SILCOLEASE release coatings

Solvent Based
Range

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n Silcolease Solvent Based
Polyaddition Silicone coatings systems
European Production
SILCOLEASE products Product Reference Features

Standard 7420 n General purpose base for 3 component system

Polymer Range (30% solids) n Flexible product formulation
in ALIPHATIC SOLVENT n Low to medium release

7440 n General purpose base for 3 component system

(30% solids) n Improved performance on films
n Lower temperature or faster cure
n No or low migration
n High bath stability
n Medium release

Asian Production
SILCOLEASE products Product Reference Features

Polymer Range 7410 n General purpose base for 3 component system

in AROMATIC SOLVENT (30% solids) n Flexible product formulation
n Low to medium release
n Good for papers

7412 n General purpose base for 2 component system

(30% solids) n Low to medium release
n Good for papers

7430 n General purpose base for 3 component system

(30% solids) n High bath stability
n Good for films

7432 n General purpose base for 2 component system

(30% solids) n Good for films
n Tight release base polymer

7450 n General purpose base for 2 component system

(48.5% solids) n High solids content
n High bath stability
n Good anchorage & cure
n Low cost

KF150 n Low release 2 component system

(48.5% solids) n High bath stability
n High solids content
n Low release Vs acrylic solvent adhesives

7451PEX n General purpose 2 component system

(48.5% solids) n Very easy release
n High solids
n Good anchorage & Fast cure

7460 n General purpose 2 component system

(30% solids) n Excellent for film, especially PET
n Very good anchorage
n No or low migration

7611 n Solventless formulation for solvent dilution

(100% solids) n Cure at relative low temperature
n Low levels of silicone migration
n Good bath stability
nL ow and stable release values against a wide range
of aggressive adhesive types
nE xcellent performance for cure and anchorage on
a wide range of substrates
nG ood resistance to inhibition effects from a wide range
of substrates
 SILCOLEASE products Product Reference Features

Crosslinkers* 90A n Fast cure

n Suitable for use Vs aggressive acrylic adhesives

91A n General purpose co-polymer

n Good compromise of cure and anchorage performance

92A n Homopolymer crosslinker

nE xcellent abrasion resistance on wide range of
substrates
n Easy release (low adhesive interaction)

Catalyst 90B n Standard Catalyst

n Use with 7410, 7412, 7420

91B n Concentrated catalyst

n Use with 7410, 7412, 7611

93B n Concentrated catalyst

n Use with 7430, 7432, 7440, 7460

94B n Concentrated catalyst

n Use with 7450, KF150, 7451

Release Control Additive RCA1 n Easy release modifier

RCA3 n Tight release modifier

* Other crosslinkers from the solventless range of products may also be recommended

n SILCOLEASE Solvent Based

Polycondensation Silicone
coating systems
SILCOLEASE products Product Reference Features

Polymer 429 n Di-Butyl Tin (DBT) catalyst*

n Good for substrates that inhibit Pt catalysts
Crosslinker 92A n Good anchorage to most substrates
n Medium release force with GP adhesives
Catalyst 62A & 62B* nE  asy & stable release with solvent based acrylic
adhesives
n Industrial applications only (no food contact/hygiene/
medical/skin contact approval)

* European REACH regulations will gradually restrict the use of such catalyst types in polycondensation cure systems.
Alternative curing systems will gradually replace the tin catalysed systems of today in Europe.
Solvent based technology Comparison of tin polycondensation
Solvent based technology was intrinsic to and platinum polyaddition system features
the development of self-adhesive labelstock
manufacture and maintains a position today Silcolease Silcolease
7400 series 429 series
in highly technical niche markets. Platinum catalysed Tin catalysed
The European usage decline in solvent polyaddition curing polycondensation
solvent based solutions curing solvent based
based systems was related to safety, solutions
environment and cost issues rather than
Safety Solvent flammability Solvent flammability
technical suitability. Today, with modern
solvent recovery units, these materials offer Cure speed FAST SLOW

unique performance on specific substrates In-line adhesive YES NO

and are used widely in speciality applications. lamination possible

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For example, when coating onto PET film, Blocking NO YES
solvent based systems offer advantages
Substrate sensitivity MEDIUM LOW
of excellent anchorage, smooth and even
coverage at very low coatweights and very Siliconise over print NO YES

easy slow speed release. These properties Coat PET/PE/OPP film YES YES
make solvent based coatings hard to beat
Coat PVC film NO YES
for premium product applications such as in
Low Speed Release MEDIUM LOW
the electronics industry and also for clear
Vs solvent acrylic
on clear or no label look labels. adhesives
Whilst the solvent based market is
Coverage at low EXCELLENT EXCELLENT
predominantly platinum cure there is still coatweight
a place for tin cure in specific applications,
Coefficient of friction LOW VERY LOW
such as tapes. However, increasing
environmental and legislative pressure will Potential food contact YES NO
approval
probably lead to the phasing out of tin based
systems in the coming years.
Whilst frequently characterised by Low Speed Release values (LSR or FTM3),
elevated values for High Speed Release (HSR or FTM4) are commonly seen
with solvent based systems. Related to the high molecular weight gums
used in these systems, higher HSR release values can be an advantage
for many applications (e.g. certain high speed label dispensers) but where
a flatter release profile is needed, special systems have been developed.
For the Asian market, solvent based systems are still of great importance
for many standard & speciality applications, hence the greatly expanded
range manufactured in that region today.

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