VACULA s.r.o. Styrol-Acrylnitril

Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family

Styrenics

Polymer Name

Styrene Acrylonitrile Copolymer (SAN)

Plastics & Elastomers Functions

Resin

Technologies

Plastics

Product Families

Plastics — Basic Thermoplastics

Styrenics

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims

Food Contact Acceptable

Materials Features

Crazing Resistant,

Food Contact Acceptable,

Good Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR),

Good Grease Resistance,

Good Impact Strength,

Good Optical Properties,

Good Processability,

Good UV Resistance,

High Hardness

Applications & Uses

Markets

Consumer Goods,

Industrial,

Printing & Packaging

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing

Equipment & Parts

Consumer Goods — Housewares

Industrial — Other Industrial Applications

Printing & Packaging — Packaging

Food & Beverage Packaging,

Non-Food Consumer Packaging

Plastics & Elastomers End Uses

Bathroom Accessories,

Cosmetic Packaging,

Disposable Tableware,

Food Packaging,

Industrial Applications,

Kitchenware

Properties

Color

Transparent

Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Density	1.00-1.08	g/cm3	DIN 53479, ISO 1183
Drying or Preheating Temperture	75.85	°C	—
Drying or Preheating Time (hours)	2.4	—	—
Injection Moulding Temperature	200-260	°C	—
Mould Temperature	40-80	°C	—
Service Temperature up to serveral hours	85	°C	IEC 216-3
Vicat Softening Temperature	100-117	°C	VST/B/50 (ISO 306)
Heat Distorsion Temperature HDT/A	98-104	—	DIN 53461, ISO75
Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (23-80°C) 10-4/K	0.7	—	—
Water Absorption (23°C saturated)	0.2-0.3	°C	DIN 53495/1L, ISO 63