Innovative Binder Technology for High-Solids Industrial Coatings
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Summary
The new silicone hybrid resins are particularly suitable in topcoat applications for corrosion protection covering
a range of uses from transportation to
marine applications. Coats up to 200 μm
can be applied in one step. Their combination of good adhesion and flexibility
makes them suitable for coating plastics
and for coil coatings.
In addition to excellent corrosion
protection, minimal tendency to yel-
lowing and weathering, chemical- and
mechanical-resistance, silicone hybrid
resins offer exceptional benefits in
processability and optical appearance.
An overview of the silicone hybrid
resin properties is presented in Table
8. With silicone hybrid resins having a
non-volatile content of 90% and con-
current low intrinsic viscosity, formula-
tion of paints with extremely low VOC
content (200 – 100 g/L) is possible.
Additionally, the silicone hybrid resins
enable simple handling during paint
manufacture and application making
these materials user-friendly. Primers,
topcoats and direct-to-metal (DTM)
paints can all be formulated with sili-
cone hybrid resins. CW
Table 7: Compatibility of silicone hybrid resins with various binders.
Table 8: Overview of silicone hybrid resin properties.
