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Applications Asaflex
Last updated : November 29, 2010

Asaflex™ from Asahi Kasei Chemicals is providing solutions for customers worldwide,
with function and performance in these and other fields of application.
Let Asaflex™ contribute to your solutions.

Please note that the following information is provided only as a basic guide, and not as any representation or warranty of suitability for a specific purpose or non-infringement of industrial property rights.
Collated Tables of Asaflex™ applications with pictures
Use the Asaflex™ blend simulator,
to estimate the balance between impact resistance and transparency.

Tabular index: Asaflex™ applications, functions, and recommended grades
Fabrication process Typical end products Blended polymers Effects, enhancements Recommended grades
Injection molding
Food containers
neat Asaflex™
GPPS
Tufprene™
Transparency
Impact resistance
Garment hangers
Toys
Sundries, cases
Transparent appliance and OA parts
Cosmetics overcaps

Transparency
Push-lock properties

Sheet extrusion
Blister packs
SC*
GPPS
HIPS
Tufprene™
Transparency
Impact resistance
Transparent drink cups Transparency
Impact resistance
GPPS compatibility
Deep drawing
Food containers
Frozen dessert cups, lids
IC carrier tapes Transparency
Folding endurance
Films
Shrink labels
SC*
Low-temp. shrinking
Low natural shrinkage

PSP**, HIPS laminating films
SC*
GPPS
HIPS
Elongation
Profile extrusion
IC magazine rails
SC*
GPPS
HIPS
Transparency
Impact resistance
Blow molding
Gardening ampoules
neat Asaflex™
Transparency
Impact resistance
Glue containers
Transparent megaphones

*SC: Styrenic copolymer from PS Japan Corp. similar to Asaflex™ in refraction index; sheets produced from SC-Asaflex™ blends show transparency and impact resistance levels unattainable with GPPS.
*PSP: Polystyrene paper (foamed PS)
  • Contact us for information on the registered status or ratings of given grades for specific categories of use or application.
  • None of the grades or products described herein are intended or supplied for use in any medical device or pharmaceuticals-related application of the following nature.
    -Any application involving implantation in the human body.
    -Any application involving more than 30 days of continuous contact with the human body (or with blood and other bodily fluids).
  • Contact us before using any of these grades or products in any medical application or in any application involving food contact.


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