CYCAT® 500 Catalyst
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Catalyst
CYCAT® 500 Catalyst stands out as a pivotal element in CASE Ingredients' additives portfolio, designed for specific applications in paints and coatings. This catalyst, appearing as a clear amber liquid, finds its optimal use in diverse sectors like industrial coatings, furniture coatings, and notably in E-Coat and Electrodeposition, along with primer systems.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
Applications
- Furniture Coatings
Product Families
- Catalysts & Initiators
Other characteristics
- Brand
- CYCAT
- End Uses
- E-Coat & Electrodeposition, Primer
- Functions
- Catalyst
- Markets
- Paints & Coatings
- Benefits
- reduces energy requirements
- no decrease in electrocoat bath stability
- high electrical resistivity
- improves resistance properties
- organic (hydrocarbon) solvent soluble
- Use Levels
- 0.5 – 5.0% solid binder
- Appearance
- Clear amber liquid
- Solubility
CYCAT 500 catalyst is soluble in most commonly used organic solvents. Its solubility in water is limited.
- Coating Type
- E-Coat & Electrodeposition
- Primer
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Suggested Uses
CYCAT 500 catalyst is recommended for use in electrocoating applications to achieve cures in the range of 110 - 135 °C in 15 to 30 minutes, or to reduce the baking time at higher baking temperatures. CYCAT 500 catalyst is also recommended for coatings applied by other application techniques, providing improved adhesion and resistance properties compared with other sulfonic acid type catalysts.. Dosage: 1 - 3 % on solid resin
- Special Properties
CYCAT 500 catalyst is a strong sulfonic acid catalyst which catalyzes the curing reaction between carboxyl, hydroxyl and amide functional groups with alkylated melamine formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde crosslinking agents.
- Storage and Handling
At temperatures from 40 to 90 °F (5 - 32 °C) storage stability packed in original containers amount to at least 1080 days.
- Suggested Applications
- Primers
- Electrocoat
- Coil coating finishes
- High solids systems
- Electrostatic spray systems
