Minex® 12
Minex® 12 belongs to the Minex® range of functional fillers and extenders, which are proven performance enhancers in a broad range of paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and inks. With its use, excellent brightness, tint retention, and weatherability can be achieved in exterior paints. In interior paint formulations, it improves color, sheen uniformity, chemical and stain resistance, and durability. This product is easily dispersed in all conventional vehicle systems. Its low oil absorption permits high loadings in adhesives, sealants, and aqueous- and alkyd-based paints.
Identification
Product families
Applications
- Architectural Coatings
- Decorative Paints
- Architectural Coatings
- Decorative Paints Coatings & Stains
Product Families
- Fillers & Extenders
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Minex
- End Uses
Clearcoat, Powder Coating, Radiation Curable Coating, Waterborne Coating
- Functions
- Extender, Filler
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Alkyds
- Markets
- Building & Construction
- Paints & Coatings
- Cure
- Radiation Cure
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Packaging Type
- Bags
- Totes (IBC)
- Labeling Claims
- Low VOC
- Attributes
Easily tinted and enhanced color development as a colorant dispersion aid; Engineered fine particle size for higher gloss; Improved scratch and abrasion resistance in surface coatings; Regulatory-compliant (silica deficient); Increase loading potential in solvent clears to lower VOCs; Transparent filler (refractive index similar to most common binders) for high clarity and low haze finishes.; Accelerated cure rate of UV curable clear systems; Higher loading in clears based on superior optics; UV/EB cure compatible and optimization and reduction of photoinitiator usage level
- Country Availability
- Canada
- USA
- Applications
MINEX® specialty grades use proprietary processing technologies to produce engineered mineral filler products. Ultra-fine MINEX 12 are especially useful for higher gloss coatings and are the preferred choice for clear systems.
- Availability
- IBC, 50 lb Paper Bags.
- Coating End Applications
- Clearcoat
- Powder Coating
- Radiation Curable Coating
- Waterborne Coating
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Alkyds
Technical data
Table 1 of 2
17 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Particle Size (Passing through 30 Mesh) | 100.0 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Particle Size (Passing through 20 Mesh) | 100.0 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Particle Size (Passing through 15 Mesh) | 100.0 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Particle Size (Passing through 10 Mesh) | 99.9 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Particle Size (Passing through 5 Mesh) | 99.0 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Median Particle Size | 1.5 | — | Laser Diffraction |
| Hegman Value | 7.0 | — | ASTM D1210-79 |
| Specific Surface Area | 6.2 | m²/g | BET |
| Brightness | 92.0 | — | TAPPI |
| Moisture Content | 20.0 | % | ASTM C-566 |
| Oil Absorption | 34.0 | — | ASTM D-281 |
| pH | 10.5 | — | AFS 113-87-S |
Table 2 of 2
8 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Silicon Dioxide | 60.2 | % |
| Aluminum Oxide | 0.08 | % |
| Sodium Oxide | 23.6 | % |
| Potassium Oxide | 0.35 | % |
| Calcium Oxide | 0.02 | % |
| Iron Oxide | 4.8 | % |
| Magnesium Oxide | 10.5 | % |
| Loss on lgnition | 0.42 | % |
