Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
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- Chemical Family
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
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Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Cure Method
- Coating Type
- Ink & Toner Type
- Applications & Uses
Coatings:
ADD-3031 is compatible with all medium- to high-polarity solvent-based systems.
It is suited for:
• Wood finishes based on unsaturated polyesters, polyurethane and nitrocellulose. It is also suitable for UV-curable wood coatings.
• Metal coatings, e.g. transportation coatings ADD-3031 improves leveling, mar resistance and acts as an anti-blocking agent. It can interfere with intercoat adhesion when recoated without sanding. If used in conjunction with ADD-3777, good flow and slip properties can be obtained, especially in top coats.
If air is introduced by the application equipment, small amounts of defoamers such as
ADD-2020 and ADD-2022 should be added.
• Acid-curing and stoving coatings
It can be added at any stage of manufacture as long as sufficient shear forces are applied to ensure uniform distribution of the additive.
0.1-1.0% on total formulation weight
Printing Inks:
ADD-3031 improves substrate wetting, leveling and increases scuff and mar resistance in inks and over-print varnishes. An applied film containing ADD-3031 is relatively insensitive to pinholing. It is especially effective in nitrocellulose-based flexographic inks and UV-curable over-print varnishes.
ADD-3031 can be added at any stage of the manufacturing process. In all cases care should be taken to ensure uniform distribution.
0.1-1.0% on total formulation weight
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy, colorless liquid
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific gravity at 20°C | 0.95 | g/cm3 | — |
| Active Ingredients | 52.5 | % | — |
| Composition | Solution of organically modified siloxane | — | — |
| Flashpoint | 40 | °C | — |
| Solvent(s) | Alkylbenzene | — | — |