Afcona 3038
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Excellent Resin SolubilityExcellent Solvent Strength
Afcona 3038 serves as an anti-blushing agent for thermoplastic systems, an anti-solvent popping agent for baking paints, and a flow agent for solvent-based paints. This clear liquid enhances resin solubility, ensuring efficient performance in can, coil, and lacquer coatings. With good solvency power and excellent resin solubility, it's compatible with chlorinated rubbers and nitrocellulose. Silicone-free and streak-free, it's ideal for automotive OEM, industrial, and packaging coatings, particularly those using thermoplastic acrylic.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Identification
Product families
Applications
- Automotive OEM Coatings
- Automotive OEM Coatings
- Coil Coatings
- Can Coatings
- Can Coatings
Product Families
- Functional Additives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- End Uses
Can Coating, Coil Coating, Lacquers, Solventborne Coating
- Features
Excellent Resin Solubility, Excellent Solvent Strength
- Functions
Anti-Blushing Agent, Anti-Solvent Popping Agent, Anti-Streak Agent, Flow Promoter, Leveling Agent, Solvent Boiling Agent
- Labeling Claims
- Silicone-free, Streak-free
- Silicone-free
- Streak-free
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
Chlorinated Rubbers, Nitrocellulose, Thermoplastic Acrylic
- Color
- Transparent
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Paints & Coatings
- Printing & Packaging
- Appearance
- Clear And Colorless Liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Coating Type
- Can Coating
- Coil Coating
- Lacquers
- Solventborne Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Incorporation
AFCONA-3038 can be added in any stage of production process. It also can be used on sites with minimal stirring capacity. The incorporation of this product needs no high shear forces
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-3038 should be stored in a cool dry place. When kept in an original unopened container, it will keep up to 5 years from the date of manufacture. The expiry date is indicated on the container.
- Product Properties
The properties of AFCONA – 3038 and 3037 are very similar. The main difference is that AFCONA – 3037 contains a highly compatible polysiloxane and AFCONA – 3038 does not contain any silicone. Thus, in terms of leveling and anti-crater, AFCONA 3037 performs better. In overall, AFCONA – 3038 is more polar, thus it has better solvency power than AFCONA – 3037. Therefore, it has better resin solubility, which eventually promotes better flow. This compensates the non silicone containing character. Therefore, AFCONA – 3038 is suitable for systems where silicone is not allowed or too high curing temperature systems, such as, coil and can coatings. In general, AFCONA – 3038 have the same application usage as AFCONA – 3037. Therefore, AFCONA – 3038 can be use as: 1) As anti-blushing agent for lacquer drying system like NC and Thermoplastic acrylic 2) Anti solvent popping and solvent boiling agent in baking paint 3) Additive to Prevent streaking in chlorinated rubber systems 4) Additive to promote flow and leveling
- Addition and Dosage
- 2- 5% on total formulation
- Chemical Composition
Blend of high-boiling aromatic, ketone and ester solvents.
- Packaging Information
- 25 kg and 170 kg non-returnable containers
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Chlorinated Rubbers
- Nitrocellulose
- Thermoplastic Acrylic
Technical data
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3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Denisty (at 20°C) | 0.85 - 0.87 | g/cm³ |
| Refractive Index | 1.466 - 1.476 | — |
| Flash Point | 43.0 | °C |
