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TENAC™-C (ZM413 grade)
Low emission (formaldehyde) gas, Environmentally friendly, metallic-colored polyacetal resin
Asahi Kasei has modified the conventional polyacetal resin to take on metallic colors while achieving low VOC emission. This contributes to significant cost reduction by eliminating plating and coating process as well as reducing negative impact on the environment. The resin also has weather resistant property.
QWhich interior parts use ZM413?
QCan ZM413 be used instead of a plated product?
QCan it also be used for exterior parts?
QCan we use mold for existing products to process ZM413?
QWhat molding conditions do you recommend?
QHow do we adjust colors?
ZM413's low VOC emission and good weather resistance properties makes it suitable for use in vehicle interior parts. The metallic color often contributes to sophisticated designs.
ZM413's low VOC emission and good weather resistance properties makes it suitable for use in vehicle interior parts. The metallic color often contributes to sophisticated designs.
Excellent design capability
Asahi Kasei offers wide range of colors in various levels of brightness and shades of glossiness.
Low VOC emission
Even though ZM413 is metallic-colored, it maintains low VOC emission (VDA275 < 2 ppm), and its physical properties as well as weather resistance are equivalent to those of engineering plastics of general weather resistance grade.
Cost reduction and environmental load
Generally, to produce a metallic part, the surface of its base resin is coated. Coating requires multiple processes and is thus costly. In addition, since solvents are used in some processes, negative environmental impact is expected. These are the drawbacks of coating. The use of Asahi Kasei's ZM413 can eliminate the coating processes. Thus, making ZM413 an environmentally friendly choice.
Vehicle interior parts
ZM413 contributes to safer and more luxurious interior designs. Surface of coated products often starts to peel due to wear over time exposing sharp edges that may lead to injuries when in contact with human skin. Since ZM413 eliminates the coating process it reduces such risk to zero. This property also works in favor to keep the interior design of the vehicle fresh and maintains the luxurious in-vehicle atmosphere.
