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Dispersions, Emulsions and Compounds
Our HydroCER® and AquaFLON® series are engineered to incorporate wax and PTFE in a dispersed form ranging from submicron emulsions to high solid powder dispersions. They are designed to provide maximum handling efficiency with performance properties such as controlled slip, abrasion resistance and release.
Features and Benefits
- Gloss and clarity in coatings and inks are typically not affected by the introduction of a wax emulsion
- Surface protection properties such as abrasion, mar, and scuff resistance without negatively impacting adhesive properties
- Emulsions have improved stability compared to dispersions
- Emulsions have a lower viscosity compared to dispersions
- Mar/Scuff resistance
- Abrasion resistance
- Control coefficient of friction
- Water repellency
- Improve burnish resistance
The data in the charts show the effects of the various emulsions that Shamrock Technologies offers when evaluated in a water based polyurethane topcoat. The following testing parameters were followed to generate the data:
A commercial water based polyurethane coating was initially tested without any additions to generate baseline data used to determine the performance benefits of the various wax emulsions.
- When creating the test samples, the various emulsions were post added to the water based polyurethane at the same active wax content. The active wax content was 1.5% of total formula weight.
- Taber abrasion and Coefficient of Friction (COF) testing was run on panels that were allowed to cure for 72 hours, dry film thickness was 0.6 mils.
- Taber abrasion testing was run for 300 cycles using 500 gram weights and CS-10 abrasive wheels.