Starting Point Formulation

UCAR Latex 443
Dipping Primer
Formulation Suggestion C-2039

Ingredients

Pounds

Gallons

Pigment Grind

Deionized Water

41.6
5.00

Ammonium Hydroxide, 28% Aqueous Solution

0.2
0.02

Dispersant(1)

1.6
0.22

Tergitol Surfactant NP-10

3.2
0.36

Antifoam(2)

0.7
0.09

Titanium Dioxide(3)

50.0
1.50

Barytes(4)

53.1
1.45

Strontium Chromate(5)

57.7
1.87

Letdown

UCAR™ Vehicle 443

500.0
57.52

Antifoam(2)

0.8
0.11

Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ Solvent

51.5
6.86

Butyl CARBITOL™ Solvent

20.6
2.60

Hexamethoxymethylmelamine

54.7
5.47

Ammonium Benzoate, 10% Aqueous Solution

8.5
0.93

Ammonium Hydroxide, 28% Aqueous Solution

6.5
0.74

Deionized Water

127.1
15.26

Total:

977.8
100.0
Suppliers:
(1) Bykumen WS (Byk-Mallinckrodt) or equivalent
(2) Hodag PX-218 (Hodag) or equivalent
(3) Ti-Pure R-960 (DuPont) or equivalent
(4) Sparmite (Pfizer) or equivalent
(5) J-1365 (Davis/MPC) or equivalent
(6) Cymel 303 (American Cyanamid) or equivalent


Primer Properties

Solids, % by Weight

37.4

pH

9.5

Viscosity, Brookfield, cP

800

Add water to 18 sec (#3 Zahn Cup) for dipping

Primer Performance**

Bake Cycle, min

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Flash Time

Bake at 200° F

Final Bake at 300° F


10
2.5
10

Pencil Hardness

Gloss, 60°

Impact Resistance, in-lb

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Direct

Reverse

2H
30

45
5

Salt Spray

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Hours Exposed

Rusting Rating

Blister Rating

Creepage, in


565
9
9M
1/8

**Substrate - Bonderite 1000

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