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Tech guide Asaflex
May 26, 2010

Extruded sheets with excellent hinge life can be obtained with Asaflex™/GPPS blends containing 70 wt% or more Asaflex™. Adding Tufprene™ further enhances this effect – resulting in excellent bending endurance with lower Asaflex™ content.

Folding endurance of extruded sheets from Asaflex™/GPPS blends
Asaflex™ 835/GPPS (wt%) Folding repetitions to fracture
30/70
1
50/50
5
70/30
> 2,000
Asaflex™ 835/GPPS/Tufprene™ (wt%)
Folding repetitions to fracture
30/62/8
6
50/42/8
> 2,000
Test conditions and materials
Method:
JIS P00115, 135° right/left bend, 1.5 kg load
Sheet thickness:
0.3 mm
GPPS:
PSJ- Polystyrene™ 685 (PS Japan Corp.)

  • Please note that all data and values are given as typical results obtained with the indicated test methods,
    and not as any product specification or warranty of any nature.

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