RHOPLEX® I-545

RHOPLEX® I-545 is a versatile all-acrylic aqueous vehicle suitable for overprint varnishes and letdowns for flexographic and gravure ink applications. It is a hard film former that offers a distinct combination of properties - good gloss, heat resistance and water resistance with fast drying speed. On press, RHOPLEX® I-545 has excellent transfer and printability with good resolubility for ease of clean-up.

Principal: Dow Adhesives

Functions: Binder & Resin

Chemical Family: Acrylics & Acrylates

End Uses: Flexography Ink, Gravure Ink, Textiles

Compatible Polymers & Resins: Acrylics, Styrenes

Features: Fast Drying, Good Compatibility, Good Printability, Heat Resistance, High Clarity, High Gloss, Scuff Resistance, Water Resistance

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

CASE Ingredients Features
Product Benefits

As an Overprint

  • Scuff resistance
  • High inherent COF
  • Good heat resistance, can be modified with zinc crosslinkers to enhance heat resistance
  • Excellent clarity
  • Good gloss
  • Good water resistance

As a Letdown Vehicle

  • With aluminum paste pigments for good stability
  • Good solvent compatibility for flexo and gravure ink formulations

Applications & Uses

Properties

Physical Form

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance
Contains any chemicals listed on Prop 65 (including impurities, residues, catalysts, monomers, and by-products and excluding heavy metals)?

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type

Principal Information

Group Principal Number
S000005
Principal

Other

Appearance
Milky white emulsion
Color (SDS)
White milky
Item Number
Odor (SDS)
Ammonia
USA/DOT UN Number
Not Applicable
Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Acid Value75.0 mg KOH/gmg KOH/g
pH8.5-
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Glass Transition Temperature (Tg)65.0 °C°C
Molecular Weightmin. 200000.0 g/molg/mol
Viscosity400.0-1500.0 cPscPs
Material Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Solid Content40.0 %%
SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Boiling Point (SDS)100.0 °C°C
Evaporation Rate (SDS)max. 1.0 %%Butyl acetate = 1
Melting Point (SDS)0.0 °C°C
Relative Vapor Density (SDS)max. 1.0-Air = 1
Specific Gravity (SDS)1.0-1.2-Water = 1
Vapor Pressure (SDS)17.0 mm Hgmm Hgat 20°C
Viscosity (SDS)400.0-1500.0 mPa.smPa.s
Volatile Content (SDS)60.0 %%Water
pH (SDS)8.0-9.0-