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Rovene 4848 is a very soft non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene emulsion specifically designed for the use in a two part spray adhesive for open or closed cell foams and other contact and cold seal applications. Rovene 4848 has fast break characteristics that may allow it to be used in specially formulated one part spray adhesives. Rovene 4848 has found applications in two part foam-to-foam, one and two part fast breaking spray up adhesives, and special contact or cold seal applications in combination with polychloroprene and natural latex. When working with Rovene 4848 it is important to remember that it may be tackified, thickened and blended with other non-carboxylated and carboxylated emulsions. This flexibility allows for the formulating of a wide variety of adhesives with custom performance properties.

Chemical Family: Styrene-Butadiene Copolymer

End Uses: 2K (2 Component) Adhesive, Contact Adhesive, Pressure Sensitive Adhesive

Glass Transition Temperature (Tg): -38.0 - -38.0 °C

Features: Improved Flexibility

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Identification & Functionality

CASE Ingredients Functions
Technologies

Features & Benefits

CASE Ingredients Features
Features and Benefits
  • Medium tack
  • Medium peel
  • Medium sheer
  • Low LSE Adhesion

Applications & Uses

Applications and Markets

Typical Applications

  • Contact Adhesives
  • Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Markets

  • Adhesives
A Range of Adhesive Applications

Mallard Creek Polymers offers products to suit most surfaces, from metals like copper and stainless steel to glass and ceramics and even very low-energy surfaces like polyethylene. These products consist of many acrylic and styrene-acrylic emulsion polymers, and styrene-butadiene latexes that have a balance of properties to fit adhesive application requirements. Formulations can be created with Rovene® products by including tackifiers, fillers, pigments and additives as appropriate.

We can provide polymers for any of these applications:

  • Removable Adhesives
  • Laminating Adhesives
  • Contact Adhesives
  • Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
  • Release Coatings
  • Sealants
  • Packaging Adhesives
  • Construction Adhesives
  • Tape Saturation

Properties

Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Solids Content51%
Glass Transition Temperature-38°C
pH11.2
Viscositymax. 800cPs

Technical Details & Test Data

A Commitment to Collaboration

Developing an adhesive for your application involves a comprehensive look at your end-use application, the materials and substrates involved, the environment in which the adhesive will be used and the stresses it will experience. When evaluating stress, the most important performance properties to consider are peel adhesion, tack, and shear.

Mallard Creek Polymers will consult with your team to deliver the precise performance properties you require for your unique challenges and applications. Our experts can provide accurate performance test data for adhesive materials and can help your engineers select the most appropriate chemistry.

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

Performance Testing
We leverage a wide range of polymer characterization tools to help identify the right polymer for specific applications. We use thermal glass transition, dynamic mechanical analysis, gel content, water resistance, and tensile and elongation evaluations. We also perform tack, peel and shear tests for pressure-sensitive adhesive grades, according to Pressure Sensitive Tape Council standards, as well as specific tests for spray adhesive, lamination and flooring applications.

Rovene® 4848 - Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

 

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives 
PSAs can be either removable or permanent and should be optimized for the surface to which they will be applied. Surface energy is a particular concern, together with the usual tack, peel and sheer properties needed by the application.