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| Molecular Weight | Medium |
| Type | General Purpose |
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PARALOID™ K-125P Acrylic Processing Aid
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What is PARALOID™ K-125P Acrylic Processing Aid?
An acrylic processing aid designed to improve the processing of rigid and flexible vinyl (PVC), providing the best balance of melt strength/viscosity, with up to 25% efficiency improvement over standard process aids. It is particularly well-suited for film and sheet, including for thermoforming applications, rigid PVC profile extrusion, and for luxury vinyl tile (LVT).
Uses
- General purpose acrylic processing aid for any rigid PVC application
- Also can be used in some flexible applications such as sheet, VCT and LVT
- Film and sheet, including sheet to be further thermoformed including deep-draw thermoforming
- Particularly useful in thicker sheets for thermoforming to improve profile extrusion productivity and final profile dimensional consistency and surface appearance
- Limits melt fracture while increasing take-off speed
- Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) base layer
- Improves and even increases filler incorporation
- Improves melt strength for effective calendering or extrusion of the LVT base layer
Benefits
- Improves the processing of rigid and flexible vinyl (PVC)
- Provides an increased level of melt strength/viscosity over standard general purpose acrylic processing aids for PVC
- Increase melt strength or leverage for efficiency at equal melt strength versus standard process aids
- Promotes fusion of rigid PVC systems and promotes melt homogeneity
- Excellent balance of melt strength, viscosity, and gloss for rigid PVC profile extrusion
- Enables improved surface finish
- Improved machine productivity
- Enhance filler incorporation into the melt