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- Manufacturer: Eastman
- Product Line: Eastman Cellulose Esters
- Product: Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Industries: Adhesives | Building & Construction | Coatings | Inks | Personal Care
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
CAB-381-0.5
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SKU
0120125
CAB-381-0.5 is a mixed cellulose ester with low viscosity and medium butyryl content. It is used as a film-forming resin, a resin modifier, and an additive in solvent-based coatings and inks.
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Specifications
Viscosity (ASTM-A, sec): 0.33–0.55
Acetyl (by GC, wt%): 12–15
Butyryl (by GC, wt%): 36–40
Free acidity (ppm, max): 300
Moisture (wt%, max): 3.0
Hydroxyl (wt%): 1.0–2.0;
Primary Chemistry:
Cellulose acetate butyrate
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Overview
Eastman CAB-381-0.5 is a cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) commonly used as a film-forming resin, resin modifier, and additive in many different coating and ink applications. It is supplied as a free-flowing powder. CAB-381-0.5 has a relatively low molecular weight compared to other Eastman CAB products and is, therefore, ideal for applications that demand low viscosity and high-solids content. It provides pigment dispersion, weathering resistance, and excellent control over color, flexibility, and flow. CAB-381-0.5 is compatible with many resins and is soluble in low-cost solvent systems.
CAB-381-0.5 improves wetting, UV stability, and drying times in inks and overprint varnishes. Improved metal flake orientation, resistance to redissolve from the topcoat solvents, and excellent sprayability are key benefits of cellulose acetate butyrate in coatings. CAB-381-0.5 is also commonly used in nail coatings to increase flexibility and improve UV resistance over other additives like nitrocellulose. It also is much safer to use than nitrocellulose because cellulose esters are much less flammable. Nail polish formulated with CAB-381-0.5 features fast cure speeds due to the fast solvent release of the film-forming polymer.
Features & Benefits
- Improves flow and leveling and decreases cratering
- Reduces dry time
- Provides easier polishability
- Improves sprayability
- Serves as a pigment-dispersion medium
- Imparts metallic pigment control
- Increases redissolve and sag resistance
- Enhances color uniformity
- Decreases sand scratch telegraphing
- Facilitates intercoat adhesion
Problems Solved
Low luster of automotive basecoats and topcoats due to poor metallic pigment flake orientation
Yellowing of nail polish and coatings formulated with nitrocellulose when exposed to heat and UV
Cratering and orange peel surface defects in solvent-based coatings
Damage done to coatings by scratching and abrasion
Poor flexibility and durability of coatings and inks
Use of leveling and flow control agents made not using naturally derived content
Safety issues using nitrocellulose
Applications
Automotive OEM coatings
Plastic coatings
Lacquers
Wood coatings
Gravure inks
Screen inks
Overprint varnish
Nail polish
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Adhesives
Building & Construction
Coatings
- Aerosol Coatings
- Aerospace Coatings
- Appliances & Machinery Coatings
- Architectural Coatings
- Automotive OEM Coatings
- Automotive Refinish
- Basecoats
- Ceramic Coatings
- Consumer Paints
- Electronics Coatings
- Floor Coatings
- Furniture Coatings
- Industrial Coatings
- Lacquers
- Marine Coatings
- Metal Coatings
- Nail Polish
- Overprint Varnishes
- Pipe Coatings
- Plastic Coatings
- Primers
- Special Purpose Coatings
- Stone and Tile Coatings
- Terra Cotta Coatings
- Textile & Leather Coatings
- Topcoats
- Traffic Paint
- Wood Coatings
- Automotive Inks
- Commercial & Publication
- Digital Inks
- Flexible Films
- Glass & Ceramics
- Graphic Arts Coatings
- Narrow Web
- Plastics
- Printed Electronics
- Tag & Label
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