Products in CASE Ingredients: Waterborne Coating

MITO® LIGRA™ is a water-soluble graphene-based binder designed for sustainability and accessibility. Its unique water-solubility allows easy dispersion in hydrophilic matrices, enhancing functionalization and strengthening the Z-axis dimension in components. Combined with MITO Powered™ + carbon fiber composite, it creates stronger, lighter components, reducing hydroplane for improved performance.

STEPCOTE® W-722 excels as a potent wetting agent designed for waterborne coatings. Its integration can occur during the letdown phase of production or as an addition after the final formulation. While its primary function revolves around optimizing wetting properties, its beneficial effects extend to several pivotal coating attributes. These encompass gloss enhancement, mitigating foam formation, bolstering temperature stability, augmenting color acceptance, improving wet scrub resistance, promoting hiding characteristics, and enhancing washability.

STEPCOTE® W-839 stands as a powerful wetting agent meticulously designed for waterborne coatings. Its applicability extends to both the letdown phase of production and post-final formulation integration. While its core function revolves around optimizing wetting, it holds the potential to significantly influence key coating attributes, including gloss, high-temperature block resistance, color acceptance, and hiding properties.

STEPCOTE® W-846 stands out as an exceptional wetting agent ideally suited for waterborne coatings. Its versatile application encompasses both the letdown phase of production and post-formulation addition. While its primary function revolves around enhancing wetting properties, its potential impact extends to multiple essential coating attributes. These include gloss improvement, mitigating foam formation, bolstering temperature stability, enhancing color acceptance, and optimizing hiding characteristics.

G-3300 operates as an anionic surfactant with versatile applications. It is employed as a pigment dispersant in both water- and oil-based paints. Additionally, it serves as an effective wetting agent suitable for waterborne coatings. Its integration can take place during the letdown phase of production or through post-addition to the final formulation. The potential positive effects encompass gloss enhancement, improved color acceptance, and enhanced washability.

STEPCOTE® W-133 proves to be an efficient wetting agent suited for waterborne coatings. Its integration can occur during the letdown phase of production or post-formulation. While its primary role is enhancing wetting properties, it holds the potential to favorably impact numerous critical coating attributes, including gloss, temperature stability, color acceptance, wet scrub resistance, hiding, and washability.

STEPSPERSE® 250 is a nonionic polymeric dispersant used for dispersing carbon black in waterborne systems. No wetting agents are necessary. Typical loading levels are 4-8% solids on the weight of pigment (mass of dispersant used/mass of pigment used x 100%). A ladder study is advised to determine optimal dosage levels.

STEPSPERSE® 163P is an anionic polymeric dispersant suitable for iron oxide pigments in waterborne applications. No wetting agents are necessary. Typical loading levels are 2–4% solids on the weight of pigment (mass of dispersant used/mass of pigment used x 100%). A ladder study is advised to determine optimal dosage levels.

STEPCOTE® W-821 serves as a high-performing wetting agent tailored for waterborne coatings. Its utility spans both the letdown phase of production and post-final formulation addition. While its primary role centers on wetting enhancement, it also holds the potential to impart favorable effects on crucial coating properties, encompassing gloss, color acceptance, wet scrub resistance, and hiding.

STEPCOTE® W-888 emerges as a highly efficient wetting agent tailored for waterborne coatings. Its inclusion can occur during the letdown phase of production or as an addition after the final formulation. While its core role centers on optimizing wetting characteristics, it is also capable of exerting favorable effects on a range of critical coating properties. These encompass gloss enhancement, augmenting color acceptance, improving wet scrub resistance, promoting hiding characteristics, and bolstering corrosion resistance.

STEPCOTE® W-714 serves as a highly effective wetting agent designed for use in waterborne coatings. While its primary role is as a wetting agent, it's noteworthy that it can positively influence film properties such as washability, stain penetration, and corrosion resistance. Its application is commonly found within paint additives, and its market presence extends to c.A.S.E. Additives.

STEPCOTE® W-877 proves its worth as an effective wetting agent engineered for waterborne coatings. Its inclusion can take place during the letdown phase of production or as an addition after final formulation. While its core role is enhancing wetting characteristics, it holds the potential to positively impact significant coating attributes, including gloss enhancement, bolstering high-temperature block resistance, optimizing color acceptance, augmenting wet scrub resistance, and improving hiding characteristics.

STEPCOTE® W-119 is an effective wetting agent for use in waterborne coatings. It can be incorporated during the letdown phase of production or added after the final formulation. Although it is primarily a wetting agent, it may positively impact the following coating properties: gloss, low foaming, color acceptance, hiding, and washability.

STEPSPERSE® 160S is an anionic polymeric dispersant suitable for dispersing phthalo blue pigment systems in waterborne applications. No wetting agents are necessary. Typical loading levels are 10–15% solids on the weight of pigment (mass of dispersant used x mass of pigment used x 100%). A ladder study is advised to determine optimal dosage levels.

STEPCOTE® W-849 stands as a formidable wetting agent designed for waterborne coatings. Its incorporation can happen during the letdown phase of production or after final formulation. Despite its primary role being a wetting agent, its influence extends positively to crucial coating properties such as gloss, color acceptance, wet scrub resistance, hiding, corrosion resistance, and washability.

STEPCOTE® W-806 excels as a potent wetting agent designed for waterborne coatings. Its integration can occur during the letdown phase of production or as an addition after the final formulation. While its primary function revolves around optimizing wetting properties, its beneficial effects extend to several pivotal coating attributes. These encompass gloss enhancement, mitigating foam formation, bolstering temperature stability, augmenting color acceptance, improving wet scrub resistance, promoting hiding characteristics, and enhancing washability.

STEPWET® DOS 50NC is an anionic surfactant able to provide very good wetting properties for aqueous systems. It enables the reduction of surface tension to extremely low levels. It is suitable for emulsion polymerization as a primary emulsifier and/or post-additive to latex, as well as a paint additive for coatings.

STEPCOTE® W-125 serves as a highly effective wetting agent suitable for utilization in waterborne coatings. It can be integrated either during the letdown phase of production or added after the final formulation. While its primary role is as a wetting agent, it might also exert a positive influence on various coating properties such as gloss, low foaming, and color acceptance.

STEPCOTE® W-805 excels as a potent wetting agent designed for waterborne coatings. Its integration can occur during the letdown phase of production or as an addition after the final formulation. While its primary function revolves around optimizing wetting properties, its beneficial effects extend to several pivotal coating attributes. These encompass gloss enhancement, mitigating foam formation, bolstering temperature stability, augmenting color acceptance, improving wet scrub resistance, promoting hiding characteristics, and enhancing washability.

STEPCOTE® W-843 proves its efficacy as a highly capable wetting agent tailor-made for waterborne coatings. Its integration is versatile, being applicable both during the letdown phase of production and as an addition after final formulation. While its central role revolves around enhancing wetting characteristics, it carries the potential to exert a favorable influence on critical coating attributes. These encompass gloss enhancement, bolstering high-temperature block resistance, augmenting color acceptance, and contributing to the effective hiding of the coating.

STEPCOTE® W-811 is a potent wetting agent specially designed for waterborne coatings. It offers versatility in its application, capable of being incorporated either during the letdown phase of production or added after the final formulation. While its core function lies in being a wetting agent, it has the potential to contribute positively to various essential coating properties, including gloss, color acceptance, wet scrub resistance, and hiding.

STEPCOTE® W-700 is another potent wetting agent tailored for waterborne coatings. It can be incorporated during the letdown phase of production or after final formulation. Despite its core function as a wetting agent, it possesses the potential to positively affect properties such as low foaming, color acceptance, and washability.

SILRES® BS 310 is a solventless emulsion that can be thinned with water. It consists of polysiloxane modified with a functional silicone resin. This product is specifically designed to be added to aqueous masonry coatings and primers, either during or after their manufacture. When used undiluted, SILRES® BS 310 serves as an additive for aqueous indoor paints or coatings. Its purpose is to enhance the workability of the paint or coating, resulting in improved application properties. This product is highly compatible with indoor paints and has a positive influence on wetting and leveling properties.

SILRES® MP 50 E is an emulsion of methyl phenyl group-containing silicone resin. When combined with suitable temperature-stable pigments and fillers, SILRES® MP 50 E becomes the ideal binder for heat-resistant water-borne paints. It is commonly used in applications such as heat-resistant coatings and industrial coatings.

HDK® H30 is a synthetic, hydrophobic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity. HDK® H30 finds application as a thickening and thixotropic agent in various industries including coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cosmetics, and others. Additionally, it is utilized as a reinforcing filler in elastomers, specifically silicone-elastomers. Moreover, HDK® H30 acts as a free flow additive in the production of powder coatings.

HDK® H20 is a synthetic, hydrophobic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity. HDK® H20 is used as a thickening and thixotropic agent in coatings, printing inks, adhesives, cosmetics, and other applications. It also serves as a reinforcing filler in elastomers, particularly silicone-elastomers. Additionally, HDK® H20 acts as a free flow additive in the production of powder coatings.

SILRES® BS 1001 is a water-thinnable, solventless emulsion based on a mixture of silane and siloxane. Dilute solutions of SILRES® BS 1001 serve as high-quality, general-purpose water repellents for impregnating and priming mineral surfaces. SILRES® BS 1001 can be combined with polymer-based primers for substrate consolidation.

SILFOAM® SC 370 is a medium viscosity antifoam agent that offers stability against hydrolysis. It contains 100% active ingredients and is formulated with an organically modified silicone fluid. In contrast to antifoam agents based on pure silicone fluids (PDMS), SILFOAM® SC 370 generally demonstrates improved compatibility with organic systems.

SILRES® BS 1306 is a solventless, water-thinnable emulsion of polysiloxane modified with functional silicone resin. It can also be used as a water-repellent primer, in which case it should be diluted with water at a ratio of 1 part SILRES® BS 1306 to 9 parts water. If the primer is required to strengthen the substrate, we recommend adding a polymer dispersion in hydrosol form.

HDK® H13L is a synthetic, hydrophobic, amorphous silica produced via flame hydrolysis. It is a white colloidal powder of high purity. HDK® H13L is primarily used as a thickening, thixotropic, and anti-sedimentation agent in various applications such as coatings, printing inks, adhesives, and others. It finds its main application in polar systems. The strong hydrophobicity of HDK® H13L makes it particularly suitable for solvent-free systems, high solids formulations, and waterborne coatings.

SILRES® BS 4004 is a water-thinnable, solventless emulsion based on a mixture of silane and siloxane. Dilute solutions of SILRES® BS 4004 serve as high-quality general-purpose water repellents for hydrophobic impregnation and priming of mineral surfaces. Treated mineral substrates exhibit an excellent beading effect. Additionally, SILRES® BS 4004 can be used for mass hydrophobation of non-load-bearing concrete products.

SILRES® BS 3003 is a water-thinnable, solventless emulsion based on a mixture of silane and siloxane. Diluted solutions of SILRES® BS 3003 serve as high-quality general-purpose water repellents for impregnating and priming mineral surfaces. It can also be used for the mass treatment of non-load-bearing concrete products and as a post-hydrophobation agent for fiber cement products like fiber cement boards.

SILRES® BS 1310 is a solvent-free, water-thinnable emulsion of polysiloxane modified with functional silicone resin. It is an additive used in the production of aqueous masonry coatings and aqueous primers to enhance water repellency and resistance. Additionally, it improves the processability and antiblocking characteristics of the aqueous coatings.

HDK® N20Plus is a hydrophilic, synthetic, amorphous silica produced through flame hydrolysis. It is a standard product widely used in various industrial applications. HDK® N20Plus is a white colloidal powder of high purity. It finds applications in offset printing and powder coatings.

WACKER® EP 501 is a white, milky water-based emulsion of a phenylmethyl silicone fluid. It can be diluted with water to remove any solid content. This product is suitable for high-temperature treatments on textiles and can also be used as an additive for water-based coating systems.

Dynasylan® SIVO 110 stands as a versatile, virtually VOC-free, water-borne sol-gel system. It integrates organofunctional silanes with nanoscale SiO2 particles. This product, available as an opaque to milky, colorless to slightly yellow, low-viscosity liquid, can be diluted in water and common organic solvents. Dynasylan® SIVO 110 features reactive silanol groups and Si-bonded epoxy-based organic functionalities.