ENDEX™ 160 Hydrocarbon Resin
Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
Features & Benefits
- Heat stability
- Highest softening point available
- Pure aromatic monomer composition
- Water-white initial color
Applications & Uses
- Adhesives/sealants-B&C
- Bookbinding
- Carpet construction
- Case and carton closures
- Casting wax
- Commerical printing inks
- Concrete
- Film modification
- Hygiene adhesives
- Labels non food contact
- Marine
- Packaging components non food contact
- Packaging tape
- Polymer modification
- Protective coatings
- Roofing
- Solvent borne packaging adhesives
- Specialty tape
- Tape non food contact
- Tires
Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Cloud Point DACP | -12.0 | °C | - |
| Cloud Point MMAP | 16.0 | °C | - |
| Cloud Point OMS | 152.0 | °C | - |
| Color, Gardner | max. 1 | - | ASTM D 6166 |
| Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) | 110.0 | °C | - |
| Melt Viscosity 10 poise | 245.0 | °C | - |
| Melt Viscosity 100 poise | 210.0 | °C | - |
| Melt Viscosity 1000 poise | 180.0 | °C | - |
| Molecular Weight Mn | 2900.0 | - | - |
| Molecular Weight Mw | 9200.0 | - | - |
| Molecular Weight Mw/Mn | 3.6 | - | - |
| Molecular Weight Mz | 22500.0 | - | - |
| Ring and Ball Softening Point | 158.0 | °C | ASTM E 28 |
Compatible with polystyrene or styrene-containing polymers. Incompatible with polyolefins, natural rubber, butyl rubber, EPDM, and EVA. Soluble in aliphatic, aromatic, and chlorinated hydrocarbons; esters; and ketones. Insoluble in alcohols and glycols; limited solubility in nitroparaffins. For low or zero VOC systems Endex™ 160 is soluble in the VOC exempt solvents t-butyl acetate (TBA) and perchlorobenzenetetrafluoride (PCBTF) and will tolerate some acetone and/or methyl acetate as a diluent in solvent systems based on TBA and/or PCBTF. VOC exemptions and environmental regulations vary regionally and compliance with local standards should be verified before any claims about VOC content are made.
Regulatory & Compliance
Packaging & Availability
Pastilles, in multiwall paper bags (50 lbs, 22. 7 kg net wt).
Storage & Handling
Due to the thermoplastic behavior, pastillated and flaked resins may fuse, block or lump. This can be accelerated under any of the following conditions: 1) above ambient temperature, 2) prolonged storage, 3) pressure, e.g., stacking pallets, or a combination of these conditions. This is particularly applicable for low softening point resin grades.
In order to maintain the flake or pastille shape, we therefore recommend storing the material in a temperature-controlled area, be careful with stacking material or applying pressure and preventing prolonged storage.
It should be noted that lumping does not have a negative impact on the product specifications. Due to the nature of the product, claims regarding lumping cannot be accepted.
Resins are prone to gradual oxidation, some more so than others. This could result in darkening and/or it could have an adverse effect on the solubility of the resin in organic solvents or on its compatibility with polymers. Accordingly, it is recommended that strict control of inventory be observed at all times, taking care that the oldest material is used first.
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