May 2012

BECKOSOL AQ 400 Short Oil Alkyd Latex

DESCRIPTION BECKOSOL AQ 400 is a short oil alkyd latex based on a bio-renewable oil specifically designed for road marking paint. BECKOSOL AQ 400 requires no coalescing solvent for film formation and is free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates. APPLICATIONS Traffic paint Zone and curb marking paint

FEATURES Supplied at zero VOC Shear stable polymer suitable for use in high-speed pigment dispersions

TYPICAL PROPERTIES Appearance Percent Solids by Weight Percent Solids by Volume, Calculated Viscosity, Brookfield, 50 RPM, #3 spindle Pounds per Gallon Pounds per Gallon, Solids, Calculated pH Odor Volatile Content (Percent) STORAGE Store in a cool, dry place, preferably under 80 F to ensure a useful shelf life of at least six months. SAFETY Read the BECKOSOL AQ 400 Material Safety Data Sheet before handling, storing or using this product. Milky white 50-52 47.4 100-1000 cps 8.95 9.54 7.0-8.0 Mild Water, Ammonia (49.0, Trace)

BECKOSOL AQ 400 White Traffic Paint

Formula 4748-50-1 Formulation Option 1
Raw Material Grind BECKOSOL AQ 400 431.00 Water 55.00 28% Ammonia 0.25 Disperbyk 190 12.50 Foamstar A10 3.00 Ti-Pure R-900 100.00 Drikalite 733.00 Grind Total 1334.75 High speed disperse to 3+ Hegman grind Letdown 0.52 Fe, 0.09% Borchi Oxi Coat 1101 4.30 (0.14) Methanol (optional) ** (41.50) 6.26 Foamstar A10 1.00 0.20 Natrosol 250 HBR 2% Solution 6.00 0.70 RM-12W 1.70 Total 1389.25 100.00 **The methanol is added to provide this formula with freeze/thaw stability. 48.14 6.60 0.03 1.42 0.42 3.00 32.57 92.18 #/100 Gal/100 Supplier

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Suppliers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Byk Chemie BASF DuPont Imerys OMG Ashland Dow

Formulation Physicals
Non-Volatile by Weight Non-volatile by Volume Pigment Volume Concentration Pigment to Binder Weight Ratio VOC (g/L) VOC (g/L) with Methanol as shown Pounds per Gallon pH Viscosity, Stormer, KU Freeze-Thaw, cycles passed 76.8% 60.0% 60.4% 3.79:1 0.0 75.0 13.89 8.1-8.7 85-95 5

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TYPICAL COATINGS PERFORMANCE Formulation 4748-50-1 is offered as a starting point. This paint formulation will consistently dry to notrack in less than 25 minutes at 75 F and 50% rela tive humidity. This experimental polymer and formulation have not been tested for performance on road tests with live traffic.

TEST
Abrasion Resistance (Falling Sand) Bleed Ratio

METHOD
ASTM D 968

REQUIREMENTS
TT-P-115F/ 35 liters TT-P-1952E/ 150 liters 0.90 min TT-P-115F Type 1 / 30 minutes TT-P-1952E / 10 minutes Mandrel

AQ 400 PAINT RESULT

150+ liters

ASTM D 969

0.98 min

Dry-No-Pickup

ASTM D 711

20 minutes

Flexibility

TT-P-115F

Pass

Freeze-Thaw Resistance

ASTM D 2243

TT-P-1952E / 3 cycles

5 cycles

Dry Opacity

TT-P-1952E

0.92 min @ 5 wet mil

0.92 min

Scrub Resistance

ASTM D 2486

TT-P-1952E / 500 cycles

1200 cycles min.

Water Resistance

TT-P-1952E

Pass

Pass

Viscosity Volatile Organic Compounds

ASTM D 562 ASTM D 3960 excluding water

70-100 KU TT-P-115F / 100 g/L max TT-P-1952E / 150 g/L max

85 KU

75 g/L

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BECKOSOL AQ 400 White Traffic Paint

Formula 4748-87

Formulation Option 2
Raw Material Grind BECKOSOL AQ 400 Water Natrasol 250 HBR-15% Solution 28% Ammonia Disperbyk 190 Foamstar A10 Ti-Pure R-900 Drikalite High speed disperse to 3+ Hegman grind Attagel 50 Continue high speed dispersion for an additional 3-5 minutes, then recheck grind Grind Total Letdown Fe, 0.09% Borchi Oxi Coat 1101 Methanol (optional) ** Foamstar A10 427.25 60.17 3.75 0.25 12.53 3.00 100.00 735.14 3.00 47.74 7.22 0.43 0.03 1.42 0.42 3.00 32.67 0.15 #/100 Gal/100 Supplier

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1345.09

92.66

4.27 0.51 (41.52) (6.26) 0.14 1.00 1391.88 100.00 Total **The methanol is added to provide this formula with freeze/thaw stability.

Suppliers
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashland Byk Chemie BASF DuPont Imerys OMG

Formulation Physicals
Non-Volatile by Weight Non-volatile by Volume Pigment Volume Concentration Pigment to Binder Weight Ratio VOC (g/L) VOC (g/L) with Methanol, as shown Pounds per Gallon pH Viscosity, Stormer, KU
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76.9% 60.0% 60.8% 3.85:1 0.0 75.0 13.92 8.1-8.7 80-90

BECKOSOL AQ 400 Yellow Traffic Paint

Formula 4748-85 Formulation
Raw Material Grind BECKOSOL AQ 400 Water Natrasol 250 HBR-15% Solution 28% Ammonia Disperbyk 190 Foamstar A10 Ti-Pure R-900 Yellow Oxide Yellow 65 Pigment Dispersion (4748-83) Drikalite High speed disperse to 3+ Hegman grind 0.15 3.00 Attagel 50 Continue high speed dispersion for an additional 3-5 minutes, then recheck grind 1302.63 92.66 Grind Total Letdown 4.16 0.50 Fe, 0.09% Borchi Oxi Coat 1101 (41.57) (6.27) Methanol (optional) ** 1.00 0.14 Foamstar A10 1349.36 100.00 Total **The methanol is added to provide this formula with freeze/thaw stability. 415.71 26.72 3.03 0.26 19.41 3.00 20.00 1.50 60.00 750.00 46.45 3.21 0.34 0.03 2.20 0.42 0.60 0.04 6.31 33.33 #/100 Gal/100 Supplier

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Suppliers
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ashland Byk Chemie BASF DuPont Imerys OMG

Formulation Physicals
Non-Volatile by Weight Non-volatile by Volume Pigment Volume Concentration Pigment to Binder Weight Ratio VOC (g/L) VOC (g/L) with Methanol, as shown Pounds per Gallon pH Viscosity, Stormer, KU
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76.2% 60.1% 61.6% 3.77:1 0.0 75.0 13.49 8.1-8.7 80-90

Yellow Pigment Dispersion Formulation Yellow 65

Formula 4748-83

Raw Material

#/100 528.59 2.00 1.00 37.98 2.00 379.80

Gal/100 63.46 0.17 0.13 4.31 0.28 31.65

Supplier

Water Natrasol 250 HBR 28% Ammonia Disperbyk 190 FoamStar A10 Yellow 65
High speed disperse, then place on shot mill for 20 minutes or until 7+ Hegman Total

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951.38

100.00

Suppliers
1 2 3 Ashland Byk Chemie BASF

Formulation Physicals VOC , g/l NV, Weight NV, Volume WPG % Pigment
0.00 41.9% 33.7% 9.51 40

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