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Afcona 3755 is a leveling and flow control agent for solvent-based coatings with very effective defoaming property.

Chemical Family: Acrylics, Acrylates & Methacrylates

Labeling Claims: Silicone-free

End Uses: Coil Coating

Technical Data Sheet
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Identification & Functionality

CASE Ingredients Functions
Technologies
Chemical Composition

Polyacrylic polymer

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
Product Properties

AFCONA – 3755 is a pure polyacrylic leveling agent. It was designed for application where leveling and defoaming are both important such as coil and can coatings. It also can be use in other foam sensitive systems.

AFCONA-3755 has below properties:
1) Very good initial leveling and improve leveling property before touch dry.
2) Very good in defoaming and anti-foam properties.
3) No influent in overcoating adhesion property

Unlike normal leveling agents where it will also acts as good foam stabilizing, AFCONA – 3755 is a very effective defoamer as well as unique leveling property.
AFCONA – 3755 is suitable for below systems:
1) Coil and can coating
2) For further improve substrate wetting and anti-crater properties, combination with AFCONA – 3670 or AFCONA 3700 are recommended.
3) All baking systems
4) Matted topcoat and primer of wood coating
5) Not suitable for unpigmented high gloss system as due to it high efficiency of defoaming, it also cause in-can haziness.

Applications & Uses

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
Coating Type
Addition and dosage

Addition and dosage
0.5 – 2.0% on total formulation. In general, under normal conditions, the dosage is 0.5 –0.8% based on total formulation

Incorporation
AFCONA-3755 should be added at the end of the batch preparation

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Transparent to Slight Yellowish Liquid
Solvent
Xylene DIBK
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Flashpoint25°C
Active Ingredient51 - 54%
Colormax. 6

Packaging & Availability

Packaging

25 kg and 190kg non-returnable containers

Storage & Handling

Storage

AFCONA-3755 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.