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Waterborne VAA Adhesive for Bonding Aluminum Foil to Paper

Adhesives Formulation

Applicable Type

Waterborne Adhesives , Acrylic Adhesives

Applicable Base Polymer

Acrylics & Acrylic Copolymers

Applicable Industrial Sectors

Buildings & constructions , Consumer / household / office

Applicable Base Polymer Properties

Vinyl acetate acrylic copolymer emulsions are designed for use in formulating high performance adhesives for several industries. It provides a high level of adhesion to a variety of difficult-to-bond surfaces including PVC and polyolefin films. These adhesives provide a low to medium performance relatively inexpensive adhesive that dries quickly.

Typical Formulation Ingredients

Phase

Ingredient

Parts by weight

Gelva TS-100, Cytec Surface Specialties

Santicizer 8, Valtris

Ammonium hydroxide

Casein solution (15% in water)

Dowicide A, Dow Chemical

Typical Properties

Properties

Total solids content, %

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Brookfield viscosity at 25°C (#3 / 30 rpm), cps

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Processing

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Resulting Properties

The low viscosity of the water emulsion and its fast setting capability provide an excellent adhesive for bonding for flexible construction material. The table above provides formulations for a heat activated vinyl acetate acrylate copolymer adhesive that will provide an adhesive for bonding aluminum foil to paper for various applications.

This adhesive also has:

Good adhesion (100% paper failure)
Excellent low temperature flexibility
High temperature resistant
Water resistant

(Source: Adhesives Formulary Handbook, NIIR Board, Asia Pacific Business Press, Inc., 2010, p. 187.)

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