IR-125 Organic Silicon Surface Additive (equivalent to TEGO-450)
Composition:
| IR-125 | Polyether siloxane copolymer (equivalent to TEGO-450). |
Typical Properties:
| Density at 20°C g/ml | Non-volatile matter % | Flashpoint °C | |
| IR-125 | 1.02 | >97 | >100 |
Proposed Dosages:
| Wood and furniture coatings | Waterborne and solvent industrial coatings | Automotive coatings | Radiation-curing printing inks and overprint varnishes based on the epoxy resin (cationic curing) | leather coats based on polyurethane, acrylic and nitrocellulose binders | |
| IR-125 | 0.05-0.5% | 0.05-0.3% | 0.03-0.2% | 0.05-1% | 0.1-1.0% |
Addition Methods&Process Technology Instructions:
| IR-125 | – Add to the coating as supplied or after predilution. – Conducive to addition and mix by adding suitable solvent for predilution. |
Features:
| Flow leveling | Water solubility | Slip effect | Degassing effect | Anti-crater effect | Anti-blocking/ release effect | |
| IR-125 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Special Features:
| IR-125 | – commonly used in waterborne, radiation-curing, and solvent-borne formulations. – outstanding effectiveness in high-solids formulations. – highly effective. – highly compatible (minimized risk of haziness). – good recoatability. – improve scratch resistance. – minimal influence on inter-coat adhesion. – produce a slippery handle in leather topcoats. |
Solubility:
| Mixing ratio parts by weight | water | Butyl glycol | acetone | Butyl acetate | styrene | TPGDA | xylene | Mineral spirit | |
| IR-125 | 1:100 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| 1:4 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | |
Packing and Storage:
Packed in iron drums of 25 kg or 200 kg net each. The validity period is 12 months in sealed containers.
