An Ionomer Resin Providing Clarity, Toughness, and Versatility
DuPont™ Surlyn® is a leading choice for food, cosmetic, medical device, and skin and stretch packaging— as well as in golf balls and industrial applications.
Known for its outstanding clarity, toughness, and light weight, DuPont™ Surlyn® ionomer resin is a reliable, cost-effective solution for a range of innovative packaging and other applications.
For food packaging, Surlyn® provides low-temperature seal initiation, excellent hot tack strength, and puncture resistance. It seals through contaminants, helps reduce leakers, and increases line speeds.
For cosmetics and medical device packaging, it provides clarity, formability, and scratch resistance. It is an attractive, lightweight alternative to clamshell and blister packaging.
Surlyn® is also used as the surface layer for golf balls, ski boots, and overmolded bottles. Its processing options include blown film, cast film, sheet, extrusion coating, and injection molding.
Surlyn® ionomer resin is available in a variety of grades, including some that help downgauge multi-layer structures and optimize material usage. Surlyn® also contributes to sustainability efforts by helping reduce waste by providing packaging integrity.
USES AND APPLICATIONS
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Surlyn® for Polymer Modification
DuPont™ Surlyn® for polymer modification is used as a processing aid and compatibilizer in PET. It also is used as a nylon toughener in automotive parts.
DUPONT PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Surlyn® Sealants
DuPont™ Surlyn® sealant resin provides excellent clarity, hot tack, heat seal, and toughness for packaging a variety of foods, as well as pharmaceuticals, household cleaners, and personal care products.
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Surlyn® for Injection Molding
DuPont™ Surlyn® PC injection molding resin and unique Surlyn® 3D overmolding technology offer glass-like clarity and unparalleled design freedom for rigid cosmetic jars and perfume bottles.
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Surlyn® for Golf Balls
DuPont™ Surlyn® ionomer resins are used as a material in the golf ball cover and mantle of balls from nearly all major ball makers.
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Surlyn® for Extruded Shapes & Sheets
DuPont™ Surlyn® extrusion resin provides toughness, durability, and abrasion and chemical resistance for demanding applications, including shock tubes for mining and construction to snowshoes and wake/bodyboards.
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Surlyn® for Blow Molding
DuPont™ Surlyn® blow molding resins provide high gloss, scratch resistance, pleasant touch, and squeezability to cosmetic bottles and transparent tottles for lip gloss.
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Surlyn® for Skin & Stretch Packaging
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Surlyn® for Medical Device Packaging
DuPont™ Surlyn® for thermoforming film provides excellent clarity and formability, making it a cost-effective solution for sterilized medical device packaging.
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Surlyn® Reflections for Molded-In Color
Surlyn® Reflections high gloss resin is a thermoplastic alloy made up of ionomer and polyamide, enabling manufacturers to mold tough and durable, high-gloss parts that require no painting.
CASE STUDIES
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Foam Packaging Alternative
Coldpack’s Airliner thermally insulated pouch is a foam packaging alternative for shipping temperature-sensitive products, made with three DuPont resins.
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Salonpas Foil Packaging
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. uses DuPont™ Surlyn® in its foil packaging to prevent delamination caused by the active ingredients in its Salonpas pain relief patch.
Product Information
Product Data Sheets (45)
- Surlyn® 1601 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1601-2 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1601-2LM Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1605 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1605SBR Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1650 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1650SB Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1652 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1652SB Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1652SR Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1702 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1702-1 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1705-1 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1706 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1707 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1802 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1825 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1857 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 1901 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 2601 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 2601B Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® E185SB Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® PC100 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® PC350 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® PC2000 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 7940 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8020 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8150 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8320 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8528 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8660 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8920 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8940 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 8945 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9020 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9120 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9150 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9320 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9520 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9650 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9720 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9721 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9910 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9945 Datasheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® 9950 Datasheet (PDF)
Additional Information (18)
- Cost Saving Super Tough Surlyn® (PDF)
- Disco Purge Procedure (PDF)
- Reduce Packaging Sealing Failures Technical Sheet (PDF)
- Surlyn® Reflections Coating Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Reflections Molding Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Chemical Resistance (PDF)
- Surlyn® Extrusion Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Fastening Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Moisture Protection (PDF)
- Surlyn® Molding Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Packaging Grades Chart (PDF)
- Surlyn® Packaging Properties Overview (PDF)
- Surlyn® Properties Chart (PDF)
- Surlyn® Properties Overview (PDF)
- Surlyn® Property Grid (PDF)
- Surlyn® Troubleshooting Guide (PDF)
- Surlyn® Safe Handling (PDF)
- Typical Properties of Surlyn® (PDF)