Afcona 4201
- Chemical Family
- Polyurethanes (PU)
Afcona 4201 is a liquid dispersant formulated for various coating applications, including marine coatings, floor coatings, and architectural coatings in the automotive and building industries. It is compatible with melamines and melamine formaldehydes (MF), nitrocellulose, polyesters, polyurethanes (PU), and thermoplastic acrylic, making it versatile for different substrates like plastics and metals.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
- Dispersing & Wetting Additives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- End Uses
Base Coat, Radiation Curable Coating, Solventborne Coating, Solventless & High Solids Coating, Top Coat
- Functions
- Dispersant
- Labeling Claims
- Solvent-free
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
Melamines & Melamine Formaldehydes (MF), Nitrocellulose, Polyesters, Polyurethanes (PU), Thermoplastic Acrylic
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy. yellow liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Cure
- Radiation Cure
- Coating Type
- Base Coat
- Radiation Curable Coating
- Solventborne Coating
- Solventless & High Solids Coating
- Top Coat
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Incorporation
AFCONA-4201 should be incorporated in the mill base before adding the pigments.
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-4201 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
AFCONA-4201 is a result of an innovative concept of polyurethane dispersants. This innovative technology is based on an own new developed intermediate monomer and own new developed anchoring groups. AFCONA-4201 is based on the same chemical structure of AFCONA-4200. Compare to AFCONA-4200, it has a longer polymer tail, which proved better steric hindrance. Compared to AFCONA-4200 the differences are as below: 1) AFCONA-4201 Performs better in pigment stability and color and gloss. 2) AFCONA-4201 has better compatibility and better performance in common resin systems such as PU, Epoxy, polyester/Melamine, thermosetting acrylic/melamine, alkyd/melamine, acid curing, NC and UV. However AFCONA-4200 is better in more difficult systems such as thermoplastic acrylic. 3) AFCONA-4201 supply in almost 100% active ingredients, therefore, it is an excellent dispersant for high solid coatings like polyurethane, epoxy and UV coating. 4) The almost 100% solvent-free form makes it also a very interesting dispersant for ink formulations. This due to the free choice of solvents. Note: 1)AFCONA – 4201 will become slightly hazyat temperatures below 5° C. Even at -15° Cthe slight haziness stay the same. This willnot influence the quality. 2)There may be some slight thixotropicbehavior. This is due to the catalyst that weuse during
- Chemical Composition
- Modified polyurethane polymer.
- Packaging Information
- 25kg and 190 kg non-returnable containers
Technical data
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5 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Active Ingredient | min. 96 | % |
| Denisty (at 20°C) | 1.06 - 1.10 | mg/cm³ |
| Amine Value | 11 - 21 | mg KOH/g |
| Color | max. 6 | Gardner |
| Flash Point | min. 100 | °C |
