Afcona 3030
- Chemical Family
- Alkyds, Polyether PolysiloxanesAlkydsPolyether Polysiloxanes
Afcona 3030 is a liquid additive designed for architectural, industrial, and wood coatings. With features like anti-cratering, leveling, and slip agent functionalities, it enhances the performance of coatings. Its application extends to multiple markets, including building and construction, flooring, furniture, and industrial coatings. Specifically formulated for improved intercoat adhesion, Afcona 3030 offers cost-effective solutions for achieving high-quality finishes in diverse coating applications.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
- Foam Control
- Functional Additives
- Surface Modifiers
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- End Uses
Radiation Curable Coating, Solventborne Coating, Solventless & High Solids Coating, Waterborne Coating, Wood Coating
- Features
Air Drying, Cost Effective, Improves Intercoat Adhesion
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Epoxies (EP), Polyurethanes (PU)
- Carrier
- Isobutanol
- Solvent-based
- Markets
- Building & Construction
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy/ yellowish liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Cure
- Air Dry
- Radiation Cure
- Coating Type
- Radiation Curable Coating
- Solventborne Coating
- Solventless & High Solids Coating
- Waterborne Coating
- Wood Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Incorporation
AFCONA-3030 can be added at any stage during the production process. When added during the dispersion process, it speeds up wetting.
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-3030 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-3030 is a polyether modified polysiloxane. Mainly used as general slip and leveling agent for all solvent-based coatings to prevent Bénard Cells, provide leveling and works as anti-crater agent. The slip performance is not so high comparing to AFCONA – 3031, AFCONA – 3033 and AFCONA – 3230. Thus, this is a moderate slip leveling agent but the slip characteristic is dry type. AFCONA-3030 can be used as leveling and anti-crater agent in water as well as in solventbased applications. This product will stabilize more foam in water-based coatings. The special properties and recommended systems for AFCONA – 3030 are: 1) A very economic and effective slip and leveling agent for air-drying alkyd systems 2) A very effective anti-crater agent for polyurethane systems. It also gives very less inner bubble sensitivity in polyurethane system 3) Perform as a superior additive against Bénard Cells in all solvent-based systems 4) Suitable for industrial baking systems, where baking temperature is less than 170ºC 5) Can be added into the grinding phase to speed up the wetting and grinding speed of pigments 6) Due to the foam stabilizing behavior not suitable for foam sensitive systems like solvent-free epoxy floor coatings. 7) Basically AFCONA – 3030 can be used in almost all solvent-based coatings as slip and leveling agent
- Addition and Dosage
0.1 - 0.7% on total formulation. In general under normal conditions, the dosage is 0.2 – 0.5% based on total formulation
- Chemical Composition
- Organic modified polyether polysiloxane.
- Packaging Information
- 25kg and 180kg non-returnable containers
Technical data
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4 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Active Ingredient | 50 - 54 | % |
| Denisty (at 20°C) | 0.90 - 0.92 | g/cm³ |
| Refractive Index | 1.415 - 1.425 | — |
| Flash Point | 40.0 | °C |
