Afcona 3285
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Low Foam Stabilization
- Chemical Family
- Polyether Polysiloxanes
Afcona 3285 is a liquid slip and leveling agent with hydroxyl functional termination, suitable for spray application in wood coatings and industrial coil coatings. Compatible with polyurethanes, it offers low foam stabilization, ensuring smooth surfaces. This product, based on polyether polysiloxanes, is designed to enhance the performance of solventborne coatings, particularly polyurethane coatings. It serves as both a leveling and slip agent, facilitating easier application and improving the overall quality of the coating.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Identification
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Leveling AgentSlip Agent
Product families
Applications
- Wood Coatings & Finishes
- Coil Coatings
Product Families
- Functional Additives
- Surface Modifiers
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- End Uses
Coil Coating, Polyurethane Coating, Solventborne Coating, Wood Coating
- Features
- Low Foam Stabilization
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Polyurethanes (PU)
- Markets
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Hazy Liquid With Slight Yellowish Liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Coating Type
- Coil Coating
- Polyurethane Coating
- Solventborne Coating
- Wood Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Incorporation
AFCONA-3285 can be added at any stage during the production process. If added during the dispersion process, it speeds up wetting.
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-3285 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
- Application Methods
- Spray
- Product Properties
This is a polysiloxane based polymer with dihydroxyl functional groups terminated at both end. This enables AFCONA – 3285 to crosslink in polyurethane system as well as in baking paints. With the cross-linking properties AFCONA – 3285 specially is designed to give permanent slip to polyurethane coatings and baking paints. AFCONA – 3285 is very compatible with most systems. Therefore, it could stabilize foam. Thus, in foam sensitive systems a suitable defoamer needs to be combined. For normal conventional pressure spray, additional defoamers are not needed. AFCONA-3285 is recommended for all kind of solvent-based coatings, especially wood coatings. Note : AFCONA – 3285 will become waxy at temperatures below 10° C. Flowable liquid can be obtain by heating it to 50-60°C. This will not influence the quality.
- Addition and Dosage
0.1 - 1.0% on total formulation. In general under normal conditions, the dosage is 0.2 – 0.5% based on total formulation. To prevent hand marking in PU wood coatings, the dosage needed is 1 – 3% on total formulation
- Chemical Composition
- Organically modified polyether polysiloxane
- Packaging Information
- 25 kg and 190 kg non-returnable containers
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Polyurethanes (PU)
- Compatible Substrates and Surfaces
- Wood
Technical data
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6 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Active Ingredient | min. 96 | % |
| Density | 1.00 - 1.04 | g/cm³ |
| Color | max. 3 | — |
| Refractive Index | 1.430 - 1.450 | — |
| Hydroxyl Value | 1200.0 | gram equivalent |
| Flash Point | min. 100 | °C |
