology tests. ECOPENT® exhibits advantages regarding renewability, is recyclable, has a high performance and is cost-effective.

ECOPENT® products include general polyamides, high-temperature polyamides, long-chain polyamides, transparent polyamides etc. They exhibit excellent performance regarding flame resistance, impact resistance, anti-thermal aging, abrasion resistance, low warpage, high flowability and other properties.

According to different product performance requirements of customers in the automotive and rail transit sectors, in electronics and electricals, in consumer and industrial goods, cable ties, film and other industries, Cathay can customize new, more technologically advanced, lower carbon and environmentally friendly bio-based material solutions.

Recommended Applications
General Grade
Performance Index Test Method Unit E-1273 E-2260
IZOD notched impact ISO 180 KJ/m2 6.2 5.8
Tensile strength ISO 527 MPa 82.6 86.2
Elongation at break ISO 527 % 5.1 4.7
Flexural modulus ISO 178 MPa 2680 2720
Flexural strength ISO 178 MPa 118 130
Heat deflection temp.(1.8MPa) ISO 75 74 76
Vicat softening temp. ISO 306 219 229
Melting point ISO 11357

<>254 269.4
Rockwell hardness ISO 2039-2 - 106L 96.5L
Characteristics
Long Chain Grade
Performance Index Test Method Unit E-3100 E-3300
IZOD notched impact ISO 180 KJ/m2 6 5.79
Tensile strength ISO 527

MPa

56.9 46.4
Elongation at break ISO 527 % >100 -
Flexural modulus ISO 178 MPa 1980 1597
Flexural strength ISO 178

MPa

81.7 60.8
Heat deflection temp.(1.8MPa) ISO 75
51 47
Vicat softening temp. ISO 306
173 149
Melting point DSC 217 197.5
Rockwell hardness ISO 2039 - 95L 58.2L
Characteristics
Transparent Grade
Performance Index Test Method Unit E-5000
Renewable carbon content ASTM D6866 KJ/m2 31
Tg ISO 11357
150
Heat deflectiong temp.(1.8MPa) ISO 75

115
Transparency(560nm,2mm) ASTM D1003 % 88.2
Tensile strength ISO 527 MPa 95
Elongation at break ISO 527 % >100
Flexural strength ISO 178-A MPa 117
Flexural modulus ISO 178-A MPa 2630
IZOD notched impact(23) ISO 180/IA KJ/m2 12.7
Characteristics
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