Afcona 5044
- Chemical Family
- Esters, PolyamidesEstersPolyamides
Afcona 5044 is a liquid additive suitable for wood coatings, including marine and architectural coatings, as well as industrial applications like coil and furniture coatings. It ensures excellent storage stability and facilitates good pigment wetting, reducing dispersion time. As part of the CASE Ingredients and Industrial Additives families, it acts as a dispersant and wetting agent, aiding in easy handling and dispersion of materials such as bentonites.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- Features
Easy Handling, Excellent Storage Stability, Good Pigment Wetting, Reduces Dispersion Time
- Carrier
- Solvent-based
- Xylene
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Clear brownish liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Coating Type
- Coil Coating
- Primer
- Wood Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Industrial Additives & Materials
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-5044 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.
- Addition and Dosage
0.2 - 2.0% based on inorganic pigments; 2.0 - 5.0% based on organic pigments; For Bentonite gels use 30 - 50% on the Bentonites.
- Chemical Composition
- Unsaturated polyamide and acid ester salts .
- Packaging Information
- 25kg and 180 kg non-returnable containers
Technical data
Table 1 of 1
5 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Active Ingredient | 50 - 54 | % |
| Density | 0.93 - 0.95 | g/cm³ |
| Acid Value | 25 - 45 | mg KOH/g |
| Amine Value | 5 - 15 | mg KOH/g |
| Flash Point | 34.0 | °C |
