SAN Styrene Acrylonitrile Copolymer

Other Polymers. Besides polycarbonates, poly(methyl methacrylate)s, cycfic polyolefins, and uv-curable cross-linked polymers, a host of other polymers have been examined for their suitabiUty as substrate materials for optical data storage, preferably compact disks, in the last years. These polymers have not gained commercial importance polystyrene (PS), poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), cellulose acetobutyrate (CAB), bis(diallylpolycarbonate) (BDPC), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), styrene—acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAC), and for substrates with high resistance to heat softening, polysulfones (PSU) and polyimides (PI). 

Fig. 4. Miscibihty map for blends of styrene—acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), with styrene—maleic anhydride copolymers (SMA).

Janarthanan et al. [67] have employed roughness on a micron scale to enhance the adhesion between two immiscible polymers, polycarbonate and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, SAN. Grooves of depths between 5 and 35 p,m were scribed in the polycarbonate surface before laminating the two polymers. The... 

In the late 1940s, the demand for styrene homopolymers (PS) and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) was drastically reduced due to their inherent brittleness. Thus, the interest was shifted to multiphase high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and rubber-modified SAN (ABS). In principle, both HIPS and ABS can be manufactured by either bulk or emulsion techniques. However, in actual practice, HIPS is made only by the bulk process, whereas ABS is produced by both methods [132,133]. 

PC/SAN alloys are blends of polycarbonate (PC), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) and a special rubber system. The enhanced resistance to therm ageing allows applications such as instrument panel support for the Ford Focus C-MAX, support structures for centre consoles, armrests and cup holders. 

However, a reactive styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN)/gly-cidl methacrylate copolymer was found to be an effective reactive compatibilizer for the blends. Ethyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide was used as the catalyst. Probably, the epoxide groups react either with carboxyl or with hydroxyl groups of the PLLA end groups. This so modified polymer acts as the compatibilizer. Compatibilized PLLA/ABS blends exhibit an improved impact strength and an im-... 

Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) copolymers have been commercially available since the 1940s. Due to their comparatively high price, initially they have been used in rather special applications. The history of styrenic polymers has been reviewed by various authors (1,2). 

ASA structural latexes have been synthesized in a two stage seeded emulsion polymerization. In the first stage, partially crosslinked poly(n-butyl acrylate) and poly( -butyl acrylate-sfaf-2-ethylhexyl acrylate) rubber cores are synthesized. In the second stage, a hard styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) shell is grafted onto the rubber seeds (16). 

The scientific literature contains many references to other miscible blends of wholly amorphous components. One example is the system based on poly (methyl methacrylate), PMMA, and certain styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers, SAN, for which there may be some commercial interest and possibilities (71,73). 

Copolymers of styrene include a large group of random, graft, and block copolymers. Those with a high proportion of acrylonitrile used in barrier films as well as others such as methacrylic-butadiene-styrene copolymer (MBS) plastic is used as modifiers in PVC, SAN, ABS, ASA, etc. The styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) is the most important when considering volume and number of applications. 

Like HIPS, acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene (ABS) polymers have polybutadiene rubber incorporated into styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), giving a resin consisting of a two-phase system with inclusions of rubber in a continuous glassy matrix. Again, development of the best properties requires grafting between the glassy and rubbery phases. 

The microphase structure and mechanical properties of the blends containing neat acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) and sodium sulfonated SAN ionomer have been investigated as a function of ion content of the ionomer in the blend by Park et a/.51 The interfacial adhesion was quantified by H NMR solid echo experiments. The amount of interphase for the blend containing the SAN ionomer with low ion content (3.1 mol%) was nearly the same as that of ABS, but it decreases with the ion content of the ionomer for the blend with an ion content greater than 3.1 mol%. Changing the ionomer content in the blends shows a positive deviation from the rule of mixtures in tensile properties of the blends containing the SAN ionomer with low ion content. This seems to result from the enhanced tensile properties of the SAN ionomer, interfacial adhesion between the rubber and matrix, and the stress concentration effect of the secondary particles. 

Thermoplastics are plastics which undergo a softening when heated to a particular temperature. This thermoplastic behaviour is a consequence of the absence of covalent bonds between the polymeric chains, which remain as practically independent units linked only by weak electrostatic forces (Figure 1.4(a)). Therefore, waste thermoplastics can be easily reprocessed by heating and forming into a new shape. From a commercial point of view, the most important thermoplastics are high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene tereph-thalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), and styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN). 

The system styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) 28% acrylonitrile/ poly (methyl methacrylate) exhibits thermodynamic solubility relationships adequate for studying phase transition phenomena. The molecular weight properties of the polymers used in this study (Table III) were measured by gel permeation chromatography. The cloud-point curve for binary mixtures of these two polymers was determined by a technique developed previously (10). 

MBA copolymer of butadiene, butylacrylate and methylmethacrylate Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN)... 

Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) and its impact modified versions, viz., ABS (polybutadiene rubber grafted SAN), ASA (acrylate rubber grafted SAN), AES (EPDM rubber grafted SAN)... 

A ratio of about 3 1 styrene to acrylonitrile by weight results in styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), which is amorphous and transparent, with excellent chemical resistance, heat resistance, and gloss, and good rigidity and tensile and flexural strength. SAN is often used for cosmetic packaging, bottles, overcaps, closures, sprays, and nozzles. Since it does not contain much acrylonitrile, its gas barrier is poor. A ratio of about 7 3 acrylonitrile to styrene results in acrylonitrile-styrene copolymers (ANS), which have very good gas barrier properties. 

The term styrenic describes the family of major plastic products that use styrene as their key building-block PS, expanded polystyrene (EPS), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS), styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and unsaturated polyester resin (UP). Among these, UP is the only thermoset and will... 

Polyvinyl pyrrolidone Selenium and selenium compounds Styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN) Styrene-butadiene copolymers (SBR) Titanium dioxide... 

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