Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Product Type
- Chemical base
- Silicone elastomer
- Chemicals resistance
- Very good
- Filling capacity
- Very good
- Paintability
- Nil
- UV resistance
- Very good
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Preparation
Working Conditions:! Only apply at temperatures between +5°C
and +40°C.
Surface Requirements:!! The substrate must be properly dry, clean
and free of dust and grease. Remove any existing sealant
residue.
Preliminary Surface Treatment:! For a good result, cover the joint’s
edges with masking tape. If necessary, prevent three-sided
bonding by filling the joint with a foam backer rod or PE film.
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Properties
· Very fast curing
· Easy to apply
· 100% silicone
· Neutral, acid-free
· Odorless
· Mold resistant
· Permanently elastic
· Water resistant
· Resistant to cleaning agents
· Colourfast
· UV resistant
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Application Area
- Field Of Application
Suitable for sealing seams, joints and gaps, e.g., in bathrooms,
showers, toilets and kitchens. Ideal for acrylic bathtubs, synthetic
shower bases and shower walls. Bonds, among other things,
to synthetics (acrylic/PVC), (glazed) tiles, enamel, ceramics,
various metals (aluminum / stainless steel) and glass. Not
suitable for bitumen, PE, PP or PTFE.
Not suitable for polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PTFE and
bitumen.- Application
APPLICATION
Coverage: Content suitable for approx. 8 to 15 m (depending on
the diameter of the joint).
Directions for use:!
Ensure a minimum joint width of 6 mm and a maximum of
20 mm. The joint depth depends on the joint width. Keep a
joint depth of 6 mm up to a joint width of 12 mm. Beyond
that, the joint depth should be half the joint width. Apply the
sealant evenly and smooth it within 10 minutes with a mild soap
solution (use GRIFFON Silicone Finish and Multi-tool). Remove
the applied masking tape immediately after tooling. After
approx. 15 minutes, a surface skin will form. Cured silicone
sealant can only be removed mechanically.
Stains/residue:! Immediately remove stains with white spirit.
The cured sealant can be removed either mechanically or with
GRIFFON silicone sealant residue remover.
Points of attention:! Silicone hardens under the influence
of humidity. Contact with humidity is therefore absolutely
necessary during curing. Alijd consider a joint of at least 6 mm
wide. By applying masking tape along the joints completely
smooth seams are achieved, remove the tape immediately after
smoothing. The sealant is loadable with water after 2 hours;
however, do not touch or load mechanically.
Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| 100% modulus | 0.37 | MPa | — |
| Cure rate | 3.0 | — | — |
| Density | approx. 1.03 | g/cm³ | — |
| Elasticity | Very good | — | — |
| Elongation of rupture | 400.0 | % | — |
| Flash point | K3 (>55°C) | — | — |
| Hardness (Shore A) | 24.0 | — | — |
| Max. allowed distortion | 25.0 | % | — |
| Maximum application temperature | 40.0 | °C | — |
| Maximum temperature resistance | 120.0 | °C | — |
| Minimum temperature resistance | -40.0 | °C | — |
| Moisture resistance | Very good | — | — |
| Skinover time | 25.0 | minutes | — |
| Viscosity | Pasty | — | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
Storage & Handling
- Storage Conditions
Minimum of 18 months if stored in properly sealed packaging
in a dry place at a temperature between +5°C and +25°C.
Limited shelf life after opening.
Store in properly sealed packaging in a dry place at between
+5°C and +25°C.