Styrene Acrilonitrile SAN
SAN is a hard rigid transparent material. It is transparent, tough, resistant to greases, stress cracking and crazing.
It is easily processed by injection moulding and is resistant to food stains. SAN can be coloured for specific applications. A variety of grades with differing properties are available for different applications.
The combination of transparency and resistance to oils, fats and cleaning agents make SAN very suitable for use in the kitchen as mixing bowls and basins and fittings for refrigerators. It is also used for the outer casings of thermally insulated jugs, for tableware, cutlery, coffee filters, jars and beakers as well as storage containers for all kinds of foods. An additional application is in multi-trip tableware for the catering sector.
The pleasing appearance especially when coloured and the ease of printing on SAN has allowed a number of applications in the bathroom (toothbrushes and bathroom fittings) and cosmetic packaging,
SAN is hard wearing and is used in the office and in industry for diverse applications, such as outer covers for printers, calculators, instruments and lamps. Other applications include scales, battery housings, winding cores, writing and drawing equipment and cylindrical impellers for air-conditioners.
Styrene Acrilonitrile, SAN, can easily be processed by Injection Moulding, and ProPlastix can advise on all your specific applications.
