Key Features and Benefits

• Improves electrical properties and strength of mineral-filled ethylene/propylene rubber and crosslinked polyethylene and other polymer or resin systems, particularly after wet-conditioning. Silquest A-172 silane can be added to the clay and siliceous filler or blended directly into the system.
• Enhances the strength performance of cured, filled or reinforced polyester and other resin composites, both initially and after wet-conditioning. Silquest A-172 silane reduces water absorption in cured polyester molding compounds, particularly diallyl phthalate compounds, thus improving the wet electrical and mechanical properties.
• Improves the bond of glass filament to polyester and other resins in fiber glass reinforced applications, rendering the cured composites more resistant to wet environmental conditions. Silquest A-172 silane can be incorporated into the glass fiber size binders.
• Increases the adhesion of printing inks or pastes and coatings to glass, ceramics or metal, providing economic advantages over costlier ceramic-fusing techniques.
• Improves the adhesion of silicone rubber applied to polyester or glass surfaces, especially important in high-temperature applications.
• Moisture-curable, water- and solvent-borne latexes can be produced by copolymerizing Silquest A-172 silane with other vinyl monomers in latex polymer production. Silquest A-172 silane can also be grafted onto existing reactive or unsaturated polymers.