PICCOTAC™ 1020
Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
Features & Benefits
- Aliphatic liquid resin used to increase tack and reduce viscosity
- Excellent adhesion and compatibility to styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymers
- Excellent compatibility in natural rubber
- Excellent tack and peel properties
- Light color, low odor
- Resistance to oxidation
Applications & Uses
- Adhesives/sealants-B&C
- Carpet construction
- Case and carton closures
- Casting wax
- Labels non food contact
- Packaging tape
- Polymer modification
- Protective coatings
- Road markings
- Roofing ingredients
- Specialty tape
- Wire/cable
Properties
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Cloud Point, DACPe | 43.0 | °C | - |
Cloud Point, MMAPf | 92.0 | °C | - |
Color, Gardner | 3.0 | - | ASTM D6166 |
Molecular Weight Mn | 800.0 | - | - |
Molecular Weight Mw | 1380.0 | - | - |
Molecular Weight Mw/Mn | 1.7 | - | - |
Molecular Weight Mz | 3200.0 | - | - |
Ring and Ball Softening Point | Liquid | - | ASTM E 28 |
Viscosity, Melt 10 poise | 60.0 | °C | - |
Viscosity, Melt 100 poise | 35.0 | °C | - |
Viscosity, Melt 1000 poise | 20.0 | °C | - |
Compatible at all ratios or in limited but practically useful proportions, with natural and synthetic rubbers, EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) copolymers, APAO (amorphous poly-alpha-olefins), SIS (styrene-isoprene-styrene) and SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene) block copolymers, polyethylene polymers, polypropylene polymers, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes; PIB (polyisobutene), OBC (olefinic block copolymer), and metallocene-catalyzed polyolefins.
Soluble at all useful proportions in aliphatic, aromatic, and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Insoluble in alcohols and water.
Packaging & Availability
Piccotac™ 1020 is supplied in heavy gauge metal drums (380 lbs, 172.4 kgs, net wt), and molten tank trucks (42k lbs/truck).
Storage & Handling
The useful life of this product can be affected by storage and handling conditions. When stored in the original unopened container in an enclosed area and protected from moisture, extreme temperatures and contamination, the shelf life of this product is estimated to continue to meet applicable sales specifications for two years from the date of manufacture. Shelf life is a guide not an absolute value. The product should be reanalyzed for critical properties at the end of its shelf life to see if it meets specification for use.