AFCONA 2023
AFCONA 2023 is a moderate defoamer with minimal side effects. It prevents the formation of foam and blisters during the manufacturing and application of solvent-based coatings. The product has a moderate defoaming property and does not show many of the obvious side effects seen when using some stronger defoamers.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
Applications
- Wood Coatings & Finishes
- Industrial Coatings
Product Families
- Foam Control
Other characteristics
- Brand
- AFCONA
- End Uses
2K (2 component) Coating, Enamel, Solventborne Coating
- Functions
- Defoamer
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
Acrylics, Alkyds (Medium Oil), Epoxies (EP), Nitrocellulose, Polyesters, Polyurethanes (PU)
- Markets
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Slightly yellowish to transparent liquid
- Product Uses
Two-pack polyurethane system for refinish, wood and general industrial; NC and acid-cured systems for wood; Industrial coatings like heat-cured enamels, acrylic thermosetting and oil-free polyester systems; Air-drying systems like long - and medium-oil alkyd
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Product Features
AFCONA-2023 has a moderate defoaming property and does not show many of the obvious side effects seen when using some stronger defoamers.; AFCONA – 2023 is the silicone-containing version of AFCONA – 2021. Both defoamers offer a very good balance of defoaming performance and in-can transparency.; AFCONA – 2023 is suitable for a wide variety of systems, including low polar to high polar systems.
- Country Availability
- Canada
- USA
- Coating End Applications
- 2K (2 component) Coating
- Enamel
- Solventborne Coating
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Acrylics
- Alkyds (Medium Oil)
- Epoxies (EP)
- Nitrocellulose
- Polyesters
- Polyurethanes (PU)
- Compatible Substrates and Surfaces
- Wood
Technical data
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3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density (at 20°C) | 0.88 - 0.90 | g/cm³ |
| Refractive Index | 1.480 - 1.490 | — |
| Flash Point | 42.0 | °C |
