Polyacetal Resin TENAC™
Polyacetal Resin
TENAC™
Asahi Kasei started the production and sales of TENAC™ homopolymers in 1972, followed by copolymers in 1985, and the world-first polyacetal block copolymers TENAC™ LA series in 1987.
The company started production and sales of copolymers in Zhangjiagang, China since 2004 in addition to the plant in Japan.
In the polyacetal business field, Asahi Kasei is the world's only manufacturer of both homopolymers (TENAC™) and copolymers (TENAC™ -C), as well as for the block copolymers "TENAC™ LA series" with its own unique technologies.
Capacity
Okayama, Japan 44,000 Mt/year
(20,000 Mt/year homopolymer, 24,000 Mt/year copolymer).
Zhangjiagang, China 20,000 Mt/year copolymer.
Polyacetal Resin
TENAC™
Asahi Kasei started the production and sales of TENAC™ homopolymers in 1972, followed by copolymers in 1985, and the world-first polyacetal block copolymers TENAC™ LA series in 1987.
The company started production and sales of copolymers in Zhangjiagang, China since 2004 in addition to the plant in Japan.
In the polyacetal business field, Asahi Kasei is the world's only manufacturer of both homopolymers (TENAC™) and copolymers (TENAC™ -C), as well as for the block copolymers "TENAC™ LA series" with its own unique technologies.
Capacity
Okayama, Japan 44,000 Mt/year
(20,000 Mt/year homopolymer, 24,000 Mt/year copolymer).
Zhangjiagang, China 20,000 Mt/year copolymer.
What is TENAC™ ?
TENAC™ is the trademark of polyacetal resin manufactured and sold by Asahi Kasei.
TENAC™ is our polyacetal resin that was named after “TENAX” meaning “tough” in Latin.
The polyacetal resin is a well-balanced engineering plastic featuring superb mechanical characteristics including strength and rigidity, as well as excellent friction and wear characteristics, dimensional stability, and resistance to oils and organic solvents.
Asahi Kasei has high viscosity grades such as TENAC™ “2010” and “3010” with excellent durability and toughness, TENAC™ “MG210” with improved creep resistance by utilizing our unique crystallinity control technology.
We also have a lineup of VOC grades (“Z series”) which has low formaldehyde emission during use.
Currently, these materials are used for automobiles, for example, in motor gears, mechanical parts, and interior materials, etc.
Our extensive product lineups ensure provision of optimal grades for customers according to applications.
Features of TENAC™
The features of TENAC™ among general-purpose engineering plastics are shown below.
Advantages
1. Excellent wear and friction resistance for a long time
2. Excellent fatigue and creep properties.
3. Excellent resistance against oils and organic solvents
Disadvantages
Common to homopolymers and copolymers
1. There is no flame retardancy higher than UL94 standard V-1.
2. Please be careful when using in contact with acidic substances.
Homopolymer
1. Please be careful when using in contact with hot water.
Production for TENAC™
TENAC™ resins are manufactured in an integrated manner from raw materials to products using proprietary technology.
TENAC™ Application cases
Fuel pump module
It is a part that is mounted on the fuel tank of a vehicle and has a built-in pump and fuel filter in the lower case, and sends purified fuel from the upper flange to the engine.
The main parts are made of POM resin, which has excellent fuel resistance.
Products
Features
・Excellent fuel resistant property.
・Excellent creep resistance.
Inside door handle / case
・Achieves the UV resistance and chemical resistance required for automobile interior parts without painting.
・Changes in the mechanical properties and color tone due to heat aging and UV irradiation have cleared the standards of each OEM.
・It complies with OEM in-vehicle environmental standards (reduction of volatile components), which are becoming stricter year by year.
Products
Grades
TENAC™-C Z4513：Medium viscosity, low formaldehyde emisson, UV resistant copolymer grade
TENAC™-C ZM413：Medium viscosity, low formaldehyde emisson , UV resistant, metallic appearance copolymer grade
Features
・Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) property of the highest level in the industry.
・Excellent UV resistance.
・The metallic appearance grade enables high designed product surface without painting.
Through anchor
The through anchor is installed on the center pillar, and the metal parts are coverd with POM resin to maintain the slidability with the seat belt made from polyester.
In addition, high-viscosity UV-resistant homopolymer grade 3013A is used because it is required to have impact resistance in the automobile crash and UV resistance because it is an interior part.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ 3013A：Ultra-high viscosity UV resistant homopolymer grade
Features
・UV resistance
・Excellent imapct strength.
Seat-belt press button
・It has the high UV resistance and low formaldehyde emisson properties required for automobile interior parts.
・It has excellent impact strength and is not easily damaged even in an emergency.
Products
Features
・Industry's highest level of low VOC (volatile organic compound) performance
・UV resistance
・Impact strength
Motor gear
Since the gears used in the motors that window lifters, wipers, seats, etc. are required to have high durability, high-viscosity homopolymers are mainly used.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent durability.
・Excellent creep property.
・Weight reduction is possible by replacing metal with POM resin.
Window regulator（Carrier plate）
POM is often used for window regulators (wire type), which are elevating devices for window glass, because of their excellent slidability and durability.
The carrier plate is made from ultra high viscosity homopolymer, which has superior fatigue resistance and high creep resistance,because it supports the window glass and receives a long-term load.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent durability
・Superior fatigue resistance, excellent creep property
・Weight reduction is possible by replacing metal with POM resin.
Door roller
Door roller opens and closes the sash smoothly.
In recent years, sashes have become heavier due to improved heat insulation and the use of double glazing.
Due to the increased load on the door roller, TENAC™ ultra-high viscosity grades are used for its excellent durability.
Products
Grades
・TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
・TENAC™ 2010 : Ultra-high viscosity homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent creep property
・Low friction and wear for slinding metal
Printer gear
Gears transmit torque and rotation to the meshing gears by rotating around an axis.
The performance required for resin gears is rigidity, durability, slidability and quietness, and static and dynamic dimensional accuracy, and
TENAC™ has a lineup of numerous grades that meet the required characteristics of each.
Products
Grades
・LZ750
・High stiffness / high precision copolymer grade NS556;
Inorganic filler reinforced grade that achieves both high stiffness and high precision
・High flowability and excellent slidability copolymer grades, LZ750 and LX750 ;
These two grades are based on the high-performance copolymer HC750, and different sliding agents are used for these grades.
Features
・Good slidability
・Highly precision moldability
Printer mechanical parts
(TENAC™)
・There are wide variety of mechanical parts for printers.
Typical items are shafts, bearings, arms, rollers, cams, etc.
・These products are required to have little change in performance over a long period of time.
・Rigidity and wearability are required for shafts and bearings to maintain the hole diameter, and resistance to deformation during repeated fatigue is required for arms and cams.
Products
Grades
・High-performance copolymer grade, HC750, HC450 ;
These polyacetal resins balances the mechanical properties of homopolymer and thermal resistance of copolymer.
・High flowability and Excellent slidability copolymer grades, LZ750 and LX750 ;
These two grades are based on the high-performance copolymer, HC750, and different sliding agents are used for these grades.
Features
・TENAC™ is a material with excellent durability, fatigue and slidability as well as mechanical properties.
・In particular, HC series , which has both the good points of homopolyner and copolymer, are the material suitable for mechanical parts.
・LZ and LX series, which has a sliding prescription based on HC series, has excellent sliding performance as well as mechanical properties.
・Due to its excellent flowability, it can be molded to thin products.
Conductive bearing
By adding various conductive carbon to non-conductive plastic, it is possible to replace electrical contact parts and ground parts that were previously metal.
It is superior in terms of productivity and cost because parts can be manufactured only by molding without secondary processing.
Products
Features
・All grades have excellent conductivity with a volume resistance of 100 to 101Ωcm.
・TFC77 has extremely stable conductivity and slidability.
・TFC84 has stable conductivity and excellent toughness.
Infusion pump guide
・Infusion pumps are required not only to deliver the required amount of liquid stably over a long period of time and to reduce the size.
・Since the liquid feed part is always in contact with the medical tube, this part is required to have abrasion resistance.
Therefore, TENAC™ high sliding grade is applied to these parts.
Products
Grades
High sliding performance grade
For many years, Asahi Kasei has pursued the highest level of friction and wear characteristics and mechanical properties, and has provided the TENAC™ high sliding grade to the market.
We propose the optimum grade in combination with the counter material.
Features
・Dimensional stability
・Durability
・High load slidability
Lancet
・Lancet is used for micro blood sampling such as blood glucose measurement.
・TENAC™ is used from the viewpoint of injection moldability and good puncture property.
Products
Grades
High flow homopolymer grade
Features
・High flowability
・Antistatic property
・Low warpage deformability
・High crystallization rate
PIM : Powder Injection Molding
PIM : Powder Injection Molding
PIM is a method of manufacturing small, high-precision metal and ceramic parts by adding a binder to metal or ceramic powder and injection molding, followed by degreasing and sintering.
Products
Grades
・Super high flowability grades: Tenac™ FF520, Tenac™ 9520
・We have developed innovative polyacetal resins to utilize as a binder.
・It is available to markets as a Super high flowability grade.
Features
・Excellent extrudability and thermal stability of metal or ceramic powder and binder mixtures (feedstock)
・Excellent feedstock formability
・Excellent strength of feedstock molding
Fuel pump module
It is a part that is mounted on the fuel tank of a vehicle and has a built-in pump and fuel filter in the lower case, and sends purified fuel from the upper flange to the engine.
The main parts are made of POM resin, which has excellent fuel resistance.
Products
Features
・Excellent fuel resistant property.
・Excellent creep resistance.
Inside door handle / case
・Achieves the UV resistance and chemical resistance required for automobile interior parts without painting.
・Changes in the mechanical properties and color tone due to heat aging and UV irradiation have cleared the standards of each OEM.
・It complies with OEM in-vehicle environmental standards (reduction of volatile components), which are becoming stricter year by year.
Products
Grades
TENAC™-C Z4513：Medium viscosity, low formaldehyde emisson, UV resistant copolymer grade
TENAC™-C ZM413：Medium viscosity, low formaldehyde emisson , UV resistant, metallic appearance copolymer grade
Features
・Low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) property of the highest level in the industry.
・Excellent UV resistance.
・The metallic appearance grade enables high designed product surface without painting.
Through anchor
The through anchor is installed on the center pillar, and the metal parts are coverd with POM resin to maintain the slidability with the seat belt made from polyester.
In addition, high-viscosity UV-resistant homopolymer grade 3013A is used because it is required to have impact resistance in the automobile crash and UV resistance because it is an interior part.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ 3013A：Ultra-high viscosity UV resistant homopolymer grade
Features
・UV resistance
・Excellent imapct strength.
Seat-belt press button
・It has the high UV resistance and low formaldehyde emisson properties required for automobile interior parts.
・It has excellent impact strength and is not easily damaged even in an emergency.
Products
Features
・Industry's highest level of low VOC (volatile organic compound) performance
・UV resistance
・Impact strength
Motor gear
Since the gears used in the motors that window lifters, wipers, seats, etc. are required to have high durability, high-viscosity homopolymers are mainly used.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent durability.
・Excellent creep property.
・Weight reduction is possible by replacing metal with POM resin.
Window regulator（Carrier plate）
POM is often used for window regulators (wire type), which are elevating devices for window glass, because of their excellent slidability and durability.
The carrier plate is made from ultra high viscosity homopolymer, which has superior fatigue resistance and high creep resistance,because it supports the window glass and receives a long-term load.
Products
Grades
TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent durability
・Superior fatigue resistance, excellent creep property
・Weight reduction is possible by replacing metal with POM resin.
Door roller
Door roller opens and closes the sash smoothly.
In recent years, sashes have become heavier due to improved heat insulation and the use of double glazing.
Due to the increased load on the door roller, TENAC™ ultra-high viscosity grades are used for its excellent durability.
Products
Grades
・TENAC™ MG210 : Ultra-high viscosity and high durability homopolymer grade
・TENAC™ 2010 : Ultra-high viscosity homopolymer grade
Features
・Excellent creep property
・Low friction and wear for slinding metal
Printer gear
Gears transmit torque and rotation to the meshing gears by rotating around an axis.
The performance required for resin gears is rigidity, durability, slidability and quietness, and static and dynamic dimensional accuracy, and
TENAC™ has a lineup of numerous grades that meet the required characteristics of each.
Products
Grades
・LZ750
・High stiffness / high precision copolymer grade NS556;
Inorganic filler reinforced grade that achieves both high stiffness and high precision
・High flowability and excellent slidability copolymer grades, LZ750 and LX750 ;
These two grades are based on the high-performance copolymer HC750, and different sliding agents are used for these grades.
Features
・Good slidability
・Highly precision moldability
Printer mechanical parts
(TENAC™)
・There are wide variety of mechanical parts for printers.
Typical items are shafts, bearings, arms, rollers, cams, etc.
・These products are required to have little change in performance over a long period of time.
・Rigidity and wearability are required for shafts and bearings to maintain the hole diameter, and resistance to deformation during repeated fatigue is required for arms and cams.
Products
Grades
・High-performance copolymer grade, HC750, HC450 ;
These polyacetal resins balances the mechanical properties of homopolymer and thermal resistance of copolymer.
・High flowability and Excellent slidability copolymer grades, LZ750 and LX750 ;
These two grades are based on the high-performance copolymer, HC750, and different sliding agents are used for these grades.
Features
・TENAC™ is a material with excellent durability, fatigue and slidability as well as mechanical properties.
・In particular, HC series , which has both the good points of homopolyner and copolymer, are the material suitable for mechanical parts.
・LZ and LX series, which has a sliding prescription based on HC series, has excellent sliding performance as well as mechanical properties.
・Due to its excellent flowability, it can be molded to thin products.
Conductive bearing
By adding various conductive carbon to non-conductive plastic, it is possible to replace electrical contact parts and ground parts that were previously metal.
It is superior in terms of productivity and cost because parts can be manufactured only by molding without secondary processing.
Products
Features
・All grades have excellent conductivity with a volume resistance of 100 to 101Ωcm.
・TFC77 has extremely stable conductivity and slidability.
・TFC84 has stable conductivity and excellent toughness.
Infusion pump guide
・Infusion pumps are required not only to deliver the required amount of liquid stably over a long period of time and to reduce the size.
・Since the liquid feed part is always in contact with the medical tube, this part is required to have abrasion resistance.
Therefore, TENAC™ high sliding grade is applied to these parts.
Products
Grades
High sliding performance grade
For many years, Asahi Kasei has pursued the highest level of friction and wear characteristics and mechanical properties, and has provided the TENAC™ high sliding grade to the market.
We propose the optimum grade in combination with the counter material.
Features
・Dimensional stability
・Durability
・High load slidability
Lancet
・Lancet is used for micro blood sampling such as blood glucose measurement.
・TENAC™ is used from the viewpoint of injection moldability and good puncture property.
Products
Grades
High flow homopolymer grade
Features
・High flowability
・Antistatic property
・Low warpage deformability
・High crystallization rate
PIM : Powder Injection Molding
PIM : Powder Injection Molding
PIM is a method of manufacturing small, high-precision metal and ceramic parts by adding a binder to metal or ceramic powder and injection molding, followed by degreasing and sintering.
Products
Grades
・Super high flowability grades: Tenac™ FF520, Tenac™ 9520
・We have developed innovative polyacetal resins to utilize as a binder.
・It is available to markets as a Super high flowability grade.
Features
・Excellent extrudability and thermal stability of metal or ceramic powder and binder mixtures (feedstock)
・Excellent feedstock formability
・Excellent strength of feedstock molding
Grade List
TENAC™ （Homopolymer）
| Standard | High-Durability | Low-VOC | High-Cycle | Weather-resistant | Reinforced | Lubricant | Soft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Viscosity |
2010 3010 |
MG210 | Z3010 | 2013A 3013A |
LT802 | |||
| Medium Viscosity |
4010 4060 5010 |
4050 | Z4060 | 5050 | 4013A 5013A |
GA510 GA520 |
LT804 LT200 FS410 LP402 LA543 LM511 |
4012 |
| High Flowability |
7010 | 7050 7054 |
GN705 | LS701 LL700 |
||||
| Super High Flowability |
9054 |
TENAC™-C（Copolymer）
| Standard | Low-VOC | High-Function Standard | Anti-Scratch | Weather-resistant | Reinforced | Lubricant | Conductive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Viscosity |
3510 | V3510 Z3510 Z3513 |
HC350 | 3513 | LT350 | |||
| Medium Viscosity |
4520 5520 |
HC450 HC550 |
HC460 | 4513 4563 |
GN455 CF452 CF454 NS556 |
LV450 | TFC64 TFC84 TFC77 |
|
| High Flowability |
7520 8520 9520 |
ZH760 | HC750 | HC760 | 7513 | GN752 GN755 MT754 |
EF750 EF850 |
|
| LD755 | ||||||||
Grade Search
TENAC™（Homopolymer）
TENAC™-C（Copolymer）
Product Data / Tips for Use
QWhat is the relationship between GF orientation and product design precautions?
QWhat is actions for anti-warping?
QWhat is annealing and humidity control?
QHow to remove the mold deposit?
QWhat is the rework material and the condition used?
QWhat is the effect of discoloration during drying on physical properties?
QHow is the relationship between mold shrinkage rate and molding temperature?
QHow is the relationship between molding conditions and crystallization?
QWhat is the maximum thickness of the product and the minimum thickness?
QIs pre-drying necessary?
QWhat is the shape of GF?
QHow to read the grade numbers?
QWhat is the masterbatch?
QWhat is the difference between crystalline and amorphous resins?
QWhat is the difference between high and low viscosity grades?
QWhat is the lublicity grade?
QWhat kind of inorganic fillers are there?
QWhat is the difference between homopolymer and copolymer of POM?
QWhat is UL?
1. UL-94: Combustion test for plastic materials: Depending on the thickness of the test piece, there is 94HB, 94V-2, 94V-1, 94V-0, and generally the thinner the wall thickness, the more easily it burns.
2. UL-746A: The following two are used in the specification for short-term physical property assessment of plastic materials: In the case of a thermoplastic resin, it is applied in a use environment in which a dynamic external force is applied, and is determined by a tensile impact value (Izod value in the case of a thermosetting resin).The labeling method is applied in a use environment in which only "Mech,with imp static" external force is applied, and in the case of a thermoplastic resin, it is determined by a tensile strength (bending strength in the case of a thermosetting resin), and the labeling method is "Mech,w/o imp"
3. UL-746B: The following are used in the specification for long-term physical property assessment of plastic materials: Rated temperature Indicates a constant temperature at which the initial physical properties (e.g., electrical and mechanical properties) drop to 50% when exposed to air at a constant temperature for 0.1 million hours. Indicates RTIs (Relative Thermal Index) at °C.
4. UL-746C: UL-ranked by the rating level in the standard for evaluating the electrical use of plastic materials. (PCL:Performance Level Categories) uses the following five.
(1) Hot-wire ignitability: The degree to which the material is heated and ignited is evaluated in the number of seconds of ignition, and the indication is in five levels from 0 to 5 in the HWI (Hot-Wire Ignition) PCL-rank. The smaller the number, the better.
(2) Large current arc ignitability: The degree to which the material ignites by arc discharge is evaluated by arc number, and the indication of HAI (High-Ampare Arc Resistance) PCL rank is better as the number is smaller in 5 stages from 0 to 4.
(3) Arc Resistance: The degree to which a conductive path is formed, attributed to arcs according to ASTM D495, is evaluated in seconds, the indicia are shown as D495, and the PCL rank is 8 steps from 0 to 7, and the smaller the number, the better.
(4) High-voltage tracking: Repeated high-voltage, low-current arcing on the surface of the material, evaluating the degree to which the material can cause a conductive path, evaluating at the tracking speed (millimeters/minute), labeling is HVTR(High Voltage Arc Tracking Rate.
(5) Tracking Resistance: Evaluate the degree of voltage that causes the material to create a permanent carbonized conductivity path, the indication is CTI (Comparative Tracking Index), the PCL-rank is six steps from 0 to 5, the smaller the number, the better.
5. UL-746D: Standards for plastic-material assemblies
QWhat is the difference of weather and light resistant?
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