Afcona 5054
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Anti-SettlingExcellent Storage StabilityFlooding ResistantGood CompatibilityHigh Molecular Weight
- Chemical Family
- Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives
Afcona 5054 is a specialized additive suitable for pigment manufacturing processes and used in various coating applications, particularly in wood coatings, automotive marine coatings, architectural coatings, and industrial coatings. Compatible with alkyds and amino resins, it enhances the performance of primers and wood coatings by providing anti-settling properties, excellent storage stability, and resistance to flooding.
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Afcona
- Features
Anti-Settling, Excellent Storage Stability, Flooding Resistant, Good Compatibility, High Molecular Weight
- Applicable Processes
- Pigment Manufacturing
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Alkyds, Amino Resins
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Paints & Coatings
- Appearance
- Transparent. brownish liquid
- Shelf LIfe
- 5 years
- Coating Type
- Primer
- Solventborne Coating
- Wood Coating
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- Industrial Additives & Materials
- Incorporation
When used in mill-bases, add before grinding. In Bentonite dispersions use as follows:
- Storage Condition
AFCONA-5054 should be stored in a cool and dry place. When kept in an original unopened container, it will keep up for 5 years from the date of manufacture. The expiry date is indicated on the container.
- Product Properties
AFCONA-5054 helps to prevent interfacial tension between the hydrophilic pigments /extenders and the binder, forming a lattice structure with the pigments at the same time. It stabilized pigment through electrical charge repulsion forces. AFCONA – 5054 has below special properties and recommended in below systems: 1) AFCONA – 5054 gives very wide compatibility with almost all resins systems.Compared to AFCONA – 5044, AFCONA –5054 has more polar groups and a highermolecular weight. Due to these facts AFCONA – 5054 gives better anti-settling effect than AFCONA – 5044. 2) Like AFCONA – 5044, AFCONA – 5054 mainly is used in primers and decorativepaints. It also widely used in marine andheavy duty paints. AFCONA – 5044 hasbetter wetting properties and AFCONA –5054 gives better anti-settling and anti-flooding properties. 3) AFCONA-5054 is ideal for dispersing organophilic Bentonites, because it reduces dispersion time, improves the storage stability of the final paste and gives athixotropic, easily processed paste-product. 4) AFCONA-5054 is especially suitable fornonpolar to medium-polar binder systems,i.e. airdrying alkyd resins, chlorinatedpolymers, alkyd/amino resin combinationsand epoxies. 5) AFCONA-5054 can cause diskoloration innitrocellulose varnishes and cause gel incertain UPE resin. Note: AFCONA – 5054 will become slightly hazy at temperatures below 5° C. This will not influence the quality.
- Addition and Dosage
- 0.2 - 2.0% based on inorganic pigments
- 30.0 - 50.0% based on Bentonites
- Chemical Composition
- High molecular weight carboxylic acid salts.
- Packaging Information
- 25kg and 180 kg non-returnable containers
Technical data
Table 1 of 1
7 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Volatile Matter | 50 - 54 | % |
| Denisty (at 20°C) | 0.88 - 0.90 | g/cm³ |
| Acid Value | 45 - 90 | mg KOH/g |
| Amine Value | 50 - 60 | mg KOH/g |
| Refractive Index | 1.410 - 1.420 | — |
| Flash Point | 41.0 | °C |
| Color | max. 12 | Gardner |
