SILCOLEASE release coatings

Solventless
Radiation Cure Range

Bluestar Silicones. Delivering Your Potential.

n SILCOLEASE UV 200 series - Epoxy chemistry
with cationic curing mechanism
Silcolease UV 200 series - Silcolease UV 200 series -
POLYMERS RELEASE CONTROL ADDITIVES
Product Viscosity Features Product Viscosity Features
reference (mPas) reference (mPas)

UV POLY ~350 n Epoxy base polymer UV RCA ~600 n Premium release additive
200 n Medium release 200 n Low migration
n Very low extractables n Suitable for label & tape applications
n Low back side transfer
UV RCA ~800 n Premium release additive
UV POLY ~3500 n High viscosity epoxy base polymer 210* n Well suited to bulk adhesive
201 n Excellent holdout on porous applications
substrates
n Adapted to flexo coating technology UV RCA ~2500 n Tight release additive
n Medium release 251 n Suitable for many 2 side tape
n Very low extractables applications

UV POLY ~50 n Low viscosity epoxy base polymer UV PC-675* ~2500 n Premium release additive
204 n Medium release n Reduces co-efficient of friction
n Very low extractables n Well suited to bulk adhesive
n Low back side transfer applications
n Reactive diluent for coating quality
improvement

UV POLY ~250 n Epoxy base polymer

215 n Exceptional anchorage to untreated
films Silcolease UV 200 series -
n Medium release
n Very low extractables CATALYSTS and ADDITIVES
n Low back side transfer
Product Viscosity Features
UV POLY ~5000 n High viscosity epoxy base polymer reference (mPas)
220 n Premium release
n Well suited to bulk adhesive UV CATA ~4 n Patented Iodonium Borate
applications 211 photoinitiator technology in IPA
n Excellent compatibility with
UV POLY ~350 n Epoxy base polymer UV epoxy polymer
235* n Easy release n Highly efficient chain termination
n Low extractables
n Low back side transfer UV CATA ~6 n Patented Iodonium Borate
221* photoinitiator technology in DAA
UV POLY ~350 n Monocomponent (pre-catalysed) n Excellent compatibility with
205* n Medium release UV epoxy polymer
n Very low extractables n Highly efficient chain termination
n Low back side transfer
UV CATA ~5 n Diluted Sb photoinitiator
UV POLY ~350 n Monocomponent (pre-catalysed) 232* n Low processing odour
206* n Easy release
n Low extractables UV ADD ~50 n Reduces co-efficient of friction
n Low back side transfer 283* n Reduces blocking for lightweight
plastics and 2 side coating applications
UV POLY ~250 n Monocomponent (pre-catalysed) n Reduces transfer and maintains
230* n Exceptional anchorage to untreated printability
films n Premium release additive
n Easy release
n Low extractables * Product not available in all zones (discuss availability with your technical
n Low back side transfer or sales contact)
n SILCOLEASE UV 100 series -
Acrylate chemistry with free radical
curing mechanism
SILCOLEASE UV 100 series
Product Viscosity Features
reference (mPas)

UV POLY ~1000 n High acrylate functionality

110 n Acrylate base polymer

UV RCA ~1000 n Easy release modifier

170 n Low acrylate functionality
n Reduces zippy release phenomena
n Excellent EB easy release

UV CATA ~1000 n Pre-blend of acrylate base polymer

130* and free radical photoinitiato
n Easy bath formulation

NON STANDARD RANGE - made to

order products or developmental grades
Product Features
reference

UV ADD n Improves anchorage of UV POLY 110/RCA 170

150* system
n Low levels of addition (1-3%)
n (Material is made to order)

UV ADD n Improves anchorage of standard coatings

Comparison of Cationic and
151* n Reduces zippy release effects
n (Material is made to order)
Free Radical system features
UV RCA n UV CRA-minus Release Modifier Silicone Polymer UV 100 SERIES UV 200 SERIES
171* n Low end chain, on chain acrylate functionality ACRYLATE SILICONE EPOXY SILICONE
n UV-cure premium release Free Radical system Cationic system
n (Material is made to order)
Cure Rate FAST FAST
UV RCA n UV CRA-minus Release Modifier Silicone Polymer
172* n Medium end chain acrylate functionality Oxygen Inhibition YES NO
n UV-cure premium release (Nitrogen inertion
n (Material is made to order) required)

UV RCA n UV CRA-plus Release Modifier Silicone Polymer Substrate NO YES

180* n 3 to 10 times differential release Vs std sensitivity
UV POLY 110
n (Material is made to order) Siliconise over YES LIMITED
print
* Development product (discuss availability with your technical or sales contact)
Shrinkage YES NO

Adhesion GOOD GOOD

UV and EB curable YES YES

Silcolease UV UV lamp requirements for Silcolease
curing systems UV 200 series cationic cure systems
These systems are ideal to easily coat filmic UV C lamps emit the most suitable radiation
and other heat sensitive substrates which can be wavelengths for absorption by Bluestar Silicones
problematic for thermal cure systems. Iodonium Borate photoinitiator when used in
Comparative energy costs are low compared to SILCOLEASE systems.
thermal systems and space taken by installation is
small, making UV an option for speciality users.
Molar Extinction Coefficient (l. mol-1. cm-1)
80000
The SILCOLEASE UV 200 series is based on
epoxy functionalised silicone polymers with a cationic 60000

curing mechanism. The major advantage of these 40000

products is their excellent cure response to UV

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20000
C radiation due to the incorporation of patented
Iodonium Borate photoinitiator technology. This 0
190 210 230 250 270 290 310 330 350

photoinitiator can be supplied as a catalyst to

Wavelength (nm)
add to a base polymer but a unique feature of
Silcolease UV 200 series is the possibility to
supply a mono-component system, ready to use, To complete the radiation cure range the
without further bath formulation. UV POLY 100 free radical curing series based
on acrylate functional chemistry is used particularly
A range of base polymers offers flexibility for where substrate inhibition of the cationic reaction
coating head and substrate variations. Release is seen. Although free radical systems are obliged
control additives are used to modify the release to use a nitrogen blanket to avoid cure inhibition
towards premium or tight values. from atmospheric oxygen, recent advances in
inerting technologies allow faster speeds than were
possible in the past.
Release control of Silcolease
UV 200 series cationic cure systems The UV POLY 100 series is complemented by
non silicone based extenders and standard
free radical photoinitiators.
POLY 200 base polymer on OPP film base
Effect of additives to modify release values
from medium release base value

140

120

100

80
RCA200 effect - TESA 4651 SBR adhesive
60 RCA200 effect - TESA 4970 acrylic adhesive
RCA251 effect - TESA 4970 acrylic adhesive
40

20
3-2 Radiation

0
10 20 30 40 50 60
RCA CONTENT (%)

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