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VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resin
What is VERSALOID™?
VERSALOID™ is a novel flexible acrylic resin (FAR) that is manufactured using an award-winning polymer technology from Dow. VERSALOID™ is engineered to push the performance limits of traditional acrylic resins with high-stress whitening resistance, excellent flexibility, UV resistance, and color retention in outdoor applications.
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:
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It can be extruded to pellets, sheet, film, profile, and pipe forms
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It can also be processed by calendering, 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 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 resins 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 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) |
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Neat PVC(K-59) |
64 | 69 |
2,880 |
3,550 |
0.5 |
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PVC:FAR/70:30 |
54 | 45 |
1,470 |
1,960 |
20.14 |
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PVC:FAR/50:50 |
42 | 38 |
940 |
1,290 |
16.3 |
PVDF Formulations
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Resin Type / ID
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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 |
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1:1 |
97.21 |
0.13 |
0.72 |
28.95 |
92.97 |
1.40 |
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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 and UV resistance for use in weatherable 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
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