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Silicone additives from Dow can be used in many flexible slabstock foam applications, including:
- Polyether and polyester slabstock foam
- Wide range of blowing agents systems Including carbon-dioxide and acetone
- Wide latitude processing
- Low-emission surfactants
- Viscoelastic/slow-recovery
- Flame-retardant (FR) additives systems
Continuous Conventional and Viscoelastic foam
Product | Fine cell opening (FCO) | High cell opening (HCO) | Flame-retardant (FR) | Viscoelasticity | Reduced VOC |
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VORASURF™ FF 5959 Additive | *** | * | * | ✓ | ✓ |
VORASURF™ DC 198 Additive | ** | ** | * | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 198LV Additive | ** | * | * | ✓ | ✓ |
VORASURF™ DC 5188 Additive | *** | *** | * | ||
VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive | ** | *** | *** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5950LV Additive | *** | *** | ** | ✓ | ✓ |
VORASURF™ DC 5160 Additive | * | * | ** | ||
VORASURF™ DC 5951 Additive | * | ** | * | ||
VORASURF™ DC 5951LV Additive | *** | ** | * | ✓ | ✓ |
VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive | ** | *** | ** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive | *** | *** | ** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5906LV Additive | *** | *** | ** | ✓ | ✓ |
VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive | ** | *** | * | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5982 Additive1 | ** | ** | ** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive | ** | *** | ** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5987 Additive | ** | *** | ** | ✓ | |
VORASURF™ DC 5901 Additive2 | ** | ** | ** | ✓ |
*Low performance **Moderate performance ***High performance ✓ = Attribute present in product
1Product unavailable in the E.U. 2Product only available in the E.U.
Conventional box foams
Product | Rectangular block | Cylindrical block | High filler content | High cell opening (HCO) |
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VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive | *** | ** | * | ** |
VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive | ** | *** | *** | *** |
VORASURF™ DC 5906LV Additive | ** | *** | *** | *** |
VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive | *** | *** | *** | ** |
VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive | *** | *** | ** | * |
VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive | *** | *** | ** | *** |
TDI Viscoelastic foams
Product | Processing window | Fine cell structure | High cell opening (HCO) | Low VOC |
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VORASURF™ SZ 1959 Additive | * | *** | ** | |
VORASURF™ SZ 1979 Additive | * | *** | ** | ✓ |
VORASURF™ SZ 1952 Additive | * | ** | *** | ✓ |
*Low performance **Moderate performance ***High performance ✓ = Attribute present in product
HR Slab foams
Product | Processing window | Fine cell structure | High cell opening (HCO) | Bulk stabilization |
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VORASURF™ DC 5043 Additive | *** | *** | *** | ** |
VORASURF™ DC 6070 Additive | *** | *** | ** | *** |
*Low performance **Moderate performance ***High performance
Polyester foam
VORASURF™ DC 1990 Additive |
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VORASURF™ TF 3607 Additive |
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VORASURF™ FF 5526 Additive |
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