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- Manufacturer: Chemours
- Product Line: Capstone™ Fluorosurfactants
- Product: Capstone™ Surfactants and Coating Additives
- Industries: Adhesives | Building & Construction | Care Chemicals | Coatings | Energy | Inks
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
Capstone™ FS-60
As of early 2025, Chemours Capstone™ has been discontinued, and ChemPoint is committed to helping customers find alternatives. We offer Momentive CoatOSil™ and Silquest™, silicone-based surface-modifying additives, and ICT Thetawet™, Thetaguard™, and Thetapel™ fluorosurfactants and fluoropolymers. Contact us, and one of our technical experts will assist you in finding the closest option for your formulation.
Capstone™ FS-60 is an anionic fluorosurfactant that dramatically reduces the surface tension of aqueous floor care, paint, coating, and ink formulations.
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Appearance: Light yellow to amber, clear liquid
pH: 7–8
Specific Gravity: 1.1 g/mL
Stability: Freeze-thaw stable
Composition: 40% solids, 15% isopropyl alcohol, 45% water
Shelf Life: 5 years
Foam: Can foam with excessive shaking
Flash Point: 28 °C (82 °F)
Primary Chemistry:
Anionic Fluorosurfactant
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Canada
United States
Overview
Capstone™ FS-60 is a water-soluble anionic fluorosurfactant that provides water-based formulations with remarkably low surface tension and minimal foaming at low usage rates. The dramatic reduction in surface tension and minimal foaming make Capstone™ FS-60 and ideal wetting and leveling aid for coating, ink, and floor care formulations. Capstone™ FS-60 is also effective at improving the performance of concentrated cleaning solutions. Capstone™ FS-60 is available commercially as a 40% solids solution in water and IPA.
Note: All samples and purchases of Capstone for new projects and applications must first be evaluated for approval by ChemPoint and Chemours.
Features & Benefits
- Provides leveling, anti-cratering, wetting, and blocking
- Good re-wet characteristics in multi-coat applications
- Reduces cratering and provides faster spreading
- Compatible with silicone additives
- Low foamer; ideal for coatings
- REACH compliant
- Listed on TSCA inventory
Problems Solved
Poor leveling and wetting of floor finishes due to the high surface tension of water-based formulations.
Applications
Capstone™ FS-60 was designed to be used in floor finishes to reduce the amount of surface defects by improving wetting, leveling, and spreading of the finish.
Capstone™ FS-60 also improves re-wet properties in multi-coat applications.
Recommended usage rates range from 0.01-0.04% actives.
In latex paints Capstone™ FS-60 improves leveling and reduces surface defects of the dried latex film.
In addition, anti-blocking and soil resistance are also improved.
Usage rates in latex paints is typically 0.05-0.1% actives.
Capstone™ FS-60 is also used in cleaning solutions to improve the penetration of the cleaner and increase wetting of soils.
Related Applications
Adhesives
Care Chemicals
Coatings
- Architectural Coatings
- Automotive OEM Coatings
- Automotive Refinish
- Consumer Paints
- Floor Coatings
- Plastic Coatings
- Special Purpose Coatings
- Wax and Polishes
- Wood Coatings
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Inks
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