DOWSIL™ 102F Additive

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Drum  (366 lbs)

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DOWSIL™ 102F Additive is a highly effective fluorosilicone-based foam control agent designed for solvent-based coating systems. It provides excellent defoaming and antifoaming performance at very low addition levels while maintaining a strong balance between effectiveness and coating compatibility. The product is formulated to minimize surface defects such as craters and has little to no noticeable impact on gloss, clarity, or recoatability in solvent-borne coatings.
Product No. 16098823
Supplier Dow Inc.
CAS 109-60-4,64-19-7,78-93-3
Synonyms Foam control agent, Solvent-borne coating defoamer, Antifoam additive
Applications Coatings
Characteristics Chemical nature: Fluorosilicone in solvent. Active content: 0.95-1.05%. Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid. Solvent system: Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and n-propyl acetate.
Benefits
  • High-efficiency foam control in solvent-based coatings
  • Effective at very low use levels
  • typically up to 0.7% by weight
  • Good balance between compatibility and performance
  • Low tendency to cause craters or surface defects
  • Minimal impact on gloss and coating clarity
  • Long-term foam control
  • including under severe storage conditions
  • Can be incorporated during the let-down stage of formulation

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Product Details

Grade
Technical
Form
Liquid
Prohibited Uses
This product is neither tested nor represented as suitable for medical or pharmaceutical uses. Not intended for human injection. Not intended for food use. For further information please refer to Dow's product safety page https://www.dow.com/en-us/support/product-safety.html
Appearance
liquid
Auto Ignition Temperature
450 °C (842 °F)
Color
Clear, colorless
Dynamic Viscosity
0.6 mPa.s
Evaporation Rate
2.75
Flash Point
11.8 °C (53.2 °F)
Lower Explosion Limit
1.7 %(V)
Odor
ester-like
Partition Coefficient
Pow: log Pow:
Relative Density
0.88
Upper Explosion Limit
8 %(V)

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