Tyril

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TYRIL™ SAN: Versatile Styrene Acrylonitrile Copolymer Resin

TYRIL™ SAN from Trinseo is a styrene acrylonitrile copolymer resin consisting of styrene and acrylonitrile. This transparent amorphous thermoplastic is suitable for injection moulding and extrusion. TYRIL™ SAN resins are designed to offer excellent chemical resistance, strength, hardness, and dimensional stability, all with excellent clarity across a broad range of product applications, including housewares, appliances, automotive, battery cases, and lighting. TYRIL™ resins are suitable for self-colouring.

TYRIL™ SAN Offers:

• Transparent and glossy
• Rigid with good scratch resistance
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Easy processing
   

The excellent combination of TYRIL™’s properties makes it possible to use it in many different markets and applications such as:

• Transportation: safety triangle, instrument panel lens, reflectors
• Electrical & Lighting: light-diffuser, HiFi display “window”
• Appliances: mixer bowl, refrigerator/freezer tray, microwave window, drying machine window
• Consumer goods: food container, toothbrush handle, bathroom items, writing/drawing tools
• Cosmetics: cosmetic jars, lipstick cover, comb
• Extrusion: shower cabinet, advertising sign, garage door window
   

Portfolio:

TYRIL™ is available with different melt flow rates and base colours. Several TYRIL™ SAN grades are also available in UV stabilised versions. Trinseo also offers TRINSEO SAN, with three different melt flow rates, without dye, often used for compounding.

• TYRIL™ 790: High flow for excellent processability, suitable for thin-wall applications and multi-cavity tools.
• TYRIL™ 867E(-UV): Excellent balance of physical properties, suitable for refrigerator trays, mixer jars, and shower partitions. The UV stabilised version has excellent weather resistance.
• TYRIL™ 905: Superior water-clear clarity, high thermal stability, and low base colour, suitable for thick-wall cosmetics packaging, thin-wall fluorescent light-diffusers, and freezer drawers.
   

Trinseo’s styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) offering provides materials that can be used in a range of applications, including Building & Construction, Consumer Goods, Home Appliances, Medical, Packaging, and Sheet & Profile Extrusion. TYRIL™ SAN is a versatile, transparent material that offers the following property benefits:

• High strength and chemical resistance
• Dimensional stability
• Good heat resistance
• Good flow
• Resistance to stress cracking, grease, and food stains
• Glass transition temperature above 100°C