Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Chemical Family
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Product Code
- MITM14934
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Labeling Claims
- Key Features
- 30% active water-soluble anionic fluorosurfactant effective at low end use concentrations
- Powerful wetting and leveling performance for smoother, defect-free coatings
- Does not impart color, or change the optical properties of a coating, beyond potential gloss or DOI (distinctness of image) improvement from better reflectance
- Containing a Low Vapor Pressure solvent, partially replaces coalescent solvents for VOC formulation reductions
- Readily dilutes in water, or water/alcohol/glycol mixtures with excellent shelf stability
- Stable in highly acidic or basic environments, and in hard water without chelation
- Exceptional stability and functionality in severe thermal and chemical environments
Applications & Uses
- Coating End Applications
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Industrial Additives End Use
- Markets
- Applications
- Product Applications
Recommended use concentrations vary for Thetawet™ FS-8020DB with application, but in general, the surface tension of aqueous solutions and emulsions can be reduced to 19-20 dynes/cm with the addition of as little as 0.01 to 0.05% as supplied.
Properties
Technical Details & Test Data
- Technical Information
- Thetawet™ FS-8020DB is a 30% active water soluble, moderate foaming anionic fluorosurfactant.
- Containing a low vapor pressure solvent, Thetawet™ FS-8020DB ideal for use in low VOC applications.
- Thetawet™ FS-8020DB is an excellent choice for wetting difficult to wet surfaces such as plastics, oily substrates, waxy surfaces, and for reduction in coating surface defects, and enhanced gloss development for smoother, more even films in finishes and polishes.
- Thetawet™ FS-8020DB provides far greater surface tension reduction than can be achieved with either hydrocarbon or silicone-based surfactants, and is stable even in highly acidic or basic environments.
- When used in conjunction with “conventional” hydrocarbon wetting agents, it is possible to achieve a system that not only dramatically reduces surface tension, but also lowers interfacial tension resulting in a liquid that easily wets and spreads on otherwise hare to wet surfaces.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging Information
Thetawet™ FS-8020DB is available in: 275 gallon totes (Net Wt. 2205 lbs) 55 gallon plastic drums (Net Wt. 441 lbs) 5 gallon pails (Net Wt. 40 lbs).
Other
- Appearance
- Clear to slightly hazy colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Appearance (SDS)
- Clear to slightly hazy liquid. Separates into two phases upon standing.
- Color (SDS)
- Colorless to pale yellow
- Density
- 1.12-1.18 g/mL
- Density (SDS)
- 1.12-1.18 g/mL
- Dosage (Use Level)
- 0.01-0.05 %
- Evaporation Rate (SDS)
- 1.0 %
- Explosive Nature (SDS)
- Not explosive
- Flash Point
- min. 200.0 °F
- Flash Point (SDS)
- min. 93.3 °C
- Group Principal Number
- S002669
- Item Number
- Odor
- Mild
- Odor (SDS)
- Mild
- Other Hazards
- Non Hazardous
- Oxidizing Properties (SDS)
- Not oxidising
- Principal
- Shelf Life
- 12.0 mo
- pH
- 5.0-6.0
- pH (SDS)
- 4.5-6.5
- Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions pH 5.0-6.0 - 5% Aqueous Solution - Shelf Life & Stability
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Shelf Life 12.0 mo mo - Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density 1.12-1.18 g/mL g/mL At 25°C Flash Point min. 200.0 °F °F Tag Closed cup - Application Information
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Dosage (Use Level) 0.01-0.05 % % - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Density (SDS) 1.12-1.18 g/mL g/mL Evaporation Rate (SDS) 1.0 % % Water = 1 Flash Point (SDS) min. 93.3 °C °C pH (SDS) 4.5-6.5 -