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About Dow Corning
Silicone & Textile Industry
Trend of Fabric Finishes
Application Technology of Softener
Application Technology of Antifoam
Application Technology of Fabric Coating
Q&A
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Songjiang, China
Chungli, Taiwan Chungli, Taiwan
Wiesbaden, Germany
Campinas, Brazil
Seneffe, Belgium
Sydney,
Australia
ManSeung, Korea
Midland, MI, USA Midland, MI, USA
San Martin, Mexico
Tarapur,
India
Lat Krabang, Thailand
Elizabethtown, KY
: Manufacturing Plan
: Research Center
: Technical Support
: Marketing Center
: Sales Offices
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Responsible Care
Community Awareness and
Emergency Response
Pollution Prevention
Process Safety
Employee Health and Safety
Product Stewardship
Framework used to manage EHS.
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Service
Our Service Equation: Innovation and strategic
partnership is key to our service commitment to
customers.
We bring value to technology through insights into
customer needs and our capability for ultimate
customer success.
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Fashion Textiles
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Industrial Textiles
Major application areas include:
Resistance to extreme temperatures
Resistance to weathering
UV light stability
Water repellency
Electrical and flame retardancy
Typical customers:
Textile Coaters
End-uses:
Airbag
Industrial belting and insulation
wraps
Protective fabrics
Release substrates
Conveyor belts
Construction and architectural fabrics
Type of Products:
Adhesion promoters
Adhesives
Color master batches
Liquid silicone rubber coating
RTV elastomers
Water-based auxiliaries
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Wash Durability
Cotton Knit
Cotton Knit
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DC 8600 Competitor A Amino Blank
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Hydrophilicity
Cotton Knit
Cotton Knit
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Whiteness
Cotton Knit
Cotton Knit
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Wash Durability
PE/Cotton Blend
PE/Cotton Blend
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DC 8600 Competitor A Amino Blank
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Hydrophilicity
65/35 PE/Cotton Blend
65/35 PE/Cotton Blend
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Conclusion
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8803 Softener
Technical Targets for New Textile Softener
Dow Corning
8803 Softener
Technical Targets for New Textile Softener
As soft as aminosilicone softener without damaging
whiteness and hydrophilicity of fabric.
As stable and compatible in different applications as
organic type softener including:
Stable in batch-wise jet exhaustion process.
Compatible with crease-resistant resin systems.
Compatible with anionic auxiliaries.
Stable under high conc. of salt and alkali.
Re-dyable when needed.
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Softness Similar to Traditional Amino Softeners
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8803 Softener Amino Silicone
Polyester
woven
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woven
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Jet Exhaustion Stable
Amino Silicone 8803 Softener
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Durable Press Resin System Compatible
8803 Softener Amino Silicone
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Tear Strength Improvement for Resin Treated Fabric
0.0
250.0
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750.0
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Low Yellowing/Good Whiteness
0.0
25.0
50.0
75.0
100.0
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8803 Softener
Performance Data
Low Hydrophobicity
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8803 Softener Amino Silicone Blank
Polyester
woven
Pcotton
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Silicone coatings are widely
used for suspenderless, hold-
up stocking applications.
Silicone coating on lace
imparts anti-slip properties,
high elongation and low
modulus, while remaining
invisible through the lace.
Global Market Overview:
Fashion Textile Coatings
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RTV Elastomers
Auxiliary Silicone
Products
Liquid Silicone
Rubbers
Condensation
Cure Products High Consistency
Rubbers
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RTV Elastomers
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Global RTVs
for Fashion Textiles
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LSR Elastomers
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LSRs Features/Benefits
Heat cure Heat cure
Typically two Typically two- -part part
systems systems
Very good electrical Very good electrical
insulator insulator
Weathering resistance: Weathering resistance:
flexible after 20 years of flexible after 20 years of
outdoor exposure outdoor exposure
(ASTM D518) (ASTM D518)
Can cure Can cure
deep sections deep sections
Additional cure Additional cure
chemistry chemistry
No humidity No humidity
required required
Good adhesion to Good adhesion to
Glass & polyamide Glass & polyamide
Chemical inertness Chemical inertness
Highly resistant to water, Highly resistant to water,
steam, weak acids and steam, weak acids and
base, polar solvents and base, polar solvents and
wide variety of chemicals wide variety of chemicals
Fats, oils, hydrocarbon and Fats, oils, hydrocarbon and
Aromatic solvents cause Aromatic solvents cause
Swelling, but not permanent Swelling, but not permanent
deterioration deterioration
Attacked by strong Attacked by strong
acids and bases acids and bases
Stiffing point is Stiffing point is
measured by ASTM measured by ASTM
D797 D797
- -55 55 C for most C for most LSRs LSRs
Some phenyl Some phenyl LSRs LSRs can can
get down to get down to - -100 100 C C
LSRs
LSRs
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Conclusions
Discussion on Silicone and Textile Industry
Trend of Fabric Finishing
Softener Application Techniques- 8600, 8803
Antifoam Application Techniques- FB50plus,
DC1410
Fabric Coating Application Techniques- RTV,
LSR, Solvent-based.
Q&A
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