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Waterborne Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive for Foam Carpet Tiles

Adhesives Formulation

Applicable Type

Waterborne Adhesives

Applicable Base Polymer

Acrylics & Acrylic Copolymers

Applicable Industrial Sectors

Buildings & constructions

Applicable Base Polymer Properties

Acrylic emulsions offer a low cost adhesive with moderate performance properties. They are tremendously versatile due to the large number of different monomers and resins available. Acrylic waterborne adhesives can provide bonds ranging from flexible and tough to hard and rigid depending on the formulation. Acrylic adhesives inherently have very good UV and oxidative stability and are generally preferred for outdoor applications. Acrylic emulsion based adhesives exhibit pressure sensitive characteristics without the addition of tackifiers.

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Ingredient

Parts by weight

Acrylic latex emulsion (Hycar 2600 x 146, B.F. Goodrich)

xxxxx

Stabilizer (Carbopol 934, B.F. Goodrich) 5% solution in water

xxx

(Source: B.F. Goodrich)

Typical Properties

Properties

Brookfield viscosity (#5 / 20 RPM), cps

xxxxx

Total solids content, %

xxxx

xxx

Processing

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Resulting Properties

The table above provides a typical starting formation for a general purpose pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive. It is typically used for installing foamed carpet tile to flooring of various types. It will not penetrate the foam and will give effective adhesion. This adhesive will not develop adhesion build-up on aging, a condition that causes the foam to tear when it is removed from the floor.

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