Processing Methods
What is Dow VERSALOID™?
VERSALOID™ is a novel flexible acrylic resin (FAR) that is manufactured using an award-winning polymer technology from Dow. VERSALOID™ was designed to push the performance limits of traditional engineered acrylic resins with high-stress whitening resistance, excellent flexibility, UV resistance, and color retention in outdoor applications. All while being able to perform in a vast service temperature range, maintain excellent tensile strength, and other physical attributes while remaining flexible and ductile throughout the process.
Dow VERSALOID™ Features and Benefits:
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Application Details of VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin:
VERSALOID™ flexible acrylic resin is supplied as a thermoplastic powder that can be processed via a variety of traditional processing methods:
- It can be extruded into pellets, sheets, film, profile, and pipe forms
- It can also be processed by calendaring, injection molding, and compression molding into sheet, film, profile, and pipe forms
VERSALOID™ pellets from lab twin screw extruder
VERSALOID™ extruded in a clear flexible film
VERSALOID™ in a toy molded with lab molder
UV and Weathering Resistance
VERSALOID™ provides a clear flexible acrylic resin that exhibits exceptional weathering resistance for more than 3,000 hours of severe test conditions. Formulation 1 is formulated with higher UV blocker for protective film applications.
VERSALOID™ 21308-XP QUV 500 resistance up to 3000 Hours (DE)
Blending with Other Resins
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin is miscible with a variety of other resin systems that enables a wide range of performance properties in resulting alloys such as:
- Increased toughness and reduced usage of plasticizes in PVC formulations
- Retain good clarity when blended with PVDF at up to 1: 2 ratio in applications such as solar cells
- Unlike plasticizers, VERSALOID™ does not decrease the hardness of the alloy and unlike PMMA, it does not increase the hardness of the acrylic resin mix
PVC Formulations
| Resin Type / ID | Tensile strength (Mpa) | Yield strength (Mpa) | Young's Modulus (Mpa) | Flexural Modulus (Mpa) | Notched Izod (RT) (ft-lbs/in) |
| Neat PVC(K-59) | 64 | 69 | 2,880 | 3,550 | 0.5 |
| PVC:FAR/70:30 | 54 | 45 | 1,470 | 1,960 | 20.14 |
| PVC:FAR/50:50 | 42 | 38 | 940 | 1,290 | 16.3 |
PVDF Formulations
| Resin Type / ID | Ratio | L* | a* | b* | Haze% | TT% | YI |
| PVDF:FAR (Thickness 0.3mm) | 1:2 | 96.64 | 0.09 | 0.77 | 5.35 | 91.56 | 1.45 |
| 1:1 | 97.21 | 0.13 | 0.72 | 28.95 | 92.97 | 1.40 | |
| 2:1 | 96.04 | 0.19 | 2.2 | 39.20 | 90.1 | 4.25 |
Paint Adhesion Performance
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin provides excellent paint adhesion in three major types of paints: solvent-based spray paints, acrylic oil paints, and water-based latex paints.
Featured Product
VERSALOID™ 21308-XP is a 100% acrylic thermoplastic resin that is supplied as a free-flowing powder. It offers excellent flexibility, weatherability, and UV resistance for use in applications when crystal-clear appearance is required.
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VERSALOID™ End-Markets
- Home appliances
- Deco films
- Automotive wraps
- Solar panels
- Battery films
- LED lighting profiles
- Roofing tiles
- Mobile phone
- Flexible cell phone cases
