Deuteron® SO 300 by Deuteron is a soft touch and matting agent. It is a liquid preparation of fine elastomer particles in water. It eliminates the need for special soft and elastic resins as it works with almost any given system. It improves performance in soft-touch effects independent on the used binders. It provides good recoatability, excellent mechanical and chemical resistance, anti-blocking and flexibilization. It is temperature stable upto 160°C. <br>
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It can be used in all water-based coating and ink systems. </li>
<li>It is possible to combine it with common surface additives such as waxes or other matting agents to impart soft touch with minimal impact on the overall system performance. </li>
<li>It is possible to crosslink the particles using isocyanates because of the hydroxyl content of the elastomer particles, ensuring a good particle embedding and leads to significantly improved mechanical stability but slightly reduced soft touch. </li>
<li>Deuteron® SO 300 has a required dosage level of 1.0-5.0% depending on the system and the desired curing speed. </li>
<li>It has a shelf-life of 12 months. </li></ul>
Deuteron® AP 348 by Deuteron is a non-polar polyethylene wax. Has low viscosity of the fusion and good toughness in spite of the high hardness. Surfaces of powder coatings show a remarkable slip resistance. In some cases it has been noticed that the powder coatings improves their flow. This depends on the low softening respective melting point of this polyethylene wax and its limited compatibility with the used resins. Also reduces the gloss of the powder coatings. This results partly from incompatibility which is a typical property of waxes or similar compounds. Depending on the individual case the reduction in gloss can be an advantage or disadvantage. Deuteron® AP 348 dosage level should be between 0.5-1.0%.
Deuteron® PMH-C by Deuteron is polymethylurea-based matting agent. Is free of waxes. As a thermoset, Deuteron® PMH-C in many cases increases the blocking stability of coatings, whenever the character of the used binder shows tendency to thermoplasticity. Is resistant to most customary solvents in use in the coatings industry. Also offers good chemical resistance, very good color fastness, very good dispersing properties and weather resistance. The use in exterior applications is possible practically without limitation. The coatings are recoatable. In certain fields of application the product’s effectiveness in matting can be increased by combining it with small amounts of SiO2. Even in higher dosages, the products specific oil absorption value gives favorable results regarding viscosity increase. Flexibility of the coating will be spoiled only insignificantly by the use of Deuteron® PMH-C as matting agent. With its favorable oil absorption value the product is predestinated for coatings with high flexibility, for instance coil coatings and leather finishes. In powder coatings the presence of Deuteron® PMH-C can improve fluidity and spraying property of the powder coating. The optimum in dosage depends on the required degree of gloss and the character of the used binder. The addition can be 1.0 – 7.0 %.
