Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Product Benefits
- Lowers viscosity while maintaining performance
- Preserves chemical and water resistance
- Good dilution effect
- Reduces high shear
- Compatible and usable in a variety of coating chemistries
- Improves pigment wetting
- Reacts with urethanes, alkyds, and acrylic resin
- Low volatility and high flash point
- Based from natural, renewable, non-food raw material feedstock
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Adhesive & Sealant End Applications
- Coating End Applications
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Use Level
- 1 - 20% (of total resin weight)
- Product Applications
- Cardolite LITE 2020 was designed as a formulation tool to reduce VOC levels and viscosity on coating systems used in heavy duty marine, protective, industrial, and floor coatings.
- Although higher in viscosity than some other modifiers, the structure of this product gives excellent dilution efficiency to help rapidly reduce viscosity for improved pigment wetting, flexibility, and general application properties.
- Coating physical properties such as water resistance, corrosion protection, color stability, chemical resistance, and gloss are not significantly compromised with the addition of LITE 2020, and the product can be added in in either component of multi-part formulations.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Orange brown liquid
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Color max.14 Gardner ASTM D1544 Viscosity (at 25°C) 30 - 115 cPs ASTM D2196 Hydroxyl Value 170 - ASTM D1957 Iodine Number 188 - ASTM D2075-92 Solid Content min. 97 w% ASTM D2369-98 Density (at 25°C) 8.03 lbs/gal ASTM D1475 Flash Point min. 118 °C ASTM D93 pH Value 6.7 - 9.7 - - Free Cardanol Content max. 2.5 % -
Regulatory & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Dilution Properties
Packaging & Availability
- Supplied by
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 24 months
- Storage Condition
Cardolite products may absorb moisture and carbon dioxide when left in open containers, which could result in increased viscosity, discoloration, reduction of reactivity, and/or crystallization of the products. These products should be kept tightly sealed in their original containers when not in use, and stored in a cool, dry place.