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Overview
MUSTANG® SHEET is continuously processed using Eastman Tritan™ copolyester.
Mustang® offers superior forming details, improved material distribution and shorter heating and cooling cycles, allowing endless decoration possibilities, including
pre-applied vinyl.
An ideal alternative to polycarbonate, Mustang® offers all of the advantages of PC, without the processing and fabricating limitations.
Mustang® for Sign Builders
Mustang® copolyester sheet raises the standard for the signs of our times providing sign designers and manufacturers with a new world of flexibility, durability, – and a practical way to reduce energy costs.
- No pre-drying required
- Reduce production time, costs, and energy consumption
- Lower thermoforming temperatures than polycarbonate
- Ability to predecorate with vinyls or screen inks
- Better thermoforming cycle times than polycarbonate
- Outstanding formability allows dramatic sign designs
- Impact strength comparable to polycarbonate
Mustang® colors
- Clear or white standard
- Custom color available upon request
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Performance Characteristics
- Tough
- Easy to fabricate
- Temperature-resistant
- No pre-drying required
- Thermoformable
- Weather-resistant
- Exceptional clarity
- Indoor or outdoor applications
- UV protection to filter damaging wavelengths
- Easily decorated with paint, vinyl or screen links
Thermoforming Temperatures Sheet Thickness
| Property | Mustang Thermoforming Conditions |
| Sheet Thickness |
| 0.118 | 0.150 | 0.177 |
| Optimal Forming Temperature Range (°F) | 310-340 | 320-350 | 330-360 |
| Optimal Forming Temperature (°F) | 325 | 340 | 350 |
| Heating Time with One-Sided Heating Oven | 4-5 minutes | 4-5 minutes | 4-5 minutes |
| Molded Part Release Temperature (°F) | 180-185 | 180-185 | 180-185 |
| Optimal Mold Temperature (°F) | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| Typical shrinkage factors |
| MD | <5% | <4% | <3% |
| TD | ±5% | ±5% | ±5% |
Thermoforming temperatures were generated from 24" x 36" frame using top heating elements only.
Temperatures were measured from the top of the sheet using a water cooled IR temperature detector.
Oven settings were changed to achieve 4-5 minutes heating time.
Field testing has indicated the optimum temperatures are slightly lower than those shown here.
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Typical Applications
- Manufactured with proven UV protective layer technology, Mustang® is recommended for:
- Indoor applications
- Outdoor applications
- Suitable to use in any application where incredible strength, clarity, temperature resistance and ease in decoration and fabrication are beneficial.
- Signs
- Glazing
- Fixtures
- Displays
- Skylights
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Typical Properties
Mustang® Sheet/Sign Grade Polycarbonate Physical Properties
| Property | Test Method | Unit | Mustang | Sign Grade Polycarbonate |
| Specific Gravity | ASTMD 792 | - | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| Light Transmission@.118" thickness | ASTMD 1003 | % | 85 | 87 |
| Rockwell Hardness | ASTMD 785 | | M34, R119 | M70, R118 |
| Mechanical | | | | |
| Tensile Strength, ultimate | ASTMD 638 | psi | 7,200 | 9,500 |
| Tensile Modulus | ASTMD 638 | psi | 230,000 | 285,000 |
| Flexural Strength | ASTMD 790 | psi | 9,500 | 13,500 |
| Flexural Modulus | ASTMD 790 | psi | 230,000 | 340,000 |
| Compressive Strength | ASTMD 695 | psi | 14,300 | 12,500 |
Izod Impact Strength
up to 125mils. notched | ASTMD 256A | Ft-lb/in | 19-20 | 12-16 |
Izod Impact Strength
up to 125mils. unnotched | ASTMD 256A | Ft-lb/in | No break | - |
Drop Ball Impact Strength
1"dia. dart @.236 thickenss | Non standard | Ft-lb | | |
| @73°F | | | >200 | >200 |
| @0°F | | | >200 | Not tested |
| Thermal | | | | |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | ASTMD 696 | in/in/°F | 3.9x10-5 | 3.75x10-5 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature | ASTMD 648 | °F(°C) | | |
| @264psi | | | 194(90) | 260(127) |
| @66psi | | | 210(99) | 280(138) |
Mustang® Polycarbonate General Comparisons
| FEATURE | MUSTANG | POLYCARBONATE |
| Pre-Dry Sheet | No | Yes |
| Weathering | Uses coextruded UV cap layer technology | Uses coextruded UV cap layer technology |
| Forming Temperatures | 310-360 °F | 350-400 °F |
| Degree of Forming Detail | Excellent | Good |
| Specific Gravity (g/cc) | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| Forming with Vinyl | Excellent | Difficult |
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