Durability Differences Between Tritan™, SAN, and PC Plastics for Foodservice
All three materials are durable, but in different ways. Eastman-Kodak conducted a lengthy study testing several performance functions of these materials. We're going to look at two common occurrences in commercial foodservice that can have the most impact on durability: dishwashing, and dropping/striking drinkware.
Commercial Dishwasher Performance of Tritan™ vs. SAN vs. PC
In the dishwashing portion of Eastman-Kodak's study, they washed all three plastics in a commercial dishwasher 1,000 times. Each material was inspected for clarity and structural integrity (chipping, cracking, etc.) after 1, 100, 250, 500, 750, and 1,000 wash cycles.
Both Tritan™ and SAN withstood washing in a commercial dishwasher for 1,000 cycles. It's likely each plastic would continue to perform well after 1,000 washes, but the test didn't go any further. PC, on the other hand, passed its first wash, but failed after the next benchmark of only 100 washes because it showed signs of cracking.
