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Adhesives Ingredients
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Adhesives Ingredients

UV Curable PSA Modifications (D)

Adhesives Formulation

Applicable Type
Applicable Base Polymer

Applicable Base Polymer Properties

Ultraviolet light (UV) curing PSA adhesives are creating significant interest for flexible packaging and tapes and labels. Acrylate / methacrylate monomers and oligomers as well as photoinitiators are essential components of UV adhesives. Aliphatic urethane acrylates are commonly used in laminations since they have good adhesion to most films and are non-yellowing. These adhesives are also characterized by a relatively low application viscosity.

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Phase
Ingredient
Parts by weight
Urethane acrylate oligomer (CN973 from Sartomer) 
xxx 
C9 Tackifier (S-135 from Sartomer) 
xxx 
2- Ethoxyethoxyethylacrylate (SR256 from Sartomer) 
xxx 
Ethoxylated nonyl phenyl acrylate (SR504 from Sartomer) 
xxx 
MEHQ from Aldrich Chemical 
xxxx 
Irganox® 1076 from CIBA 
xxxx 
PSA base resin from above 
xx 
2- Ethoxyethoxyethylacrylate (SR256 from Sartomer) 
xx 
Ethoxylated nonyl phenyl acrylate (SR504 from Sartomer) 
xx 
Photoinitiator (KJT046 from Sartomer) 
x 

Typical Properties

Properties
Viscosity at 25°C, cps 
xxxx 
180° peel adhesion, lb / inch (dependent on energy density and time after bonding) 
xxx 
Tack, gm 
xxxxxx 
Saft, °C at energy density of 400 mJ/cm2 
xxx 

Processing

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Resulting Properties

The above table shows a starting formulation for various modifications of UV cured pressure sensitive adhesives. Upon curing, these adhesives offer a film that provides excellent adhesive strength to a number of different substrates.

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