Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Product Highlights
- Provides slip, smoothness, flow and leveling.
- Reduces and eliminates craters and orange peel.
- Promotes the orientation of flattening agents.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Coating Type
- Recommended Applications
Teraflow® 5330 can be used in a variety of solvent-based coatings, and it is particularly effective in nitrocellulose and acid-cured coatings. Teraflow® 5330 minimizes cratering and orange peel, resulting in a smooth film surface. The product also helps in the orientation of flattening agents.
- Recommended Use Levels
Teraflow® 5330 is added to the finished paint before the let-down stage at a level of 0.1% to 0.4% based on total formulation weight.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear Liquid
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Type | Nonionic | - | - |
| Non-Volatiles | 50.0 | % By Weight | - |
| Flash Point | 43.0 | °C | - |
| Weight Per Gallon | 8.19 | Lbs. | - |
| Specific Gravity | 0.98 | g/cm3 | - |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compatibility
Teraflow® 5330 is designed for use in solvent-based coatings, particularly nitrocellulose and acidcured systems, to increase mar resistance, slip, flow and leveling. As with any dimethyl polysiloxane, determine the effect of Teraflow® 5330 on intercoat adhesion and recoatability before commercial use.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
- 5 Gallon Pails
- 55 Gallon Drums