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Micropro 400 is Modified high melt point hybrid polypropylene wax for consistent gloss control with surface slip, mar and abrasion resistance

Features and Benefits

  • Improves mar, scratch and metal marking resistance.
  • Effective gloss control agent with good burnish resistance in low or medium gloss finishes.
  • Provides antiblocking properties.
  • Low density will keep silica matting additives in suspension.
  • Easy to disperse in both polar and non-polar systems.

Functions: Flattener, Surface Modifier

Chemical Family: Polyolefins, Polypropylene Waxes, Polypropylenes (PP), Waxes

End Uses: Flexography Ink, Gravure Ink, Radiation Curable Coating, Sealer, Solventborne Coating, Stains, Varnishes, Waterborne Coating

Features: Abrasion Resistance, Blocking Resistance, Burnish Resistance, Excellent Dispersibility, Excellent Scratch Resistance, Good Gloss Control, High Melting Point, High Performance, Improved Slip, Mar Resistance

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Identification & Functionality

CASE Ingredients Functions
Technologies
Composition

Modified polypropylene

Features & Benefits

Applications & Uses

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
Cure Method
Use Level
0.5 - 2.0 (mar and abrasion resistance), 2.0 - 5.0 (gloss control)
Systems and Applications

Water based, solvent based and energy curable coatings and inks. Industrial coatings (including plastic, metal and leather); stains, sealers and varnishes; wood coatings; printing inks and OPV's (including flexo and gravure); powder coatings; interior and exterior can and container coatings; floor coatings.

Properties

Physical Form
Appearance
Off - White Powder
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density (25°C)0.94g/cc
Maximum Particle Size22μm
Mean Particle Size4.5 - 7.5μm
Melting Point140 - 143°C
Natural or Naturally DerivedNo
NPIRI Grind2.0 - 3.5

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