Espuma Slabstock Flexível

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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
VORASURF™ DC 5125 Additive	*	*	**
VORASURF™ DC 198 Additive	**	**	*	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5188 Additive	***	***	*
VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive	**	***	***	✓
VORASURF™ FF 5950LV Additive	**	***	***	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5943 Additive	**	**	**
VORASURF™ DC 5160 Additive	*	*	**
VORASURF™ DC 5417 Additive	*	*	**
VORASURF™ DC 5951 Additive	*	**	*
VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive	**	***	**
VORASURF™ DC 5900 Additive	**	**	**	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive	***	***	**	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive	**	***	*
VORASURF™ DC 5982 Additive¹	**	**	**	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive	**	***	**	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5987 Additive	**	***	**	✓
VORASURF™ DC 5990 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	HCO
VORASURF™ DC 5933 Additive	***	**	*	**
VORASURF™ DC 5417 Additive	***	***	*	**
VORASURF™ DC 5906 Additive	**	***	***	***
VORASURF™ DC 5810 Additive	***	***	***	**
VORASURF™ DC 5986 Additive	***	***	**	*
VORASURF™ DC 5950 Additive	***	***	**	***

TDI Viscoelastic foams

Product	Processing window	Fine cell structure	HCO	Low VOC
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	HCO	Bulk stabilization
VORASURF™ DC 5043 Additive	***	***	***	**
VORASURF™ DC 6070 Additive	***	***	**	***

*Low performance **Moderate performance ***High performance

Polyester foam

VORASURF™ DC 1990 Additive	Surfactant for polyester flexible slabstock foam applications with low emission requirements Can be used in flexible molded foam for cell-opening and for rigid foam applications
VORASURF™ TF 3607 Additive	Surfactant for ester slabstock foam and TDI/MDI HR molded foam systems Surfactant for urethane elastomer foam and footwear (shoe sole) applications
VORASURF™ FF 5526 Additive	Surfactant for polyester slabstock foam

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