Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Carrier
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
Applications & Uses
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Formulation Applications
- Dispersion of ADINS synergists into the polymeric matrix is key to obtain the desired improvements but it is not always an easy step.
- To obtain a good dispersion of the additives, high shear should be applied to the melt during compounding step. The high level of additive dosage in some formulations, and the increased viscosity obtained as a result, make mixing with high shear a difficult step.
- To facilitate ADINS incorporation, a masterbatch with a content of 40 wt% of the synergist has been designed to guarantee a good dispersion in all processing conditions for the following formulations:
- EVA
- PE & PP
- PVC
ADINS Masterbatch performance in an EVA formulation for cable:
Reference ADINS Clay Sil-1
EVA28 MFI=3 24,5 24,5 mLLDPE MFI=3 - 5 6 6 LLDPE-g-MAH 4 4 ATH (fine) 64 62 Silicon MB 1 1 Stabilizer 0,5 0,5 ADINS Clay Sil 1 (powder form)
1,5
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Free - flowing powder
- Physico-Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Moisture Content max. 4.0 % - Particle Size Distribution (Dry Sieving, Residue on 45 μm) max. 3.0 % -
Regulatory & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Technical Details & Test Data
- Cone Calorimeter Test and Smoke Chamber Test
Cone Calorimeter (ISO 5660-1) (50 kW/m2 and 25 mm)
- Heat Release Rate (HRR): rate at which heat is generated by fire.
- Peak of Heat Release Rate (pHRR): Maximum of HRR.
- Total Heat Release (THR): sum of the heat released from the ignition.
pHRR (kW/m 2) THR (1200s) (MJ/m 2
Reference 257.2 68.2 ADINS Clay Sil-1 158.4 -38% 64.8 -5% - ADINS synergists, both in powder and masterbatch forms, enhance the flame retardance performance of the formulations.
- Grade in powder presents better behaviour due to the differences between formulations. In the masterbatch, additional carrier polymer is present that has an impact in the heat released by the formulation.
Smoke Chamber (ISO 5659) (50 kW/m2 and 25 mm)
- Total Smoke Production (TSP): sum of the smoke released from the ignition.
- Specific Optical Density (DS): Density of smoke measured by an opacimeter.
- Maximum DS (DSmax).
THR (1200s) (min)
Ds max (20’) (adim)
Reference 2134.2 150.7 ADINS Clay Sil-1 1708.5 -20% 129.3 -14% - ADINS synergists, both in powder and masterbatch forms, enhance the flame retardance performance of the formulations.
- Smoke emission is further reduced with the masterbatch format, which presents enhanced dispersion of the particles in comparison with powder form.
Conclusions
- ADINS Clay creates a tridimensional structure in fire conditions improving the mechanical and gas barrier properties of the char layer.
- The consistency of the char layer has an important impact in the smoke reduction.
- ADINS Clay reduces the peak of the Heat Release Rate and delays the Time to ignition.
Packaging & Availability
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