Silicone leveling agents are chemical additives used in the manufacture of various coatings and inks to improve the application and flow properties of the product. They improve the leveling or spreading of the product, resulting in a smoother, more uniform surface. Silicone leveling agents are typically used in a variety of industries, including construction, automotive, textiles, and printing. They are known for their ability to provide good surface wetting, high compatibility with other materials, and resistance to weathering and aging.
ASTRA LA series
Key Benefits:
•Improved Surface Quality: By promoting better leveling or spreading, silicone leveling agents ensure a smooth, even surface free of defects like brush marks, orange peel, or pinholes.
•Surface Wetting: They enhance the product’s ability to wet surfaces effectively, reducing the likelihood of imperfections and ensuring excellent adhesion.
•High Compatibility: Silicone leveling agents can be easily integrated with various materials, making them a versatile choice across multiple industries.
•Resistance to Weathering: These agents protect surfaces from environmental factors such as UV light, moisture, and temperature changes, contributing to the longevity of coatings and finishes.
Applications:
Silicone leveling agents are commonly used in a variety of industries, including:
•Construction: Ensures durable, smooth finishes for architectural coatings and protective layers.
•Automotive: Used in car paints to provide flawless surfaces and enhance durability.
•Textiles: Improves the quality and uniformity of fabric coatings and dyes.
•Printing: Delivers sharp, vibrant results with enhanced ink spreading and uniformity.
Silicone leveling agents
PRODUCT
ITEM CODE
ANALOGUE
SYSTEMS
ACTIVE PART
PRODUCT FEAUTURES
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ASTRA LA
101
BYK-306, EFKA 3033, TEGO 415
O
15%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating. Provides sliding and leveling.
ASTRA LA
201
BYK-310
O
25%
Good compatibility with resins, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating. Provides sliding and leveling.
ASTRA LA
301
Tego-1484
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility with resins, does not affect the possibility of overlapping the coating. Does not stabilize foam, can work as a defoamer.
ASTRA LA
401
Tego-1484
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility with resins, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating. Does not stabilize the foam, provides leveling. Suitable for epoxy floors.
ASTRA LA
501
Tego-100, DC-19
O / WB / RC
100%
Universal additive, suitable for all types of systems. Good compatibility with resins. Provides leveling
ASTRA LA
601
BYK-300
O
50%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating. Provides sliding and leveling.
ASTRA LA
701
BYK-320, BYK A 525
O / RC
50%
Provides leveling, does not stabilize foam, reduces the tendency for cratering
ASTRA LA
801
BYK-323
O / RC
100%
Good compatibility with resins. Does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating. Does not stabilize the foam, provides slip. Suitable for transparent
systems.
ASTRA LA
901
BYK-325
O / RC
100%
Effectively provides leveling, weakly stabilizes foam, suitable for all organosoluble systems. Compatibility should be checked with transparent systems
ASTRA LA
1.001
O / WB / RC
100%
Universal additive, suitable for all types of systems. Good compatibility with resins. Provides leveling.
ASTRA LA
1.101
DC-29
O / WB / RC
100%
Universal additive, suitable for all types of systems. Good compatibility with smos. Provides film slip.
Reduces surface tension, affects the orientation of matting agents.
ASTRA LA
1.201
BYK-331
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating, ensures alignment.
ASTRA LA
1.301
Tego-432
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, ensures alignment and sliding of paintwork. Provides substrate wetting. Particularly suitable for radiation-cured systems.
ASTRA LA
1.401
Tego-432
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, ensures alignment and sliding of paintwork. Ensures substrate wetting.
Especially suitable for radiation-cured systems.
ASTRA LA
1.501
Tego-450
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, reduces the tendency to form craters, reduces surface tension, ensures alignment. Affects the orientation of matting agents.
ASTRA LA
1.601
BYK-333
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating, ensures alignment and sliding.
ASTRA LA
1.701
Tego-410
O / WB / RC
100%
Reduces the tendency to form craters. Reduces surface tension, affects the orientation of matting agents. Does not stabilize foam, provides leveling.
ASTRA LA
1.801
Tego-410
O / WB / RC
100%
Does not stabilize foam, reduces surface tension of the system. Provides alignment. Affects the orientation of matting agents.
ASTRA LA
1.901
BYK-UV3510
O / WB / RC
100%
Provides effective wetting and leveling, provides resistance to contamination, prevents cratering. Particularly suitable for UV-curable systems.
ASTRA LA
2.001
BYK-UV3510
O / WB / RC
100%
Developed for UV-curing systems, but can also be used in epoxy and water-based systems. Provides a soft-touch coating effect. Particularly suitable for paper coatings. Has adhesive properties.
ASTRA LA
2.101
Elementis-435, Tego-ATF-2
O / RC
100%
Effectively prevents cratering, provides leveling, provides anti-adhesive properties. When used in a transparent gloss system, compatibility should be checked.
ASTRA LA
2.201
DC-51，DC-3289
WB
80%
Improves the abrasion resistance of the coating, provides a soft-touch effect to the coating. Suitable for water-based paints and varnishes and in leather coatings.
ASTRA LA
2.301
Tego-482
WB
55%
Can provide excellent glide and anti-algesic properties in waterborne systems. Improves resistance to scratching of paintwork.
ASTRA LA
2.401
Tego-482
WB
55%
Can provide excellent sliding and anti-adhesive properties in inlet systems. Improves scratch resistance of paintwork.
ASTRA LA
2.501
DC-18，DC-3238
В/Р
100%
Can provide excellent glide and anti-adhesion properties in water-based systems. Improves scratch resistance of paintwork.
ASTRA LA
2.601
DC-54
O / WB / RC
100%
Provides excellent glide without causing or stabilizing foam.
ASTRA LA
2.701
DC-57
O / WB / RC
100%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating, ensures sliding and leveling.
ASTRA LA
2.801
DC-61
O
10%
Provides excellent hammering effect.
ASTRA LA
2.901
Water-born hammer agent
WB
25%
Provides an excellent hammer effect. Different dosages provide different effects (you can get a thinner or thicker pattern).
ASTRA LA
3.001
Elementis-466
O / RC
25%
Good compatibility, does not affect the overlapping ability of the coating, ensures sliding and leveling.
ASTRA LA
3.101
BYK-9565
O / WB / RC
100%
Prevents cratering, provides leveling, affects the orientation of matt agents, provides water resistance and anti-adhesion. Gives a soft-touch effect to the coating.
ASTRA LA
3.201
Tego-2100
O / RC
100%
Polymer with acrylate functional groups, suitable for UV-curing systems. Good compatibility, provides leveling and to some extent works as a deaerator.
ASTRA LA
3.301
Tego-2200N
УФ
100%
Contains acrylate double bonds, suitable for UV-curable systems. Good compatibility, ensures alignment, reduces migration of additives from the film, does not allow overlapping of the material.
ASTRA LA
3.401
Tego-2300
O / WB / RC
100%
Provides effective wetting and leveling, provides resistance to contamination, prevents cratering. Particularly suitable for UV-curable systems.
ASTRA LA
3.501
Tego-2500
RC
100%
Contains acrylate double bonds, suitable for UV-curable systems. To achieve new properties of the system. Participates in cross-linking of the coating by double bonds.
ASTRA LA
3.601
Tego-2100
RC
100%
Contains acrylate double bonds, suitable for UV-curable systems. Good compatibility, provides anti-adhesive properties of the coating.
ASTRA LA
3.701
Tego-2700
RC
100%
Developed for UV-curable systems, contains acrylate functional groups. Can participate in crosslinking, provides protection of the coating from blocking and anti-vandal effect.
ASTRA LA
3.801
Tego-2700
RC
100%
Can participate in cross-linking reactions of UV-curable systems. Provides sliding, allows to achieve anti-graffiti effect.
ASTRA LA
3.901
BYK-UV3505
O / WB / RC
50%
Contains acrylate double bonds, suitable for UV-curable systems. Good compatibility, provides leveling, anti-vandal coating effect. Provides soft-touch coating effect in water-based and organic-based systems.
ASTRA LA
4.001
BYK-SILCLEAN 3700
O
25%
Good compatibility with resins, suitable for transparent systems. Ensures no blocking of the coating. Ensures leveling and sliding.
ASTRA LA
4.101
KP-366
O / RC
100%
Provides resistance to dirt, improves the gloss of the coating.
ASTRA LA
4.201
BYK-378
O / WB / RC
100%
Universal additive, suitable for all types of systems. Good compatibility, provides slip, reduces surface tension, affects the orientation of matting agents.
ASTRA LA
4.301
Tego-5000
O
100%
Suitable for all organosoluble systems Contains -OH groups, can react in PU and melamine systems. Provides sliding and no blocking. Provides anti-vandal effect and soft-touch effect.
ASTRA LA
4.401
Momentive-L 7500
O / WB / RC
100%
Universal additive, suitable for all types of systems. Good compatibility, provides leveling and stabilizes foam. Suitable for epoxy floors.
ASTRA LA
4.501
BYK-378
O / WB / RC
100%
Prevents cratering, significantly reduces surface tension, affects the orientation of matting agents. Provides alignment and does not stabilize foam.
ASTRA LA
4.601
O
100%
Due to its special structure, the additive is oriented on the paintwork surface and provides an anti-vandal effect and prevents blocking. It also improves alignment and sliding.
ASTRA LA
4.701
BYK-SILCLEAN 3720
O / WB
50%
Due to its special structure, the additive is oriented on the paintwork surface and provides an anti-vandal effect and prevents blocking. It also improves alignment and sliding.
ASTRA LA
4.801
BYK-SILCLEAN 3720
O / WB
100%
Remains in the surface layer of the coating, provides sliding and no blocking. Allows you to achieve an anti-graffiti effect.
ASTRA LA
4.901
EFKA-3034
WB / RC
25%
Significantly reduces surface tension, improves wetting and spreading without affecting coating overlap. Resistant to hydrolysis.
By incorporating silicone leveling agents into your formulations, you can achieve superior results in terms of application, finish, and durability. Whether you’re in the construction, automotive, textile, or printing industry, these additives are essential for producing high-quality, long-lasting products.
