Metallic coloration

Metallic-colored materials that eliminate painting to lower costs

What is metallic coloration?

The use of metallic coloration to impart a sense of sophistication and luxury is ubiquitous in modern product manufacturing.

Typical methods for imparting metallic finishes to products involve painting or plating processes. 
However, such approaches are costly due to the multiple processing steps they require, and have the additional drawback of polluting the environment through the use of solvents at various stages.

To address these difficulties, Asahi Kasei has developed a novel manufacturing technology in which metallic materials are blended with resins to impart a lustrous metallic sheen.

Asahi Kasei recommends our TENAC™-C ZM413 metallic-colored polyacetal copolymer to eliminate painting steps from your production process.

Metallic-colored polyacetal copolymer tenac-c ZM413

Polyacetal, also known as polyoxymethylene (POM), features excellent mechanical properties, sliding behavior, and chemical resistance, and is used for many structural components and internal components.

POM resin "Tenac™-C ZM413" is a metallic-like POM copolymer that has physical properties and weather resistance equivalent to general weather-resistant grades, and complies with the interior environmental standards (reduction of volatile components) of automobile OEMs.

Click here for the physical properties table of TENAC™ -C ZM413

Advantage 1: Beautiful product designs.

These products are available in a wide range of color variations, and we have developed high-brightness and high-luster versions as well.

Color variation of TENAC-C ZM413
Color variation of TENAC-C ZM413

Advantage 2: Low emission of VOCs.

The physical properties and weather resistance of these products are equivalent to those of standard weather-resistant grades, and they also comply with various automotive OEM regulations restricting the emission of VOCs for materials intended for use in automobile interiors (VDA275<2 ppm).

Features of TENAC-C ZM413
Features of TENAC-C ZM413

Advantage 3: Lower costs and reduced environmental impact.

Typical methods for imparting metallic finishes to products involve painting or plating the surfaces of base resins. 

Such approaches are costly due to the multiple processing steps they require, and have the additional drawback of polluting the environment through the use of solvents at various stages.

Tenac™-C ZM413, it is possible to omit the painting process and cover these drawbacksBy using .

TENAC™ -C ZM413 case study

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