Afcona 4531
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Good CompatibilityHigh Molecular Weight
- Chemical Family
- Acrylics & Acrylates
Afcona 4531 is a liquid additive tailored for wood coatings in building, construction, and industrial applications. Compatible with nitrocellulose-based systems and suitable for radiation cure processes, it ensures efficient dispersal and compatibility, enhancing coating performance. With a focus on acrylics and acrylates, this product offers high molecular weight, serving as a dispersant to optimize pigment dispersion.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Identification
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Dispersant
Product families
Applications
- Wood Coatings & Finishes
- Furniture Coatings
- Industrial Coatings
Product Families
- Dispersing & Wetting Additives
- Other Processing Additives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- Features
- Good Compatibility, High Molecular Weight
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Nitrocellulose
- Markets
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Clear Yellow Viscous Liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 3 years
- Cure
- Radiation Cure
- Coating Type
- Radiation Curable Coating
- Solventborne Coating
- Waterborne Coating
- Wood Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Industrial Additives & Materials
- Incorporation
AFCONA-4531 should be incorporated in the mill base before adding the pigments.
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-4531 should be stored in a cool dry place. When kept in an original unopened container, it will keep up to 3 years from the date of manufacture. The expiry date is indicated on the container.
- Product Properties
AFCONA-4531 is a polymeric dispersant for stabilizing inorganic and organic pigments in water and solvent based systems. Through effective steric hindrance and electrostatic repulsion an excellent stability performance on all type of pigments is given. For Solvent based AFCONA-4531 is a polar polymer where it gives very good compatibility to difficult polar systems such as NC, wash primer, etc. Pigment paste that based on AFCONA – 4531 gives very easy incorporation property. For Water based AFCONA – 4531 should be pre-neutralized before it can be completely soluble in water. Before adding to the mill base, AFCONA - 4531 should be neutralized up to pH 8.5 - 9.0 and complete water-solubility will be obtained by e.g. addition of 8.5% AMP 95. AFCONA-4531 not recommended for manufacturing of resin free pigment concentrate. Note: AFCONA – 4531 will become slightly hazy at temperatures below 5° C. This will not influence the quality.
- Addition and Dosage
- Calculation method for the required amount of active ingredient on pigment:
- TiO2
- 2 - 3%
- Other inorganic pigments
- 2 - 4%
- Organic pigments
- 20 - 40%
- Carbon blacks
- 20 - 60%
- Chemical Composition
- Modified polyacrylic polymer.
- Packaging Information
- 25kg and 180 kg non-returnable containers
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Nitrocellulose
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Inorganic Pigments
- Organic Pigments
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Dispersant
- Compatible Substrates and Surfaces
- Wood
Technical data
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6 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Active Ingredient | 48 - 52 | % |
| Denisty (at 20°C) | 0.96 - 1.00 | g/cm³ |
| Amine Value | 20 - 30 | mg KOH/g |
| Color | max. 6 | Gardner |
| Acid Value | 30 - 40 | mg KOH/g |
| Flash Point | 35.0 | °C |
