Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlights
- Highly effective flow and leveling agent with some defoaming activity
- Reduced risk of orange peel, craters, pin-holes, and waviness
- Enables formation of smooth film surfaces with high distinctness of image (DOI)
- High transparency in lacquers and clears
- Active solids are thermally stable
- Effective in a wide diversity of paint systems, incl. 2-pack-, stoving-enamels, air-drying- industrial paints based on EP, Acrylics, TPA, NC, PE.
- Properties
PAT-ADD FL 9 is a very efficient film surface tension modifier. The mechanism is migration of PAT-ADD FL 9 to the applied film surface. This migration and surface concentration of the additive provides two reasons for improved film surface formation:
- Improving flow at the top-layer of the drying film through adjustment of viscosity (contributing to optimal rheological behavior)
- Equalizing surface tension variations across the paint film reducing the risk defects and imperfections.
PAT-ADD FL 9 exhibits high efficiency, preventing orange peel, craters, pinholes, Bénard cells and poor substrate coverage. PAT-ADD FL 9 is suitable for pigmented as well as clear coating systems and may be used alone or in conjunction with strong film surface tension reducing leveling agents, such as Pat-Add LE 1010 or LE 1020 when additional film surface tension reduction is required.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Coating Type
- Dosage & Addition
The optimal amount of PAT-ADD FL 9 is system and application related. The product is best added during the let-down stage of manufacturing. PAT-ADD FL 9 is typically used between levels of 0.4 to 2.0% on the total weight of formulation. It is highly recommended to evaluate performance and compatibility empirically, applying close-to-practice test conditions. The optimum concentration to be used depends on the individual formulation and conditions.
- End Use Application
PAT-ADD FL 9 is effective in a wide range of paint formulations, incl. 2K, Stoving enamels, Can coating, air-dry industrial paints based on EP, Acrylics, TPA, NC, PE etc.
Properties
- Appearance
- Clear colorless to Yellow Liquid
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Viscosity at 25°C | max. 100 | cPs | — |
| Specific gravity at 25°C | approx. 0.930 – 0.970 | — | — |
| Composition | Solution of Polyacrylate | — | — |
| Solids content (120°C/1hr) | 45.0 ± 3.0 | % | — |
| Solvent | butyl acetate | — | — |
| Solubility (1%solution) | Soluble in butyl acetate, methoxy propyl acetate, xylene, White spirit | — | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Shelf Life and Packaging
- The product has shelf life of 24 months from the date of manufacturing; packed in un opened original containers as shipped by Patcham when stored in frost free warehouse.
- Drum: - 190.0 kgs, Can: -25.0 kgs.