This interior flat paint formulation, provided by Ashland, is tailored for specific performance requirements.
Components:
- Natrosol™ Plus 550 (HMHEC): Hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulose, acting as a rheology modifier.
- Aquaflow™ NMS-460E (NSAT): Nonionic synthetic associative thickener, providing additional rheology modification.
- Sodium Polyphosphate (Calgon N) and Sodium Polyacrylate (Lopon LF): Dispersing agents.
- Mineral oil (Drewplus™ L-1311E): Foam control agent.
- Biocide (Nuosept BIC): In-can preservative.
- Coalescing agent (Texanol): Assists in film formation.
- Styrene acrylic latex (IQ LIT 686): Binder component.
- Titanium dioxide pigment (Tioxide TR-92): Provides pigment.
- Clay (China-clay Speswhite and Polestar 200P): Extenders.
- Calcium Carbonate (Omyacarb 2 GU): Extender.
- Talcum (Plus Talc H15): Additional extender.
Let Down:
- Styrene acrylic latex (IQ LIT 686): Binder.
- Water: Vehicle.
- Aquaflow™ NMS-460E: Rheology modifier.
Viscosity Properties:
- Brookfield Viscosity: 11220 mPa·s
- Stormer Viscosity: 120 KU
- ICI Viscosity: 150 mPa·s
- Sag Resistance: 600 microns
- Spatter Resistance: 9
Applied Properties:
- Applied Hiding: 6
- Applied Appearance: 6
These properties describe the consistency, texture, performance characteristics, and application features of the paint formulation.