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Afcona 3593

Chemical Family
Polysiloxanes

Afcona - 3593 is a leveling and substrate wetting agent for aqueous coatings and printing inks.

Properties

Physical Form
Liquid

Identification

CASE Ingredients Functions
Leveling AgentWetting Agent

Product families

CASE Ingredients — Additives
  • Dispersing & Wetting Additives
  • Functional Additives

Other characteristics

Brand
Afcona
End Uses
Waterborne Coating
Features

Anti-Cratering , Anti-foaming, Good Leveling, Improved Substrate Wetting, Low Surface Tension, Recoatability

Appearance
Clear to slight yellowish liquid
Shelf LIfe
3 years
Technology
CASE Ingredients
Incorporation

Afcona-3593 should be added prior to processing. Shear force is required.

Product Features

Afcona – 3590 is a special structure designed organically modified polysiloxane. It can quickly reduce the surface tension and improve the performance of substrate wetting, as well as excellent anti-crater property, improve the mobility. And without inner adhesion problem between coating films.

Storage Condition

Afcona-3590 should be stored in a cool dry place.

Addition and Dosage

0.1 – 1.0% on total formulation. In general, under normal conditions, the dosage is 0.2 – 0.8% based on total formulation.

Chemical Inventories
TSCA (USA)
Applications

Afcona-3593 has below advantages:; Excellent anti-crater behavior.; Good levelling property.; Fast substrate wetting.; No adhesion problems between coating films, No re-coating problems.; Little or no foam stabilization.

Packaging Information
25kg and 180 kg non-returnable containers.
Coating End Applications
Waterborne Coating
Certifications and Compliance
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 18001
  • ISO 9001

Technical data

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CharacteristicValueUnit
Colormax. 6—
Density (at 20°C)1.00 - 1.03g/cm³
Flash Pointmin. 100°C
Refractive Index1.441 - 1.461—
Active Ingredientsmin. 96%

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