Starting Point Formulation

UCAR Latex 441
Strippable Coil Coating
Formulation Suggestion LP-3824

Ingredients

Pounds

Gallons

Weight Percent

Pigment Grind

Dispersant(1)

3.3
0.33
0.32

Soya Lecithin(2)

3.1
0.33
0.30

Ethylene Glycol

4.7
0.50
0.45

Water

74.3
8.93
7.12

Defoamer(3)

0.7
0.09
0.07

Calcium Carbonate(4)

263.0
11.69
25.21

Titanium Dioxide(5)

25.6
0.73
2.46

374.7
22.60
35.93

Letdown

UCAR™ Vehicle 441

630.2
72.86
60.38

Dispersant(1)

3.1
0.31
0.30

Soya Lecithin

4.9
0.53
0.47

Defoamer(3)

1.6
0.20
0.15

Melamine(6)

5.6
0.56
0.54

Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ Solvent

14.4
1.92
1.38

Thickener(7)

6.3
0.73
0.60

Blue Tint Paste(8)

2.6
0.29
0.25

Total:

1043.4
100.0
100.0
Suppliers:
(1) Strodex PK-90 (Dexter Chemical) or equivalent
(2) Ross and Rowe 551 (Ross and Rowe Chemicals) or equivalent
(3) Foamaster VF (Diamond Shamrock) or equivalent
(4) Atomite (Thompson, Weinman) or equivalent
(5) Ti-Pure R-900 (DuPont) or equivalent
(6) Cymel 350 (American Cyanamid) or equivalent
(7) Acrysol G-110, 22% (Rohm and Haas) or equivalent
(8) Thalo Blue (Tenneco) or equivalent


Coatings Properties

Nonvolatiles, %

54-55

pH

8.0

Pigment/Binder Ratio

1.0

Viscosity at 25° C (Brookfield LVT, 60 rpm), cP

200-300

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